2020-21 Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Balow, Sophia
Free/Back
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Fly/Free
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Distance Free
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Fly/IM/Distance Free
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IM/Breast/Back
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Free
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Fly/Free
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Free
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Free/Back
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Sprint Free
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Free
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Back/Fly
/ Swimming and DivingDistance Free
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Free
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Free
/ Swimming and Diving
Fly/IM
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Free
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Fly/Free
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Fly/Free
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Fly
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Free
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Diving
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Back/IM
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Free/IM
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Fly/IM
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Diving
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Free/Fly/Back
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IM/Free
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Breast
/ Swimming and Diving
Breast
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Diving
/ Swimming and Diving
Free
/ Swimming and Diving
Breast/IM
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Free
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Free/Fly
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Diving
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Breast/IM
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Breast/IM
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Fly
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Sprint Free
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Breast
/ Swimming and DivingFree
/ Swimming and DivingSprint Free
/ Swimming and DivingBack/Fly
/ Swimming and DivingMulti
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Back/IM
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Free/Fly
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Free
/ Swimming and Diving
Back/Free/IM
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Free
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IM/Breast
/ Swimming and Diving
Back
/ Swimming and DivingSprint Free/Back
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Breast
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Breast
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Breast
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Breast/IM
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Diving
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Breast/Fly/IM
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Back
/ Swimming and DivingFly/Breast
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400 IM/200 Breast
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Diving
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IM
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Free
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Free
/ Swimming and Diving
Sophia Balow
- Position:
- Distance Free
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Canton
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Mich.
Bio
2020-21:
Academic All-Big Ten … At the Big Ten Championships, swam in the prelims of the 200 free (1:55.36), and 500 free (5:02.57) and was MSU’s top finisher in the 1650 free (17:19.02) … Took fourth in the 200 free (2:02.92) at Michigan and third the 500 free (5:15.72) … Won the 500 free at Penn State in a time of 5:07.36 and was eighth in the 200 free (1:57.67) …
Swam a lifetime-best 4:56.95 in the 500 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships…. Tenth all-time in the 500 free… Swam a lifetime-best in the 1000 freestyle versus Northwestern (10:08.67)… Fourth all-time in the 1000 free… Swam a lifetime-best 16:49.14 in the 1650 freestyle at the House of Champions… Third all-time in the 1650 free… Recorded her first career victory against Illinois-Chicago in the 500 free… Totaled three first-place and four second-place finishes…
Prior to MSU:
2018 NCSA qualifier… 2019 Michigan Swimming Short Courses State Champion in the 1650 freestyle… Three-time State qualifier in the 500 freestyle, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay… Two-time State qualifier in the 200 freestyle… Two-time All-State Honorable Mention… Team MVP her junior year… Team High Point Award recipient her senior year… Varsity Record Holder in the 200 medley relay and the 200 and 400 freestyle relay…
Personal:
Born on May 3, 2001… Daughter of Mike and Debbie Balow… Has two sister, Elena and Maria… Two-time KLAA Scholar-Athlete honors… NISCA Academic All-American… STARS Service Award recipient… Presidential Award for Educational Excellence recipient… Member of the Student Government… Majoring in Advertising Management
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