Bucknell University Athletics
2026-27 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Breast
/ Women's Swimming and DivingBack/Fly/Free
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly
/ Women's Swimming and DivingBack/Free
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/Back
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/IM
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly/Back
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/Breast
/ Women's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Women's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly/IM
/ Women's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/Back
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/Breast/IM
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly/IM
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/back/IM
/ Women's Swimming and DivingBreast/IM/Free
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly
/ Women's Swimming and DivingIM/Free/Breast
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly/Back
/ Women's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Women's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Women's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/Fly
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree/IM
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree
/ Women's Swimming and DivingBack/Fly
/ Women's Swimming and DivingBack
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree
/ Women's Swimming and Diving/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Sofia Burns
- Position:
- Freestyle/Backstroke
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Smithtown
- Hometown:
- Smithtown, N.Y.
Career Results
Career Entering 2026-27: Has recorded 77 points at Patriot League Championships ... holds the eighth-fastest time in school history in the 100 backstroke (55.75) ... member of the second-fastest 200 medley relay (1:41.35) ... part of the ninth-fastest 400 medley relay (3:44.76) … eight career wins in individual events.
2025-26 (Sophomore): Scored 35 points at the 2026 Patriot League Championships, finishing 10th in the 200 back, 13th in the 100 back and 21st in the 200 IM … her time of 55.75 in the 100 back is the eighth-fastest time in program history … recorded 76 points in dual/quad meets.
2024-25 (First Year): Enjoyed a strong debut season ... at the Patriot League Championships, made the A Final in the 200 back and finished eighth ... won the B Final for a ninth-place finish in the 100 back ... also swam the backstroke (leadoff) leg on the 200 (fifth place) and 400 (sixth place) medley relays ... the 200 medley relay broke the school record, while the 400 medley relay posted the eighth-fastest time in school history ... posted four wins and five runner-up finishes during the regular season, highlighted by a sweep of both backstroke events in a dual vs. Army ... also won the 100 back against Lehigh and the 200 back against Loyola.
Before Bucknell: Lettered six times in swimming & diving for the Smithtown Bulls … served as team captain … earned All-League, All-County, All-Long Island, All-State and All-American honors … received team MVP honors senior year … named Section XI Suffolk County Swimmer of the Year for Newsday in 2022-23 … recipient of the White Letter Award for Athletic and Academic Excellence … set county records in the 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay … holds team record in the 100 freestyle … led team to four undefeated seasons and four league championship titles … led team to three county championship titles and a 2022 New York state championship title … part of three relay teams that placed first in the state of New York … also competed for Hauppauge Swimming club team.
Personal: Sofia Kathryn Burns … born Aug. 11, 2006 in Smithtown, N.Y. … daughter of Alisa and Patrick Burns … has one sibling: Amanda … member of the Jones Beach Junior Lifeguarding Program ... majoring in biology.
Career Entering 2026-27: Has recorded 77 points at Patriot League Championships ... holds the eighth-fastest time in school history in the 100 backstroke (55.75) ... member of the second-fastest 200 medley relay (1:41.35) ... part of the ninth-fastest 400 medley relay (3:44.76) … eight career wins in individual events.
2025-26 (Sophomore): Scored 35 points at the 2026 Patriot League Championships, finishing 10th in the 200 back, 13th in the 100 back and 21st in the 200 IM … her time of 55.75 in the 100 back is the eighth-fastest time in program history … recorded 76 points in dual/quad meets.
2024-25 (First Year): Enjoyed a strong debut season ... at the Patriot League Championships, made the A Final in the 200 back and finished eighth ... won the B Final for a ninth-place finish in the 100 back ... also swam the backstroke (leadoff) leg on the 200 (fifth place) and 400 (sixth place) medley relays ... the 200 medley relay broke the school record, while the 400 medley relay posted the eighth-fastest time in school history ... posted four wins and five runner-up finishes during the regular season, highlighted by a sweep of both backstroke events in a dual vs. Army ... also won the 100 back against Lehigh and the 200 back against Loyola.
Before Bucknell: Lettered six times in swimming & diving for the Smithtown Bulls … served as team captain … earned All-League, All-County, All-Long Island, All-State and All-American honors … received team MVP honors senior year … named Section XI Suffolk County Swimmer of the Year for Newsday in 2022-23 … recipient of the White Letter Award for Athletic and Academic Excellence … set county records in the 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay … holds team record in the 100 freestyle … led team to four undefeated seasons and four league championship titles … led team to three county championship titles and a 2022 New York state championship title … part of three relay teams that placed first in the state of New York … also competed for Hauppauge Swimming club team.
Personal: Sofia Kathryn Burns … born Aug. 11, 2006 in Smithtown, N.Y. … daughter of Alisa and Patrick Burns … has one sibling: Amanda … member of the Jones Beach Junior Lifeguarding Program ... majoring in biology.
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