2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Sophie Clarkowski
- Position:
- Fly
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Edina HS
- Hometown:
- Edina, Minn.
Notes
Four-year member of the UCLA swim & dive program from 2018-19 to 2021-22 ... Two-time recipient of a team award at the program's end-of-year banquet ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in all four of her seasons in Westwood.ย
Career Highlightsย
2021-22 Bruin Embodiment Award
2019-20 Selfless Bruin Award
2020 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Nine-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020-22)
2021-2022
Swam in eight of UCLA's 11 regular season meets as a senior ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 fly, and 200 fly ... During Pac-12s, set a best time in the 100 fly (54.79) ... Scored 21 points for UCLA at the UNLV Invitational, finishing No. 10 in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 100 IM ... Placed fifth in the 200 fly during the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8 ... Season-best times: 50 free (24.86), 100 free (1:54.13), 100 fly (54.79), 200 fly (2:03.51), 200 IM (2:08.73) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
2020-21
Swam in all four of UCLA's regular season meets as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... At Pac-12s, finished 15th in the 200 fly (2:05.96), 23rd in the 100 fly (55.57),ย and 28th in the 200 IM (2:06.63) ... Placed fifth in both butterfly events at the Cal dual meet on Jan. 30-31 ... Notched a new PR in the 200 fly (2:02.30) at the USC dual meet on Feb. 12 ...ย Selected to the 2020-21 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (3.3+ cumulative GPA, 1+ year of residence at institution) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Had the fourth-best 200 fly time on the team ... Season-best times: 100 fly (55.30), 200 fly (2:02.30), 200 IM (2:06.63).ย
2019-20
Recipient of the Selfless Bruin Award for the season ... Competed at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 fly, and 200 fly ... At Pac-12s, set new PRs in the 50 free (24.30) and 200 fly (2:02.57), and a season-best in the 100 fly (55.78) ... Qualified for the "C" Final in the 200 fly, finishing 20th overall ... During the regular season competed in seven dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational ... Was 10th in the 50 fly (27.35) at the USD Pentathlon ... Placed fifth in the 200 fly (2:09.78) in the Washington State dual meet on Jan. 11 ... Competed on UCLA relay teams in the 200 free, 400 free, and 200 medley ... Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Selected to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters ...ย Season-bests: 50 free (24.30), 100 free (4.57), 100 back (1:05.89), 100 breast (1:21.69), 100 fly (55.78), 200 fly (2:02.57).ย
2018-19
Named to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director's Honor Rolls ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 medley relayย ... Was the third-place finisher in the 200 fly against Oregon State on Jan. 19 (2:05.32) ... Helped the UCLA B team finish second in the 200 free relay at Stanford on Feb. 1 (1:36.74) andย thirdย at Cal on Feb. 2 (1:36.60)ย ... Season-bests: 50 free (24.50), 100 fly (55.70), 200 fly (2:04.47).ย
High School
Attended Edina High School ... Named All-America, all-state, and all-conference during her high school years ... Was captain of the Edina Swim & Dive teams as her senior year ... Qualified for state in all five of her years ... Team won AA State Championships in both 2016 and 2017 ... Placed fifth in the 100 fly in 2017 ... Qualified in the "A" final in all events during her junior and senior seasons.ย
Club
Competed for Edina Swim Club ... Named a Scholastic All-American ... Competed at various NSCA and Winter Junior National meets.ย
Personal
Sophie Marie Clarkowski was born on Apr. 12, 2000 to parents Kristi Goss and Brian Clarkowskiย in St. Louis Park, Minn. ... Has two younger brothers, Robbie and Joe, and one younger sister, Nora, who joined the UCLA swim team ahead of the 2020-21 seasonย ... Majoring in psychobiologyย ... Chose UCLA because it has "always been my dream school and because it allows me to compete and train with an incredible swim team while getting a world class education" ... Describes winning back-to-back state championships as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Hobbies and interests include spending time with friends and family, going tubing and water skiing on Minnesota lakes, going to the ocean, and trying different kinds of smoothies ... Has a one-eyed dog named Teddy ... Favorite type of pasta is bowtie.ย
Best Times
50 free - 24.30
100 free - 52.90
200 free - 1:52.51
500 free - 5:06.61
100 back - 59.49
200 back - 2:08.31
100 fly - 54.79
200 fly - 2:02.30
200 IM - 2:06.63
400 IM - 4:41.29
(last updated: May 13, 2022)
