William & Mary Adds Another Breaststroker, Sydney-Cate Thornett, for 2021

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Sydney-Cate Thornett of Arlington Aquatic Club has verbally committed to William & Mary for fall 2021. She’s a senior at Georgetown Visitation Prep.

William & Mary said it was cutting its swim programs in September 2020, but reinstated the women’s team in October and the men’s team in November.

I chose William & Mary due to its strong academics and how tightly-knit the swim team is while still remaining extremely competitive. I am thrilled at the opportunity to be a part of such a great school and swim team!

TOP TIMES (SCY)

  • 100 breast – 1:07.63
  • 200 breast – 2:29.31

Thornett is primarily a breaststroker. At the 2020 Washington Metro Prep League Championships, she swam the 100 breast, taking 28th overall. She also swam on both of Georgetown Prep’s shorter relays, splitting 31.65 on their ninth-place 200 medley relay and 25.99 on their 11th-place 200 free relay.

Thornett joins Julie Anderson and Lexi Nussbaum in William & Mary’s incoming class. She and Nussbaum are both around the same speed in the breaststrokes, and they’ll join a sprint breast group led by sophomore Annie Tuttle (1:03.0).

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About Karl Ortegon

Karl Ortegon

Karl Ortegon studied sociology at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, graduating in May of 2018. He began swimming on a club team in first grade and swam four years for Wesleyan.

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