Sofiia Filatova

Class: Junior Hometown: St. Petersburg, Russia High School: Gymnazia N76

Position: Free, Fly Experience: 1L

Top Times
100-yard backstroke - 56.22 (2013 Big 12 Championships, 2/26-3/2)
200-yard backstroke - 2:01.58 (2013 Big 12 Championships, 2/26-3/2)
100-yard butterfly - 54.95 (2013 Big 12 Championships, 2/26-3/2)
200-yard butterfly - 2:02.99 (2012 Big 12 Championships)

2012-13 (Junior)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team...Athletic Director's and Big 12 Commisioner's Honor Roll, 4.0 GPA (Fall 2012)... Grabbed a pair of third-place finishes in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.68 and the 200-yard butterfly with a season-best time of 2:08.26, in a dual meet at Rice (10/6)... Finished third in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:58.64 in a dual at Nebraska-Omaha (2/25)... Recorded two top-three finishes in a dual at Hawaii (1/18), placing second in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.86) and third in the 100-yard butterfly (56.90)... Placed third in the 100-yard backstroke, with a time of 57.98, in a dual against No. 18 Arkansas (2/2)... Closed out the season with three top-15 finishes at the Big 12 Championships (2/27-3/2), setting season-best times in the 100-yard butterfly (54.95, ninth), the 100-yard backstroke (56.22, 12^th) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.20, 12^th).

2011-12 (Sophomore)
Joined the team in January and swam primarily freestyle and butterfly... Took home two first-place finishes in a dual meet against Iowa State (2/3-4), finishing first in the 150-yard butterfly (1.29.56) and the 50-yard butterfly (25.52)... Finished the year strong at the Big 12 Championships (2/22-25), where she placed seventh in the 100-yard freestyle (54.25), ninth in the 200-yard butterfly (2:02.99), 16th in the 50-yard freestyle (23.75) and swam the second leg for the 400-yard freestyle relay team that placed fourth (3:23.78).

High School (Gymnazia N76)
Swam for coach Egerova Elena Yurievna at Gymnazia N76... Helped lead her team to the Russian championship in 2011.

Personal
Born Sofiia Filatova in Russia... Daughter of Natalia and Mikhail... Majoring in history.

Getting to Know Sofiia

Songs at the top of my iPod: I listen to every kind of music

Favorite Food: chocolate

Favorite Lawrence restaurant: Applebee's

Time your alarm clock is set for during the season: 5:20 a.m.

Describe yourself in one word: friendly