Sophie MacEwan

Position:
Freestyle
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Palm Springs HS
Hometown:
Palm Springs, Calif.

2016-17 (Senior)
• Was part the 200-Medley Relay team that set the school record at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 1:40.72.
• Set a season-fastest time in the 50-free at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 23.42 in the preliminaries. The time is the ninth fastest at Oregon State.
• Recorded a career best 51.42 in the 100-free at the Pac-12 Championships.

2015-16 (Junior)
•   Set a team season-best mark in the 50 free with a time of 23.46 Nov. 19 in Houston.
•   Continued a strong showing in Houston with a time of 57.06 in the 100 backstroke on Nov. 20. Mark was the second-best on the team during 2015-16.
•   Also Nov. 20, finished with a time of 56.14 in the 100 fly. That time marked the third-best on the team on the year.
•   The next day, Nov. 21, finished with a time of 52.02 in the 100 free, the fourth-best time on the team overall.

2014-15 (Sophomore)
•   Set personal season best time of 23.98 in the 50 Freestyle at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 59th overall.
•   Set season best 56.45 in the 100 Butterfly at the Pac-12 Championships.
•   Finished 27th at the Pac-12 Championships in the 100 Backstroke with a season personal best time of 57.24.
•   Finished 49th in the 100 Freestyle at the Pac-12 Championships, with a time of 52.72.

2013-14 (Freshman)
•   Set season-best times in the 50 freestyle (23.83), the 100 freestyle (52.79) and the 100 butterfly (57.18) at the Pac-12 Championships.
•   Finished fourth in the 50 freestyle at Idaho (1/24).
•   Finished fourth in the 50 freestyle at Arizona … Placed 37th in the 50 freestyle at the Las Vegas Invitational.

Club
•   Swam 10 years for the Piranha Swim Team under coach Jeff Connell.

High School
•   Earned four letters at Palm Springs High School under head coach Shaun Drennan.
•   Hold school record in the 50 freestyle.
•   Member of California state champion 200 medley relay team.
•   Member of four Death Valley League Championship teams.
•   Team captain for three years.
•   Earned team MVP award once.
•   Earned Coach’s Award three times.

Personal
•   Daughter of Marjorie Casagrande.
•   Mother is a school business official.
•   Has three siblings, Duncan, Marcail and David.
•   Chose Oregon State because it’s a beautiful town and it’s different from her hometown.
•   Enjoys watching baseball and hockey.
• Favorite athlete is Mike Trout.
• Public health major.