| Event |
Personal Best Time at MSU |
2024-25 Best Time |
| 200-yard free |
1:50.42 (11/22/24) |
1:50.42 (11/22/24) |
| 500-yard free |
4:52.79 (11/21/24) |
4:52.79 (11/21/24) |
| 1,000-yard free |
10:06.55 (2/24/24)* |
10:08.72 (11/23/24)* |
| 1,650-yard free |
16:47.37 (11/23/24) |
16:47.37 (11/23/24) |
* - Extracted Times
Top Achievements
- 2024-25 MVC bronze medalist in 800 freestyle relay
- 2023-24 MVC silver medalist in 1,650 freestyle
- 2022-23 MVC bronze medalist in 1,650 freestyle
- 2024 House of Champions Invitational gold medalist in 1,650 freestyle
- 2024 House of Champions Invitational bronze medalist in 500 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay
Honors & Awards
- All-MVC First Team: 2024
- All-MVC Honorable Mention: 2025
- MVC Scholar-Athlete Team: 2024, 2025
- MVC Honor Roll: 2022-23
- MSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
2024-25 Season (Junior)
Appeared in all nine swim meets…Placed third in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:19.49), 11th in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:23.46), 17th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:57.67) and 18th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.52) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 26-March 1)...Won the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:47.37), placed third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.79), third in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:25.54) and fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.42) at the House of Champions Invitational…Had second-fastest 1,650 free time in MVC (16:47.37) and sixth-fastest 500 free time in MVC (4:52.79)...Had five individual event wins…Named All-MVC Honorable Mention...Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.
2023-24 Season (Sophomore)
Swam in all 10 meets…Placed second in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16.52.16), ninth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:53.45) and 12th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.78) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 21-24)...Placed 18th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:57.05), 16th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.79) and eighth in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:00.69) at the Purdue Invitational (Nov. 16-18)...Had third-best 1,000-yard freestyle time in MVC (10:06.55, extracted) and third-fastest 1,650-yard freestyle time in MVC (16.52.16)...Recorded seven top-five individual finishes…Named All-MVC First Team…Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.
2022-23 Season (Freshman)
Began action in 2023, swimming in three meets ...Placed third in the 1,650 freestyle, (16:56.11), fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:53.24) and 17th in the 200 freestyle (1:52.01) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 15-18) ...Posted three top-five and one top-three finish in individual events.
Background
Member of the club team, ABDA, under the direction of coach Yuri Horta...Competed at the Brazilian national meet in 2018-22 in the 200-, 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyle events...At the Brazilian national meet in 2021-22, placed in the top 16 in the 200-, 400- and 1500-meter freestyle...At the same meet in 2019, placed in the top 16 in the 200- and 1500-meter freestyle...At the Junior World Championship in 2022, grabbed third place in the 400-freestyle relay...Medaled in the National Astronomy Championship and participated in mathematics championships.
Personal
Sophia Ferreira Dela Coleta was born on 02/20/05 in Boston, Massachusetts...Daughter of Carlos Coleta and Leticia Ferreira...Majoring in Psychology.
UPDATED: 5/23/2025
