McKenzie Siroky
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| Born | May 23, 2005 Livonia, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Tennessee | ||||||||||||||||||||
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McKenzie Siroky (born May 23, 2005) is an American swimmer. She currently competes at the collegiate level for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Early life and education
Siroky attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Livonia, Michigan where she played ice hockey, competing on the high school boys’ varsity team. During her junior year of high school, she committed to play college ice hockey at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She was in consideration to make team USA's roster for the 2022 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship, however, she didn't make the final cut.[1]
She also swam in high school, winning three Michigan high school state titles in the 100 breast and breaking the state record twice.[2] In February 2023, she officially decided to give up ice hockey to focus on swimming. She committed to swim at the University of Tennessee for the fall of 2024. She also chose to take a gap year to qualify for the Olympic trials.[3]
Career
In July 2026, she competed at the 2026 USA Swimming Championships and won the national title in the 50 meter breaststroke with a time of 29.99 seconds.[4] She also won the national title in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 1:05.64, defeating Kate Douglass by two hundredths of a second.[5] In August 2026, she competed at the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and won a gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke with a time of 1:05.32.[6]
Personal life
Siroky's mother, Michele Ann Siroky, swam at Stevenson High and Michigan State University. Michele died from brain cancer in 2017, when McKenzie was 12 years old.[1]
References
- 1 2 Li, Yanyan (June 19, 2024). "How A Former DI Hockey Commit Became An Olympic Swimming Trials Finalist In Under Two Years". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ "McKenzie Siroky". utsports.com. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ Rieder, David (April 11, 2025). "Lessons From Hockey Career Helped McKenzie Siroky Excel at First NCAA Championships". Swimming World. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Siroky sprints to title in 50m breaststroke". KQ2. July 30, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Siroky sneaks past Douglass by two hundredths". KTVZ. August 13, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ D'Addona, Dan (August 13, 2026). "Pan Pacific Championships Night Two: McKenzie Siroky Surges to Gold in Final Meters of Women's 100 Breaststroke". Swimming World. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
External links
- McKenzie Siroky at World Aquatics
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com