
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
- 2025 All-American.
- 2024-25 Third-Team All-Sunshine State Conference.
- 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 Senior
- Won the 100 Back (59.81) at the Tampa vs. Keiser meet
- Scored second place in the 200 Free (1:53.76) and won the 100 Free (51.83) at the Tampa vs. Indian River meet
- Competed in the 50 Free (11th place), 200 Free (11th place), 100 Back (6th place), 100 Free (10th place), 800 Free Relay (2nd place), 200 Free Relay (3rd place), and 400 Free (3rd place) Relay at the SSC Championships
- Won the 100 Back (55.90) at the Florida Southern Last Chance meet
- Competed in the 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, and 200 Free Relay (8th place) at NCAA Championships
As a Junior
- Won the 100 Back (57.95) at the Tampa vs. Rollins meet
- Won the 50 Free (24.89) and 100 Back (57.09) at the St. Leo vs. Tampa meet
- Scored second place in the 100 Back (55.99) at the FSU vs. Tampa meet
- Competed in the 50 Free (10th place), 200 Free (10th place), 100 Back (9th place), and 100 Free (5th place), 800 Free Relay (2nd place), 200 Free Relay (champions), and 400 Free Relay (champions) at SSC Championships
- Posted personal bests in the 50 Free (23.52), 200 Free (1:50.52), 100 Back (55.36), and 100 Free (50.99) at SSC Championships
- Competed in the 50 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Free, 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay (7th place), and 400 Free Relay (4th place) at NCAA Championships
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.
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