Completed Event: Women's Swimming and Diving at National Invitational Championships on March 13, 2025 , , 1 Qualifier
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FINAL
Women's Swimming and Diving
(1 Qualifier)
at National Invitational Championships
South Dakota State University Athletics
2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Downes, Sianne
Sianne Downes
- Position:
- Backstroke, Individual Medley
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Holy Rosary School
- Hometown:
- Edenvale, South Africa
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Summit League Champion – 100 Backstroke (2020-21)
- All-Summit League (2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-24)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Third Team (2023-24)
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022-23, 2023-24)
- Summit League All-Academic Team (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
- Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
SCHOOL RECORDS
- 100 Backstroke (:54.98 – 2023)
- 200 Backstroke (1:59.79 – 2023)
2023-24: Continued to excel both in the pool and the classroom ... earned all-Summit League honors individually with a third-place time of 55.10 seconds in the 100 backstroke ... also qualified for the A final in the 200 backstroke, claiming sixth in 2:02.10 ... also finished 16th in the 200 individual medley relay (2:08.19) and swam on both the 200 and 400 medley relay teams at the league championships .... broke her own school record in the prelims of the 200 backstroke at the Augustana Invitational with a time of 1:59.79, becoming the first Jackrabbit woman to eclipse the 2-minute mark in the event ... posted a winning time of 2:00.74 in the 200 backstroke finals at the Augie Invite (11/18) ... set an SDSU pool record in the 100 backstroke with a winning time of 57.75 seconds in dual against Iowa State (10/28) ... also won the 100 backstroke in dual action against Iowa Central (10/7) and claimed the 200 backstroke in duals against Augustana (10/6) and Nebraska (10/20) ... time of 2:05.17 in home dual versus Augustana also set an SDSU pool record ... became first Jackrabbit women's swimmer to receive Academic All-America recognition from the College Sports Communicators
2022-23: Re-wrote the Jackrabbit record book at the Summit League Championships, eclipsing her own marks in the 100 backstroke (:54.98) and 200 backstroke (2:01.10) … placed fourth in the 100 back and sixth in the 200 back … also recorded an 18th place finish in the 200 individual medley (2:07.07) and swam on the team’s 400 medley relay … set an SDSU pool record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 57.51 seconds in a home triangular against Northern State and Iowa Central … won both backstroke events in home dual finale against South Dakota … also was victorious in the 100 back at the Coyote Extravaganza in November and added a victory in the 200 back in home dual against St. Cloud State … closed out the season by competing individually in the 100 and 200 back, as well as three relays, at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship
2021-22: Repeated as an all-Summit League performer with third-place individual finishes in both the 100-yard backstroke (:55.77) and the 200 backstroke (2:01.18) at the 2022 Summit League Championships, setting school records in both events … also was a finalist in the 200 individual medley, placing eighth (2:09.18) … won the 100 backstroke in home-opening dual against Augustana and added a second-place finish in the 200 back and third-place effort in the 200 individual medley ... claimed the 200 backstroke title in triangular versus Iowa Central and Barton (Kan.) ... was runner-up behind teammate Kelsey Kocon in the 100 backstroke at Augustana Invitational ... closed season by placing 18th in the 50 backstroke and competing on a pair of relays at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship
2020-21: Was the lone Jackrabbit woman to win an individual Summit League title, claiming the 100-yard backstroke in 56.64 seconds (4/16) … also placed fourth in the 200 backstroke (2:05.06) and 12th in the 200 individual medley (2:10.86) … won 200 backstroke in dual at Omaha (2/13)
BEFORE SDSU: Named her school’s swimmer of the season in 2019 and best individual swimmer in her age group each year … awarded Senior Victrix Ludorum (2017-2019) and Junior Victrix Ludorum in 2016 … began club swimming at age 10, achieving National Senior Qualifying Times for the first time at 15 … participated in national youth swimming tours to Italy (2013) and Ireland (2017)
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