Sophie Yendell Explained

Sophie Yendell
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:6 April 2002
Birth Place:Tamworth, England
Sport:Swimming
Event:Butterfly
Universityteam:University of Pittsburgh
Club:Derventio Excel

Sophie Yendell (born 6 April 2002) is a swimmer from England, who is a British Champion.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Yendell represented Great Britain at junior level at the 2019 European Junior Championships.[4] She swam for the City of Derby before joining for Derventio Excel in 2019. She also swam for the Pittsburgh Panthers in 2022.[5]

She came to prominence in 2023, after winning the gold medal at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in the 50 metres butterfly.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sophie Yendell . Swim Swam . 20 April 2023.
  2. Web site: Sophie Yendell . Swim Swam . 20 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Sophie Yendell . University of Pittsburgh . 20 April 2023.
  4. Web site: City of Derby swimmer Sophie Yendell so close to medal at European Junior Champs . Derbyshire Live . 20 April 2023.
  5. Web site: Pitt Sweeps ACC Swimmers of the Week with Sophie Yendell, Cooper Van der Laan . Swimming World Magazine . 20 April 2023.
  6. Web site: British Swimming Championships 2023 . British Swimming . 20 April 2023.
  7. Web site: Morgan bids for backstroke crown with bold morning swim . British Swimming . 20 April 2023.