Roma Vrijhof
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- High School:
- British International School Abu Dhabi
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- Events:
- Free/Back
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- Major:
- International Business and Management
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- Twitter:
- @roma_vrijhof
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- Instagram:
- roma_vrijhof
Bio
Honors and Awards
- Member of Chi Alpha Sigma National Honor Society.
- 2024 All-American in 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay.
- 2023-24 Team Captain.
- Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
- 2023 All-American.
- 2023 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
- 2023 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
As a Sophomore
- Finished first in 400 Free Relay with time of 3:27.27 at Shark Invite (10/8).
- Was the first finisher in the 100 Back against Rollins (11/5) at 57.95.
- Was part of first-place effort in 400 Free Relay against Rollins (11/5) with time of 3:34.28.
- Placed first in the 400 Free Relay against Lynn (11/12) with time of 3:33.68.
- First in the 200 Free Relay vs. Saint Leo (11/19) with time of 1:36.95.
- Championed the 50 Free in 24.89 against Saint Leo (11/20).
- Would later win the 100 Back in 57.09 against Saint Leo (11/20).
- Won the 400 Free Relay against Saint Leo (11/20) with a time of 3:31.80.
- At Spartan Invite (12/18), had a first-place time of 1:33.04 in the 200 Free Relay.
- Team set a new school record in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 3:42.83 at Spartan Invite (12/18).
- Finished Spartan Invite (12/19) with win in 400 Free Relay with time of 3:22.21.
- Placed second in 800 Free Relay at SSC Championships (2/15) with time of 7:23.19.
- SSC champion (2/18) in 200 Free Relay with time of 1:32.19.
- New school record in 400 Free Relay at SSC Championships (2/19) at 3:21.19.
- Established a new school record at NCAA Championships (3/7), finishing the 800 Free Relay in a time of 7:22.43.
As a Freshman
- D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
- To complete her first year, Vrijhof posted overall best times at the 2021 Shark Invitational in the 50Y freestyle (24.58), 100Y freestyle (52.36), 200Y freestyle (1:53.67), 100Y backstroke (57.46).
High School
- Graduated from British International School Abu Dhabi.
- Swam under head coach Sally Way.
Personal
- Member of UT Diplomats.
- Started Sport4nepal, her own charity building schools in Nepal (ran it from 2016-2021).
- Donated time with Habitat Heroes, where she developed a sustainable curriculum from 2018-20 and still runs at old school.
- Member of AMA.
- Worked with the Marissa Russo at career services to work with the team and give presentations about next career steps and developed a success guide on how to navigate their tools.
- Spoke at the International Student-Athlete Fair.
- Volunteered at the Breast Cancer Walk.
- Volunteered at the Relay for Life.
- University of Tampa Red Bull campus lead and student marketeer.
- Social media manager for Tampa swimming during NCAA's.
- WOW leader for 2023 move in.
- Feeding Tampa Bay volunteer series with Citibank in summer 2023.
- Member of Wings for Life Spinal Chord Research Run Team.
- Daughter of Paul Vrijhof and Sylvia Vrijhof-Fruijtier.
- Has two siblings, Vince and Cesar.
- International Business and Management major.
- Volunteered swim teacher, participated in beach clean-ups, and organized charity football, swim, and bake sales.
- During the club season, she swam for Neptunes Swimming Academy under coach Stefan Todorov.
- Birthdate: 07/15/2002.