2021-22 Swimming Roster
Hansson, Sophie
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Sunday, March 08
Sophie Hansson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Helsingborg, Sweden
- High School:
- Filbornaskolan
- Weight:
- null
Bio
4x NCAA Champion
- 2021: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
22x All-American
- 2022: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay
- 2021:Â 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay
- 2020: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM, 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
- 2019: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 400 medley relay, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
11x ACC Champion
- 2022: 100 breaststroke
- 2021:Â 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
- 2020: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 400 medley relay
- 2019: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay
2019 ACC Women's Freshman of the Year
2021 Honda Sport Award Finalist
Academic All-ACC Team (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2019, 2020, 2021)
CoSIDAÂ Academic All-American (2021, 2022)
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2021-22 (SENIOR):
2020-21 (JUNIOR):
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE):
2018-19 (FRESHMAN):
PREP/PERSONAL:
- 2021: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
22x All-American
- 2022: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay
- 2021:Â 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay
- 2020: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 IM, 400 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
- 2019: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 400 medley relay, 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
11x ACC Champion
- 2022: 100 breaststroke
- 2021:Â 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
- 2020: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 400 medley relay
- 2019: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay
2019 ACC Women's Freshman of the Year
2021 Honda Sport Award Finalist
Academic All-ACC Team (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2019, 2020, 2021)
CoSIDAÂ Academic All-American (2021, 2022)
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2021-22 (SENIOR):
- Secured a pair of third-place finishes in both breaststroke events at the NCAA Championships; clocked in at 57.01 in the 100 and 2:04.76 in the 200, which marked the last race of her collegiate career
- Part of pair of program record-setting 200 medley relay (2nd - 1:32.96) and 400 medley relay teams (2nd - 3:23.29); also swam on the Pack’s 200 free relay squad (3rd - 1:26.37)
- 100 breaststroke gold medalist at the ACC Championships, lowering her own ACC, meet, pool and program record in the event to 56.72; marked her fourth-straight conference title in the event
- Also earned ACC Championships silver medals in 200 free (1:26.51), 200 medley (1:33.25) and 400 medley (3:24.78) relays and in the 200 breaststroke (2:02.75); lowered her own 200 breaststroke program record in the A final
- Reached the B final in the 50 freestyle at ACCs, winning that heat with a career-best 22.15 that ranks seventh in program history
- Claimed a pair of individual wins at the NC State Invitational in November, placing first in the 100 (57.51) 200 (2:05.10) breaststroke races
- Earned individual victories in both breaststroke events in the Pack’s tri-meet with Auburn and Kentucky; also contributed a 26.95 split to the team’s winning 200 medley relay (1:37.34)
- Earned spot on the Swedish roster for the 19th FINA World Championships in June 2022; reached the semifinals of all three breaststroke events and was on the team’s fourth-place medley relay squad
- Also swam on the short course World Championships team in December 2021; won gold medals as part of the 4x50-meter and 4x100-meter medley relay squads; also appeared in the finals of the 200-meter breaststroke (2:18.13), 100-meter breaststroke (1:03.50) and 50-meter breaststroke (29.55) events, setting or lowering her own Swedish records in each
2020-21 (JUNIOR):
- Completed postseason sweep of the breaststroke events, as she claimed both titles at the ACC Championships and the NCAA Championships
- Won the first individual title in NC State women's swimming history in the 100 breaststroke. Lowered her ACC record in the win to 57.23, which is the third-fastest in event history
- Dropped a full second off of her personal best (2:03.36) to win NCAA gold in the 200 breaststroke
- Member of 400 medley relay that won the NCAA title (the first in team history for the NC State women) and broke the NCAA and US Open records with a time of 3:25.09; swam the breaststroke leg in 57.01 to build up the Pack's lead to nearly a body length
- Added fourth national title as part of the 200 medley relay squad that finished just off a meet record in 1:33.18; posted 25.92 breaststroke leg
- Breaststroke sweep at ACC Championships for third season in a row made her just second woman in team history to sweep a pair of events three times in her career
- Also reached B final of 50 freestyle at ACCs (22.40)
- 2020-21 Team Captain
- Honored with the H.C. Kennett Award as the best all-around female student-athlete at NC State
- Also was a finalist for the 2021 Honda Sport Award for Swimming & Diving
- Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE):
- Continued dominance at ACC Championships by sweeping the breaststroke titles for the second season in a row
- Won the conference title in the 200 breaststroke with a new career-best of 2:05.59, the fastest in the event at the meet since 2014 and just .04 off of a program record
- Tied her own conference record with a 57.74 100 breaststroke win
- Also found the top of the podium with the Pack's 400 medley relay squad at ACCs. Swam the breaststroke leg (57.93) on her way to helping set a meet and school record of 3:27.22
- Garnered All-America status in six events in a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected after being part of three A cut relay teams and earning NCAA Championships qualification in three individual events
- Ended sophomore campaign with the nation's top 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke times from ACCs
- Honored with the team's Red Legend Pride Award for having the best women's performance of the year
- Participated in 18th FINA World Championships in July 2019 as a member of Team Sweden. Reached finals of the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay
2018-19 (FRESHMAN):
- Top scorer for the Wolfpack women at both the ACC Championships and the NCAA Championships and third-highest scorer across all teams at ACCs
- Took home bronze in both breaststroke events at the NCAA Championships
- Swept the breaststroke titles at the ACC Championships, becoming the first Wolfpack woman to do so since 1982
- Clocked the second-fastest 100 breaststroke time by a freshman with a new conference record of 57.74 in the ACC A final
- Took ownership of the 100 breaststroke program record, which she set by nearly a second
- Won a total of five ACC golds and gained All-American status in five events during her rookie season
- Named 2019 ACC Women's Freshman of the Year after a record-setting season
PREP/PERSONAL:
- Competed at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
- Silver medalist at 2015Â Junior Worlds in Singapore in both the 50 breaststroke and 100 breaststroke
- Medaled twice at 2017 European Championships, winning gold in the 4x50 medley relay and bronze in the 50 breaststroke