20 Facts About Sydney Pickrem

Sydney Pickrem was born May 21,1997 in Dunedin, Florida.

Sydney Pickrem attended East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs where she swam for East Lake Coach Tim O'Keefe and would hold state championship individual titles in backstroke, breaststroke, and individual medley.

Sydney Pickrem was named "Girls Swimmer of the Year" by the Tampa Bay Times.

Sydney Pickrem made her first senior national team in 2014, winning bronze medals in the 200m and 400m individual medley at the Canadian Swimming Trials to earn spots at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

At the 4th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Dubai, Sydney Pickrem won a bronze in the 200m IM.

Sydney Pickrem again represented Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics, capturing a sixth place finish in the women's 200-meter individual medley and finishing ninth in the 200-meter breaststroke.

Sydney Pickrem competed at the 2017 World Championships where she participated in both the 200m and 400m individual medleys.

Sydney Pickrem bounced back and captured a bronze medal in the 400m individual medley, setting a personal best in the process.

The 2019 World Championships were one of Sydney Pickrem's most decorated events.

Sydney Pickrem won her second bronze medal in the 200m individual medley.

Sydney Pickrem won a second bronze medal while swimming the breaststroke leg of the women's medley relay together with Penny Oleksiak, Maggie Mac Neil, and Kylie Masse.

Sydney Pickrem set a Canadian record in the 200m breaststroke on her way to winning her third bronze medal of the competition.

Sydney Pickrem brought home more hardware at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships.

Sydney Pickrem returned to competition in the fall on the Swimming World Cup circuit, enjoying success.

Sydney Pickrem was named to the Canadian team for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, where she won gold medals in both the 200 m individual medley and the 200 m breaststroke, setting a Games record in the former.

Sydney Pickrem went on to win a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke.

Sydney Pickrem was replaced by Sophie Angus in the final, but shared in the team's bronze medal win, her seventh World Aquatics medal.

In September 2024, beginning her first season, Sydney Pickrem started as an Assistant Coach for West Virginia University Swimming and Diving assisting new Head Coach Brent MacDonald.

Sydney Pickrem has dual nationality having been born in the United States, and having parents that are both Canadians from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Sydney Pickrem comes from a sporting background as her father Darren Pickrem, played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.