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2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew

Sophie Rittenhouse

  • Position Back
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown London, England
  • High School The American School

Biography

Event Time Date
100 Back 53.71 2/26/16
200 Back 1:56.95 2/27/16


2015-16
Finished 20th at the British Olympic Trials in the 100m back, swimming a lifetime-best 1:03.18 to also qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials ... Swept the backstroke events at the CAA Championships ... Set the conference record in the 100 back at 53.71 seconds ... Also won the 200 back in a school-record time of 1:56.95 ... Added two more golds in the 200 and 400 medley relays, swimming lead-off on both teams ... Set the CAA record in the 400 medley relay ... At the Bucknell Invitational, finished second in the 100 back and third in the 200 back ... Opened the year with six-straight victories ... Totaled 13 wins overall, and ranked third on the team with 270.5 points.

2014-15
Won the CAA title in the 100 back, swimming a lifetime-best 54.38 ... Added a gold medal as part of W&M's 200 medley relay, and a silver on the 400 medley relay ... Finished third in the 200 back ... At the Hokie Fall Invitational, took 12th in both backstroke events ... Ranked fifth on the team with 200 points and 10 victories.

2013-14
Broke both of W&M's freshman records in the backstroke ... Timed 1:58.07 to win the 200 back at the Hokie Fall Invitational with an NCAA provisional-qualifying time ... Also had a qualifier in the 100 back at that event, timing 54.86 to lead-off the Tribe's 400 medley relay ... Improved that time down to 54.65 in the finals of the CAA Championships, finishing fourth overall ... Also had NCAA qualifying times in the 100 back in both the CAA prelims, and while leading the 400 medley relay team to a bronze medal ... Finished seventh overall in the 200 back at the conference meet ... At the Hokie Fall Inivtational, was fourth in the 100 back ... Won nine races over the course of the season, third-most on the team ... Her 241.25 points were the fourth-most during the season, and second among freshmen.

Prep
Medaled in 20 of 25 races at the International School Sports Tournament ... Holds three ISST records ... Reached the finals of the 100m back at the British national championships.

Personal
Daughter of Elke and John Rittenhouse ... Brother, John, swam for W&M and graduated in 2014 ... Third of five siblings ... Enjoys reading, drawing, painting, and cooking.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    Butterfly/Back
    5'8"
  • 2014Sophomore

    Butterfly/Back
    5'8"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Butterfly/Back
    5'8"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Back
    5'8"