2016-17 Women's Swim & Dive Roster
Roster

Taylor Sieperda
- Position:
- Back/Free
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Spirit Lake, Iowa
- High School:
- Spirit Lake HS
Top Collegiate Times
Time | Event | Date | Meet |
---|---|---|---|
23.27 | 50 Y Free | 02/28/2019 | 2019 Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championship |
50.60 | 100 Y Free | 03/02/2019 | 2019 Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championship |
25.75(R) | 50 Y Back | 02/27/2019 | 2019 Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championship |
55.66 | 100 Y Back | 02/22/2017 | 2017 Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championship |
2017-18 (Junior)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team … 2017 Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls (4.0) … 2018 Spring Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls … Swam in three individual finals races at the Big 12 Championship (2/23) … Earned a spot on the All-Big 12 Second Team in the 50-yard freestyle final by placing eighth (23.38) … Broke her personal record in the 50-yard freestyle preliminary event prior (23.28) … Season-best time in both the 100-yard backstroke preliminary event (55.69), only .03 off of her personal best and the 100-yard freestyle (51.30) … Participated in a bronze medal relay race at the conference meet and the team swam a season-best time in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:32.02) … Won the 50-yard freestyle (24.34) against William Jewell (1/18) … Helped team win the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:29.96) against TCU (10/28).
2016-17 (Sophomore)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Big 12 Championship (2/22-25) was her stage for lifetime swims and top-15 finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (23.41), 100-yard freestyle (51.27) and 100-yard backstroke (55.66) … Also swam a lifetime 50-yard backstroke split (26.08) in an exhibition 200-yard medley relay at conference … Won the 50-yard freestyle (24.21) against TCU (10/27) … Grabbed wins in the 200-yard (1:36.53) and 400-yard (3:31.75) freestyle relays in a double dual against North Dakota and Missouri State (10/21-22) … Recorded lifetime bests in the 50-meter short course freestyle (27.29) to finish second and in an exhibition 100-meter short course backstroke (1:05.72) at William Jewell (1/19).
2015-16 (Freshman)
Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls… Registered personal-best times in all three events at Big 12s, finishing 13th in the 100-yard backstroke (56.13), 16th in the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.46) and 21st in the 50-yard freestyle (23.97)… Won the 100 back against Tabor, William Jewell and Morningside… Registered a season-best mark in the 100-yard freestyle at the Miami/Rutgers double dual, swimming a 53.93… Assisted the 400-yard freestyle relay to a victory against William Jewell (3:33.32)… Turned in eight top-five finishes throughout the 2015-16 season.
High School
Attended Spirit Lake High School, but swam for Spencer High School… Named to the Academic All-State team concluding her senior campaign… Received first-team all-state accolades… Four-time state qualifier for Spencer High School… Assisted in breaking the Tigers school record in the 200-yard medley relay (1:51.38)… Owns the 100-yard backstroke Spencer High School record (57.32)… Swam a career-best 23.60 in the 50-yard freestyle… Earned three All-Conference honors in track and field… Lettered in swimming, track and golf… Member of the National Honor Society.
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Personal
Daughter of Matthew and Stacy Sieperda… Has two sisters, Regan and Madison… Cousin, Abby Sieperda, plays soccer for Arkansas… Plans to major in exercise science.