2015-16 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Sell, Sydney
Breast/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Diver
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Back
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Back/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Back/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Back/Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Back/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
IM/Fly
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Free/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Back/Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Breast
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Back/Free
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Fly
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Free/IM
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Fly
/ Women's Swimming & Diving
Sydney Sell
- Position:
- Back/Free
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Western Hills
- Hometown:
- Frankfort, Ky.
Bio
2017-18 (Junior)
NCAA Championships
- Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships
- Finished 37th in the 200 back with a time of 1:55.00
- Placed 47th in the 100 back, swimming a 54.01
- Posted a time of 2:02.62 to place 65th overall in the 200 IM
- Competed in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM
- Posted an 11th-place finish in the 200 back with a time of 1:54.77
- Finished 15th in the 100 back with a swim of 54.05
- Swam a career-best time of 1:59.90 to finish 30th in the 200 IM
- Totaled four individual wins throughout the season
- Notched B-cuts in the 100 back (53.68), 200 back (1:58.47) and 200 IM (1:59.90)
2016-17 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships
- Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, finishing 37th in the 200 back (1:54.43) and 41st in the 100 back (53.42) and tying for 57th in the 200 IM (2:00.93)
- Swam at the 2017 SEC Championships, winning the 200 back C-final (1:54.40) and finishing sixth in the 100 back (53.45) and 33rd in the 200 IM (2:00.84)
- Totaled five individual wins on the season
- Posted Florida’s top time in the 200 back (1:53.57 at the Last Chance Meet)
2015-16 (Freshman)
SEC Championships
- Had a strong showing in just her first year at the conference meet, clocking a season-best time of 2:03.57 in the 200 IM prelims to finish 54th among the field
- Also placed just outside the ‘C’ final in the 100 (28th, 55.04) and 200 back (27th, 1:57.46)
- Closed out the regular season with a personal-best mark in the 200 back (1:56.09) at the Bulldog Invitational
- Also swam season-bests at the Ohio State Invitational in the 50 free (24.23), the All-Florida Invitational in the 200 free (1:56.81), the Texas/Indiana dual meet in the 100 free (53.30), and against Tennessee in the 100 back (54.35)
- Competed in eight regular-season meets and totaled two individual wins
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
- Participated in the 2017 US Open Swimming Championships, racing in the 100m and 200m back
- Qualified for the B final in the 100m back, finishing second in the consolation heat with a time of 1:0194, a personal best
- She also qualified for the C final in the 200m back, posting a time of 2:14.07, over two seconds better than her entry time
- Competed in the Phillips 66 National Championships in 2017, racing in the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke
- Swam a 2:17.72 in the 200m back, placing fifth in her heat
- Finished with a 1:02.48 in the 100m back and a 30.01 in the 50m back
Career-Best Times at Florida:
| 50 Free | 24.15 | Georgia Tech Invite | Nov. 17, 2016 |
| 100 Free | 52.16 | Purdue Invitational | Nov. 16-18, 2017 |
| 200 Free | 1:52.59 | Georgia Tech Invite | Nov. 18, 2016 |
| 50 Back | 25.90 | Purdue Invitational | Nov. 16-18, 2017 |
| 100 Back | 53.42 | NCAA Championships | March 17, 2017 |
| 200 Back | 1:53.43 | Purdue Invitational | Nov. 16-18, 2017 |
| 100 Fly | 57.28 | Last Chance Meet | Feb. 25, 2017 |
| 200 IM | 1:59.90 | SEC Championships | Feb. 14-18, 2018 |
| 400 IM | 4:27.29 | Florida Atlantic | Jan. 6, 2017 |
Prior to Florida
- According to CollegeSwimming.com, Sell is the No. 2-ranked recruit in the state of Kentucky and is the No. 51 overall swimmer in Class of 2015
- In the pool, she is a five-time all-region performer and a regional record-holder in both the 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle
- Sell is also a state record holder in the 200 back and was a first-team all-state performer in 2014
- Nationally, Sell is the NCSA record-holder in the 100 and 200 back, which has qualified for her for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
- Outside of the pool, she is a two-time scholastic All-American
Anthony Nesty Women's SEC Championship Interview
Thursday, February 29
Anthony Nesty Recap 10-29-2021
Friday, October 29
Ann Marie Rogers Pool Dedication
Friday, September 17
Florida vs UNF Recap 1-20-21
Friday, January 22
