Seven current BYU athletes, three former students and an adjunct professor are qualified for Olympic trials where they will compete to represent the U.S., Zimbabwe and the Dominican Republic in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. Meet BYU’s Olympic trial qualifiers.
BYU swimming and diving is preparing to kick off the 2019-20 season in an annual exhibition relay meet against Utah on Friday, Sept. 20. The men's and women's teams have a combined 14 incoming freshman who are preparing to compete in 2019.
For Olympic prospects Payton Sorenson and Brynne Sproul, swimming is more than just a sport — it’s a catalyst for bringing about enduring relationships.
At just 18 years old, Sproul is one of the youngest Olympic prospects to ever come out of BYU. As a freshman, Sproul has only been competing at the collegiate level for about four months.
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Payton Sorenson isn’t just a good swimmer: he's a world-class swimmer. At just 27 years old, Sorenson has...
The Olympics often seem like an unachievable dream for most athletes no matter the sport. But after winter swim nationals, BYU swimmers Brynn Sproul and Payton Sorenson are one step closer to competing in Tokyo in 2020.
The BYU swimming and diving team put the new Richards Building pool to good use in the first meet of the season, and team captain Ellie Brinton said the team is building up to a good season.
The BYU men's and women's swim teams broke six program records en route to first and second-place finishes, respectively, at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on Feb. 20 in San Luis Obispo, California.