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Junior Nationals qualifier Sophia Oka-Fedder is headed to the Midwest this fall, as she announced her verbal commitment to compete for Northwestern University beginning in the fall of 2026.
“I am extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Northwestern University! First and foremost I would like to thank my family. Thank you for all that you do for me, I truly appreciate your endless love and support. Thank you to Coach Rick for always believing in me and teaching me how to succeed not only in swimming, but more importantly in life! Thank you also to Coach Reid, Coach Brooks, and all the CW girls for cheering me on throughout this journey! Finally, I would like to thank Coach Eddie, Coach Rachel and the rest of the Northwestern staff for giving me this amazing opportunity. I am thrilled to become a part of the Wildcat family! GO ‘CATS”
The California native is currently a senior at Clovis West High School in Fresno, where she has been a member of her school’s varsity swimming and diving team since her freshman year. A versatile threat in the water, she also trains year-round with Fresno Dolphins Swim Team, excelling at free, breast, back and IM.
Oka-Fedder posted a series of strong performances at the 2025 Winter Junior Championship – West in December, hitting a season-best time in each of her races. She placed 28th in the 200 free (1:50.10) and 38th in the 200 breast (2:17.98). She also contested the 100 free (50.94), 500 free (5:01.54) and 200 IM (2:03.35).
A few weeks later, Oka-Fedder threw down another stream of top swims at the Speedo Sectionals in Walnut. She took 3rd in the 50 free (23.10 – PB), 5th in the 200 IM (2:02.67 – SB), 9th in the 200 free (1:50.56) and 20th in both the 500 free (4:58.86 – SB) and 400 IM (4:24.76 – PB). She also placed 8th in the 100 free in 50.90 after clocking a lifetime best time of 50.65 during prelims.
She owns a personal best time of 1:49.33 in the 200 free, set last March at the Kona Senior Spring Invitational.
Over the summer, Oka-Fedder competed at the Junior National Championships (LCM), turning in a series of season-best and lifetime best performances. She raced the 100 free (58.41 – SB), 200 free (2:06.30 – SB), 50 breast (34.56 – PB), 200 breast (2:45.01 – SB) and 200 IM (2:22.25 – SB).
Oka-Fedder’s most recent competition was at the 2026 Pro Swim Series (LCM) stop in Austin, where she earned a second swim in six events and made it to the final in four events. She placed 10th in the 200 breast (2:42.13), 12th in the 200 IM (2:21.22), 14th in the 200 free (2:07.08), 16th in the 50 back (31.73 – PB), 19th in the 50 free (27.19) and 400 free (4:31.27) and 20th in the 100 free (58.59).
Best Times SCY
50 free – 23.10 100 free – 50.65 200 free – 1:49.33 200 breast – 2:17.14 200 IM – 2:02.19 400 IM – 4:24.76A Division I program, Northwestern competes in the Big Ten Conference, with the women’s team placing 9th out of 14 teams at last season’s conference championships. The Wildcats sent three athletes on to compete at the 2025 Division I Women’s NCAA Championships, where they finished 46th overall.
To earn a second swim at the 2025 Big Ten Conference Championships, it took times of 22.55/49.60/1:47.11 in the 50/100/200 free, 2:13.65 in the 200 breast and 1:59.66/4:14.72 in the 200/400 IM, putting Oka-Fedder outside the cutoff in each of her top events.
On the team itself, she would have ranked 3rd in the 200 breast and 400 IM, 4th in the 200 IM, 5th in the 50 free, 6th in the 500 free and 7th in the 200 free last season, contributing some added depth to the roster. With the Wildcats set to lose some of their top freestylers and IMers at the end of this season, Oka-Fedder will help fill some of those gaps left behind.
Oka-Fedder will be joined in Evanston in the fall by Iris Kim, Aya Ferguson, Flawia Kamzol, Bella Teply and Laura Wang, who should all make for strong training partners over their four years together.
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