Tori Sopp of Wirral Metro SC in Cheshire, England has signed to swim for Drury University in the class of 2022, with a planned start date of January 2019.
“I’m so happy to announce I have signed to swim for Drury university, the coaching team were so friendly and welcoming, the facility was amazing and they offered the course I wished to take. I want to thank my family and friends, coaches and team mates for all the continued support over the years.
“I can’t wait to join the team and become a Panther!”
Sopp is a versatile swimmer who specializes in mid-distance free, fly, and IM. She competed in the Swim England Commonwealth Trials in December, winning the B final of the 200 IM (2.18.21) and placing second in the B final of the 200fly (2.16.27). She will swim at British Summer Nationals at Sheffield in July, having qualified in the 50/100/200 fly, 200 free, and 200/400 IM. At the 2017 British Nationals she finaled in 4 events; her highest finish was 4th in the 100 fly (1:02.09). Sopp was selected to compete in the Mare Nostrum series in 2017 to gain international experience.
| Top SCM times: | Top LCM times: | Best times converted to SCY | |
| 100 fly | 1.02.27 | 1.02.09 | 55.93 |
| 200 fly | 2.11.61 | 2.16.27 | 1.58.56 |
| 200 back | 2.13.61 | 2.20.66 | 2.00.26 |
| 200 IM | 2.16.25 | 2.18.21 | 2.01.63 |
| 400 IM | 4.47.31 | 4.55.88 | 4.18.83 |
| 100 free | 57.78 | 58.23 | 51.01 |
| 200 free | 2.00.41 | 2.05.58 | 1.48.47 |
| 400 free | 4.17.66 | 4.25.27 | 4.54.46 |
The Panthers were runners-up at the 2018 NCAA Division II Championships. Sopp’s converted times would have placed her in the A finals of the 200 free, 200 back, 200 fly, 200 IM, and 400 IM. She will have 2 years of overlap with Bailee Nunn, who won the 100 fly, 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM at 2018 NCAAs.
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