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May 26, 2013
Texas

  Skylar Smith

Skylar Smith

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Richmond, Texas

High School:
Foster

Height:
5-11

Event:
Breast/IM

Experience:
1L

• Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012)

TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM)
100 breast: 1:01.09/1:11.20
200 breast: 2:15.17/2:35.91
100 butterfly: 55.91/1:03.04
200 butterfly: 1:59.54 (SCY)
200 IM: 1:58.59/2:18.36
400 IM: 4:12.64/4:53.88

2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
• Placed 43rd in the 200m IM (2:18.50) 48th in the 400m IM (4:54.30), 93rd in the 200m breaststroke (2:38.58) and 94th in the 100m breaststroke (1:12.63)

AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12)
• placed 33rd in the 400 IM (4:15.25), 41st in the 200 butterfly (2:01.08) and 51st in the 200 IM (2:00.98) at the NCAA Championships
• won the 200 IM consolation final (1:58.59), placed fourth in the 400 IM (4:15.36) and took fourth in the 200 butterfly (1:59.55) at the Big 12 Championships
• took third in the 200 butterfly (2:05.26) and the 200 IM (2:04.24) at SMU
• placed third in the 200 IM (2:03.75), sixth in the 200 butterfly (2:06.74) and seventh in the 200 breaststroke (2:23.39) against Arizona
• placed sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.95) and eighth in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.36) against Auburn
• took fourth in the 200 butterfly (2:03.75) and seventh in the 400 IM (4:21.48) against Georgia
• placed eighth in the 200 IM (2:01.02/1:59.67p), second in the 400 IM consolation final (4:12.64), seventh in the 100 breaststroke "C" final (1:04.26) and 21st in the 200 breaststroke prelims (2:16.12) at the Texas Invitational
• took sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.59) and completed a 100 breaststroke exhibition (1:04.80) against Texas A&M
• placed third in the 400 IM (4:21.97), seventh in the 100 butterfly (57.89), 10th in the 200 butterfly (2:05.55) against Michigan and Indiana

HIGH SCHOOL
• Olympic Trial cuts in 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 400 IM and 200 IM
• In her first high school season, broke all freshman records
• Won the 2008 UIL 4A State Athlete of the Meet
• Received NISCA Most Valuable Athlete honors in 2008
• Named Houston Chronicle Athlete of the Year in 2008 and 2009
• Selected for the NISCA Top Sixteen Award in 2009
• Club swimmer for First Colony Swim Team in Sugar Land, Texas, coached by Allison Beebe

PERSONAL
Born November 19, 1992 in Houston, Texas... daughter of Steve and Linda Smith... has one sister, Candice (29)... received Scholastic All-American honors from 2009-2011... graduated in the top 10 percent of her class ... major is psychology.

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