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Missouri State

2024-25 Swimming and Diving Roster

Samantha Roemer

  • Position Individual Medley/Fly
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Fifth Year
  • High School Bettendorf High School
  • Hometown Bettendorf, Iowa

Biography

Event  Personal Best Time at MSU   2024-25 Best Time 
 50-yard free  23.59 (11/16/22)# 23.86 (1/18/25)
100-yard free 50.29 (11/23/24) 50.29 (11/23/24)
200-yard free 1:49.47 (2/15/23)# 1:52.40 (10/26/24)
 100-yard breast  1:04.99 (1/20/24) --
100-yard back 55.90 (12/3/22) --
200-yard back 2:03.54 (11/20/21) --
50-yard fly 24.74 (1/17/25) 24.74 (1/17/25)
100-yard fly 53.30 (11/22/24) 53.30 (11/22/24)
200-yard fly 2:04.10 (11/4/22) --
100-yard IM 55.96 (11/23/24) 55.96 (11/23/24)
200-yard IM 2:00.58 (11/21/24) 2:00.58 (11/21/24)
400-yard IM 4:24.84 (11/19/21) --
# - Relay Leadoff

Top Achievements
  • 2024-25 MVC bronze medalist in 200 medley relay
  • 2023-24 MVC gold medalist in 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
  • 2023-24 MVC silver medalist in 100 butterfly
  • 2022-23 MVC gold medalist in 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay, 800 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay
  • 2021-22 MVC gold medalist in 400 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay
  • 2021-22 MVC silver medalist in 100 butterfly 
  • 2020-21 MVC gold medalist in 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay
  • 2020-21 MVC silver medalist in 200 IM
  • 2020-21 MVC bronze medalist in the 100 butterfly
  • 2024 House of Champions Invitational gold medalist in 200 IM, 400 medley relay, 100 butterfly, 100 IM
  • 2024 House of Champions Invitational silver medalist in 200 medley relay, 400 free relay
Honors & Awards
  • All-MVC First-Team: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • All-MVC Honorable Mention: 2025
  • MVC Swimmer of the Week: 11/27/2024
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American Second Team: 2023
  • MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 2023, 2024, 2025
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team: 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
  • MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2022-23
  • MVC Honor Roll: 2021, 2022-23
  • MSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
2024-25 Season (Fifth Year)
Appeared in all nine meets…Placed third in the 200-yard medley relay (1:39.51), fourth in the 400-yard medley relay (3:39.84), fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (54.27), fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.81), fifth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.25), fifth in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:21.12) and 15th in the 100-yard freestyle (50.86) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 26-March 1)...Placed first in the 200-yard individual medley (2:00.64), first in the 400-yard medley relay (3:40.51), first in the 100-yard butterfly (53.30), first in the 100-yard individual medley (55.96), second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:40.47), second in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:21.66), fifth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:32.34) and fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (50.29) at the House of Champions Invitational (Nov. 21-23)...Recorded team-high 13 individual event wins…Set second and ninth-fastest program times in the 100-yard butterfly including personal best 53.30…Owned top five 100 fly team times for the season and fourth-fastest time in MVC…Named MVC Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 27, 2024…Named All-MVC Honorable Mention...Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

2023-24 Season (Senior)
Swam in eight meets…Placed first in the 200-yard medley relay (1:39.40), first in the 400-yard medley relay (3:37.10, MVC Record), second in the 100-yard butterfly (54.02), 14th in the 100-yard freestyle (50.81) and 15th in the 200 IM (2:03.57) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 21-24)...Placed third in the 200-yard medley relay (1:40.69), third in the 100-yard butterfly (54.29), third in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:23.99), third in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:21.73), fourth in the 400-yard medley relay (3:40.62), fifth in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:33.00), seventh in the 200 IM (2:03.21), 19th in the 100-yard freestyle (51.25) at the Purdue Invitational (Nov. 16-18)...Secured five individual wins…Recorded 16 top-five individual finishes…Part of six relay event wins…Named All-MVC First Team…Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team...Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

2022-23 Season (Junior)
Swam in all nine meets...Placed first in the 100 butterfly (53.31), first in the 200 medley relay (1:38.73), first in the 800 freestyle relay (7:17.61), first in the 400 medley relay (3:39.17), first in the 400 freestyle relay (3:20.66), fourth in the 100 freestyle (50.52) and sixth in the 200 IM at the MVC Championships (Feb. 15-18)...Broke an MVC and MSU record in the 400 medley relay (3:38.80) in the tri-dual vs. Indiana State/Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 4)...Won 12 individual events...A part of 12 victories in relay events...Posted 16 top-three finishes in individual events.

2021-22 Season (Sophomore)
Appeared in all eight meets…First Team All-MVC honoree…Placed second in the 100 butterfly (54.37) and fourth in the 100 butterfly (54.37) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 16-19)…Also was a member of the MVC Champion 800 freestyle (7:16.33) and 400 medley (3:40.09) relay teams…Posted three wins and 15 top-five finishes on the season.

2020-21 Season (Freshman)
Saw action in all six meets…First-team All-MVC selection…Finished third in the 100 butterfly (54.67), and was a part of gold medal relay wins in the 400 medley, 800 freestyle and 400 freestyle at the MVC Championships (April 14-16)…Also clocked season-best times in the 100 freestyle (51.51), 100 backstroke (56.68), and 200 IM (2:02.43) at the MVC Championships…Won the 200 IM at Mizzou (Feb. 28)…Won the 1000 freestyle (10:03.96) at Indiana State (March 20)…Recorded 11 top-three times throughout the season.

Background
Helped lead her team to finishing third at the State Championships her sophomore and junior years...Her sophomore year, she set a pool record in the 400 free and was a state qualifier in the 100 backstroke...Her junior year, she placed in the top 8 at state in the 100 backstroke, 200 IM and the 200 medley relay...Her senior year, she was the district champion in the 200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 backstroke and the 400 free relay...She received honorable mention honors in the 100 backstroke and 200 IM her junior year and regional swimmer of the year accolades her senior year.

Personal
Born on 8/30/02 in Davenport, Iowa...Daughter of Thomas and Amy Roemer of Bettendorf, Iowa...Has two siblings, Christopher and Lauren...Father swam at the University of Iowa from 1979-1984...Pursuing a master's degree in Health Administration (M.H.A).

UPDATED: 5/23/2025

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Individual Medley/Fly
    5'9"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Individual Medley/Fly
    5'9"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Individual Medley/Fly
    5'10"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Individual Medley/Fly
    5'10"
  • 2024-25Fifth Year

    Individual Medley/Fly
    5'10"

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