Loyola Marymount University Athletics

BRIEFLY
Sofia Abrate is in her third season with LMU swimming... also an accomplished student at LMU, Sofia serves as a student-athlete mentor... AT LMU
2013-14...added depth and competitiveness to the backstroke and individual medley races throughout the year and completed her season in strong fashion at the MPSF Championships...held her ranking as one of the fastest backstrokers in LMU swim history at 10th in the 100 backstroke (59.63) and 10th in the 200 backstroke (2:08.94)...adds to the academic success for women's swimming as earning one of the top GPAs on the team and earned MPSF All-Academic honors...member of the Delta Gamma sorority... 2012-13... a great asset to the Lions during her freshman year, adding much depth and success in backstroke, IM, and breaststroke events... added her name to the record books in the 200 backstroke as the eight-fastest woman in LMU history (2:08.94) and the 10th-fastest woman in the 100 backstroke (59.63)... HIGH SCHOOL
A 2012 graduate of Xavier College Prep in Phoenix, Ariz... a four-year varsity letterwinner under coach Colleen Murphy... garnered Xavier Outstanding Senior Athlete award... voted most improved swimmer as a sophomore... helped her team to the State Championship all four years of high school... an AIA Scholar-Athlete in each year of competition... also competed in track and field as a sophomore in high school... PERSONAL
Sofia Belen Abrate was born on December 2, 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina... parents are Bibiana and Daniel Abrate... has one brother, Tomas... considered Seattle University, San Diego, UC San Diego and Saint Louis University, but chose LMU because of the sense of community she felt when on campus, its location and Jesuit affiliation... a health and human science major.

Best Collegiate Times
50 Freestyle	26.22	11/1/14
100 Freestyle	57.08	10/12/13
100 Backstroke	59.24	2/20/15
200 Backstroke	2:08.10	2/21/15
100 Breaststroke	1:12.84	10/12/13
200 Breaststroke	2:36.24	10/18/14
100 Fly	1:03:93	10/12/13
200 Individual Medley	2:10.49	2/19/15
400 Individual Medley	4:56.67	10/17/14