Samantha Parsons

Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
High School:
John Rennie HS
Hometown:
Montreal, Canada

SIU TOP TIMES

50-yard freestyle: 26.57
100-yard breaststroke: 1:03.41
100-yard butterfly: 1:03.69
200-yard backstroke: 2:14.41
200-yard breaststroke: 2:14.40
200-yard freestyle: 2:00.29
200-yard IM: 2:02.68
200-yard butterfly: 2:22.16
400-yard IM: 4:21.53

2019-2020 (SENIOR)

All-MVC First Team... MVC Scholar-Athlete... Top SIU time in the 200-breast... Top-five SIU times in the 100-breast, 200-IM, and 200-back... Placed third in the 200-breast and 11th in the 100-breast at the MVC Championships... Won the 200-breast at the SIU Invitational... Placed second in the 100-breast at the SIU Invitational... Was fourth in the 100- and 200-breast against nationally ranked Missouri... Runner-up finishes in the 200-breast against Indiana State and Bellarmine/Valparaiso... Placed second in the 200-IM against Evansville and Bellarmine/Valparaiso... 18 top-five finishes.

2018-2019 (JUNIOR)

All-MVC Honorable Mention... MVC Scholar-Athlete... Swam in six events... Fastest time on team in the 100-breast... Top-five Saluki times in four events... Placed fourth in the 100- and 200-breast at the MVC Championships... Seventh-place finish in the 400-IM at the MVC Championships... Swept breast events versus McKendree and Little Rock... 11 top-five finishes.

2017-2018 (SOPHOMORE)

CSCAA Academic All-American... MVC Scholar-Athlete… All-MVC First Team… Second-place finish in 200-yard breaststroke at MVC Championships… Member of the 200-yard medley relay team that set school record (1:42.79) at the MVC Championships… Was the fastest Saluki in the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke… Swam second-fastest Saluki time in the 400-yard IM… Six first-place finishes and 16 top-5 finishes… Competed in the 200-yard breaststroke finals at the Winter National Championships.

2016-2017 (FRESHMAN)

CSCAA Academic All-American... Swam in six events... Won the 100-yard breaststroke at Indiana State and Arkansas Little Rock, the 200-yard breaststroke against Arkansas Little Rock, the 100-yard IM against Evansville and the 400-yard IM against Arkansas Little Rock... Finished fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke, sixth in the 400-yard IM and 10th in the 200-yard IM at the MVC Championships... Had seven top-five finishes and nine top-10 finishes... Was the fastest Saluki in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200 and 400-yard IM... Was on the fastest 200-yard Medley relay team for SIU.

PRIOR TO SIU

Attended the Canadian Olympic trials in 2016...Attended Canadian world trials in 2015...Four time "hardest worker" award winner...Victor Davis award in 2016... Two time Student athlete of the year.

PERSONAL

Born on January 7, 1997...Daughter of Gregory and Suzanne Parsons...Has four siblings...Majoring in communications.