Sophie Hansson

Sophie Elizabeth Hansson (born 2 August 1998) is a Swedish Olympic swimmer who swam for North Carolina State University, and represented Sweden in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics, competing in breaststroke and relay events. In May 2021 she set a new Swedish record in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:05.69. Her older sister Louise Hansson is also a competitive swimmer and swam with her in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Hansson was born 2 August 1998 in Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden, and both she and her older sister Louise swam for the local Helsingborgs SS club, known in Sweden as Helsingborg Simsällskap. She attended Filbornaskolan High School.

In early international competition highlights, she captured the silver medal in Singapore at the 2015 Junior World Championships in both the 50 and 100 breaststroke. At the 2017 European Championships, she captured a gold medal in the 4x50 medley relay and took a bronze medal in the 50 breaststroke.

International competition As a prolific international competitor, in five World and European Championships from 2017-2024 she won 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals. As a breastroke specialist she won golds in the 4x100 and 4x50 medley relays, and the 100 meter breaststroke.

Honors During her collegiate swimming career, she was the ACC Women's Freshman of the Year in 2019, and a Honda Sport Award Finalist in 2021. As a solid academic performer, she was part of the Academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team all four years from 2019-2022, and in varying years, a College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) Scholar, and a CoSIDA Academic All-American.