Born Apr. 20, 1995 to parents, William Gibson and Cheryl King, Sarah Gibson has been swimming competitively since she was just 5 years old.
For 10 years Gibson trained with Alamo Area Aquatics Association, coached by Larry Hough and Lou Walker. After graduating from Ronald Reagan High School Summa Cum Laude, Gibson chose A&M because it offered her the best chance of improvement, where she could reach her goals. She’s a versatile freestyler – she can sprint and and swim mid-distance, even opting to swim in Open Water competitions.
Texas A&M
2013-2014
As a freshman Gibson competed in the dual meet season. She swam at the Art Adamson Invitational, where she competed in the 50, 100, 200, 500, and the 1,650 freestyle. In the 500, 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle she had one of the top-five fastest times on the team.
2014-2015
After not swimming at the Conference meet her first year, she made top ‘A’ finals. She finished eighth in the 500 freestyle, 10th in the mile and fourth in the 200 freestyle at the SEC Championships. She qualified for the NCAA Championships, coming in as first alternate in the 5o0 and 27th in the 200 freestyle.
2015-2016
With each year of experience, Gibson took strides in the pool and in her junior year that came with a big change. After being a regular in the distance events, she mixed things up and added in the butterfly double. Gibson may have found her match.
At the NCAA championships, Gibson was the dark horse of the 100 butterfly, coming away with a silver behind Kelsi Worrell. In the 200 yard butterfly she reached the “A” final again finishing in 5th. In the 500 yard freestyle Gibson was the runner up in the “B” final.
2016-2017
Gibson finished fourth in the 100 Fly (50.63), and helped Texas A&M to a second place finish in the 4×100 Medley Relay, splitting a 50.28 for the Fly leg. Texas A&M again finished second in the 4×50 Medley Relay with Gibson swimming a 22.43 on the Fly leg. In the 200 Fly, Gibson swam a 1:54.68 in the finals to finish seventh.
National Competition
Gibson was a high school All-American in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, and the 400 freestyle relay. She competed in the Junior Nationals and is a National Open Water competitor.
2017 US World Team Trials (Indianapolis, Indiana)
In the first event of the evening on Day 1, Gibson finished third in the 200m Fly with a time of 2:08.75, just missing make the US Team in that event. Gibson did come back to make the team in the 100m Fly, finishing 0.6 behind winner Kelsi Worrell, making her eligible to also swim the 50m Fly in Budapest.
2017 World Championships (Budapest, Hungary)
For only making the team in 1 event, Gibson had a busy worlds schedule. In the 100 fly, Gibson easily made the semis, but swam a 58.48 in the 2nd heat of semis, rendering her 15th and out of the final heat. Next she had the 50 fly prelims, which she swam in 26.65 to put her in a 3-way tie for 22nd.
Her last event was the prelims of the 400 medley relay, in which she helped USA secure a plot in the final where they went on to claim gold.
ISL – DC Trident
On June 11, 2019, Sarah Gibson was announced as a member of the DC Trident ISL team, headed by GM Kaitlin Sandeno.
2019 Pan American Games (Lima, Peru)
After qualifying for the 2019 Pan Ams via the 2018 summer nationals, Gibson swam the 100 and 200 fly in Lima. She won a bronze medal in the 100 fly (59.11) and finished 5th place in the 200 (2:13.08).
Gibson pulled double relay duties, first swimming the 3rd leg on the gold medal 4×200 free relay (2:01.75). She finished her program in the prelims of the 4×100 medley relay, splitting 1:00.39 on the fly leg. The relay went on to win gold in the final.
