Junior (2014-15): MPSF All-Academic Selection (3.03)... Posted career bests in the 50 Fly (29.11) and 100 Free (56.38)... Had season best times in the 100 Breast (1:05.84) and 200 IM (2:09.04) at the 2015 MPSF Championships.
Sophomore (2013-14): MPSF All-Academic Selection (3.02)... Swam season-bests in 100 Breast (1:05.41), 200 IM (2:08.18), and 100 Fly (59.04) at 2014 MPSF Championships... Participated in 400 medley at MPSF Championships... Posted second best time on the team in 100 Breast with 1:05.41 at the MPSF Championships.
Freshman (2012-13): Established her best times of the season at the Husky Invitational... Swam season-bests in the 100 Breast (1:05.73), 200 Breast (2:22.93) and 200 IM (2:10.42) at that meet... Was among the top-3 in the team's best times in the 100 & 200 Breast.
High School: Attended Sandra Day O'Connor High School where she earned four varsity letters in swimming... Earned All-American times in the 100 Breast as a junior and senior... Named District Swimmer of the Year in 2011 and 2012... Set District meet records in the 100 Breast and 200 Medley Relay as a junior and senior and the 400 Free Relay during her junior year... Holds school records in the 100 & 200 Breast, 100 Fly, 400 IM, 400 Free Relay, and 200 & 400 Medley Relay... Swam a 1:04.37 in the 100 Breast at the Texas 5A State Championships as a senior... Clocked a 2:06.22 in the 200 IM at the UIL District Championships... Swam with the Alamo Area Aquatic Association where she was a Junior Nationals Qualifier.
Personal: Born June 18, 1994 in Irvine, Calif.... Parents are Chris and Marti Cohn... Chose USD because the atmosphere is beautiful and the team was so welcoming... Was also recruited by Rice, Dartmouth, Brown, Kansas and UNC Wilmington, among others... Her sister, Quirina, swims at the University of the Incarnate Word and her cousin, Josh Davis, was an Olympian who swam at Texas... She lived in Okinawa, Japan for seven years... Loves to sing and play the guitar and piano and wants to be the first Olympian/country singer.
What is your most memorable swimming/diving moment? Why?
My most memorable swimming moment was my junior year when I found out I had made state for the first time. I was in target with my high school relay team and we uploaded the state call-up list on one of our phones. When we saw my name we all started screaming and jumping up and down! I love my teammates so much.
Describe yourself as an athlete and as a student.
I am an athlete who likes to make progress. I'll keep pushing myself until I achieve whatever goal I have set for myself. As a student, I give my best effort and try to get everything done as soon as possible!
What piece of coaching and/or personal advice has stuck with you over the years?
Be tough and get it done! Persistance and determination are omnipotent.
Quick Hits
Favorite TV show: Friends
Favorite movie: The Proposal
Favorite food: Cheeseburger
Favorite place to spend time: The Beach
Most listened to song on your iPod: Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood
Major: Business Administration
Sammi Cohn's Career Top Times
| Event |
Time |
Meet |
| 100 Breast |
1:05.41 |
2014 MPSF Championships |
| 200 Breast |
2:22.93 |
2012 Husky Invitational |
| 200 IM |
2:08.18 |
2014 MPSF Championships |
| 400 IM |
4:35.62 |
2012 Husky Invitational |
| 50 Free |
26.25 |
vs UCSD (2/1/14) |
| 100 Free |
56.29 |
USD-Vanderbilt-Oregon State (10/16/15) |
| 50 Fly |
28.00 |
Torero Shootout (1/9/15) |
| 100 Fly |
59.04 |
2014 MPSF Championships |
