Sarah Easterling - Swimming & Diving - Arkansas Razorbacks

Sarah Easterling

Sr | 5-7 | Back / Breast / IM | Cumberland, Maine | Greely HS / Westbrook Seals

Senior (2016-17)

» 2017 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll selection

Set three lifetime bests at the SEC Championships in the 100 breast (1:03.70), 200 breast (2:17.17) and 200 IM (2:01.61) … notched lifetime best in the 400 IM at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 4:24.44 in the C final … set two other season bests at the Georgia Tech Invitational in the 100 back (56.79) and 200 back (2:03.89).

Junior (2015-16)
Set lifetime bests in four of the seven events she swam last season, 50 back (26.70), 100 breast (1:05.29), 200 breast (2:19.23) and the 200 IM (2:02.79) … her 50 back time in the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational (26.70) was the second quickest by a Razorback during the season … had the fifth fastest 100 back (56.36), 200 back (2:03.22) and 100 breast (1:05.29) times on the team …  her 200 breast (2:19.23) at the SEC Championships was the fourth quickest time by a Razorback during the season

Sophomore (2014-15)
Set season best-times in the 100 (56.61) and 200 backstroke (1:02.22), 100 breaststroke (1:06.44) and 200 IM (2:07.25) in her season finale at the Virginia Tech Invite… named the 200 backstroke champion with a time of 2:02.22 in the finals of the Virginia Tech Invite… placed fourth in the 200 IM finals (2:07.41) and sixth in the 100 backstroke finals of the Virginia Tech Invite (56.61)… claimed sixth place in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:00.45 at Nebraska… touched the wall fourth in the 200 backstroke at Vanderbilt with a time of 2:07.93… registered a third-place finish in the 200 backstroke against Missouri State with a time of 2:06.32.

Freshman (2013-14)
Clocked a personal best in the 100 backstroke (56.11) and 200 backstroke (2:02.24) at the SEC Championships prelims… swam a personal best at Arkansas in the 100 backstroke (56.70) and 200 backstroke (2:03.45) at the Mizzou Invitational.

High School/Club
Attended Greely High School, where she was a four-year letter winner… swam for the Westbrook Seals from ages 8 to 18 … Class B team state champion her freshman and junior year, runner up her sophomore and senior year… was the Class B state champion in the 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley each of her four years… earned the title of Portland Press Herald MVP during her sophomore, junior and senior years … best times include a 56.18 in the 100 backstroke, a 2:01.76 in the 200 backstroke, a 2:04.77 in the 200 individual medley, a 2:19.95 in the 200 breaststroke and a 52.42 in the 100 freestyle.

Personal
Born on May 24, 1995 in New Orleans, Louisiana … daughter of Jeff and Kim Easterling… grew up in Cumberland, Maine … has a twin sister, Sidney… majoring in recreation and sport management.

2016-17 Season Bests

EventTimeMeetDate
100 Backx56.79Georgia Tech Invitational11/18/16
200 Back2:03.89Georgia Tech Invitational11/19/16
200 IM2:01.61SEC Championships02/15/17
400 IM4:24.44Georgia Tech Invitational11/18/16
100 Breast1:03.70SEC Championships02/17/17
200 Breast2:17.17SEC Championships02/18/17

Lifetime Bests

EventTimeMeetDate
100 Free52.42WI Speedo Champions Series03/10/13
50 Backx26.70Georgia Tech Invitational11/19/15
100 Back56.11SEC Championships02/18/14
200 Back2:01.76WI Speedo Champions Series03/10/13
200 IM2:01.61SEC Championships02/15/17
400 IM4:24.44Georgia Tech Invitational11/17/16
100 Breast1:03.70SEC Championships02/17/17
200 Breast2:17.17SEC Championships02/18/17