Hokie ClubClass: Senior
Hometown: McGaheysville, Va.
Skinner on Smith: "Arguably one of the finest swimmers we have had in our program. Sara will help the team as an ACC and NCAA threat in as many as 10 events this season."
2007-08: Received the ACC's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year award ... Improved upon her performance from last season as she became the fastest active swimmer in the ACC ... Broke the 10-year-old conference record in the 50 free (22.40) during the NCAA Championship prelims at 22.38 before taking 16th in the finals to earn All-America honorable mention accolades ... Helped the 200 and 400 medley relay teams on the third leg earn honorable mention accolades by finishing 13th and 14th, respectively, at the NCAA Championships ... Set school records in the two events and in the 200 free relay at the NCAA Championships ... Also finished 39th in the 100 free and 45th in the 100 butterfly ... Captured her second and third-career individual titles at the ACC Championships, finishing first in the 50 and 100 free ... Also won the 200 medley relay ... Took third in the 100 butterfly while helping the 400 medley relay place second, the 200 free relay finish fifth and the 400 free relay take sixth ... Took second in the 50 free, third in the 100 butterfly and fourth in the 100 free at the Nike Cup ... Also helped the 200 and 400 medley relay teams place first, the 200 free relay team finish third and the 400 free relay take fourth ... Earned ACC's Swimmer of the Week honor after her performance against Pittsburgh ... Named to her third straight All-ACC Academic team.
2006-07: Had one of the strongest performances ever by a Hokie swimmer ... Posted school records in the 50, 100 and 200 free events during the season ... Also helped the 200 and 400 medley relay squads along with the 800 free relay squad break the school record ... Earned All-America honors in the 100 free by placing seventh at the NCAA Championships ... Also placed 10th in the 50 free for All-America honorable mention honors ... Reached the finals in three seperate individual events at the ACC Championships ... Finished third in the 200 IM, fourth in the 100 free and eighth in the 200 free ... Also helped the 200 and 800 free teams along with the 200 and 400 medley relay teams finish in the top five ... Won the 200 IM at the Nike Cup ... Also took second in the 100 free and third in the 50 and 200 free ... Finished third in the 50 and 100 free and fifth in the 200 free and 200 IM at the SMU Swim Classic ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team.
2005-06: Competed in three events at the NCAA Championships, placing 48th in the 100 free ... Became the second Tech woman to win an individual ACC championship by finishing first in the 200 IM ... Also placed second in the 100 free ... Swam the second leg of the 200 free relay, which broke a school record ... Named ACC Performer of the Week twice (Oct. 17 and Nov. 7) ... Selected as National Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 18) by collegeswimming.com ... Set two War Memorial Pool records against Clemson, posting top finishes in the 200 IM and 100 free ... Won the 200 IM and placed fourth in the 50 and 200 free at the Nike Cup ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team.
High School: Lettered two years for Barbara Palmer at Spotswood ... Two-time AA state champion in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events ... State record holder in the 50 and 100 free ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.
Personal: Sara Marie Smith was born on April 7, 1987, in Harrisonburg, Va. ... Daughter of Todd and Jeannette Smith ... Majoring in biology.
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