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Phoebe Wright

Phoebe Wright - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 5-11
Major Civil Engineering
Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
Last School George Washington University
High School Walnut Hills High School
Phoebe Wright - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
  • Holds the program record for the 200 back (1:53.52 – 2025 ACC Championships)

2024-25 (Junior): Competed in the backstroke and freestyle … Opened the season finishing first in the 200 free (1:49.80) and 500 free (4:48.22) … Won the 200 back (1:57.65) and came in third in the 200 free (1:48.96) at Florida State … Finished second in the 200 back (1:56.02), fifth in the 100 back (54.70) and seventh in the 500 free (5:07.74) at Pitt … Came in fourth in the 200 back (1:56.00), seventh in the 500 free (4:50.80) and ninth in the 200 free (1:48.19), while swimming in the 400 and 800 free relays at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … Won the 200 back (1:56.61) and came in seventh in the 100 back (55.06) in the tri-meet with Auburn and Carson-Newman … Won the 200 back (1:56.16), came in second in the 200 free (1:47.60) and finished fifth in the 100 back (54.40) vs Duke … Came in third in the 500 free (4:53.09) and sixth in the 200 free (1:48.30) vs South Carolina … Came in 19th in the 200 back at ACC Championships, breaking the program record with a 1:53.52 , also swam in prelims for the 200 free and 500 free … Came in second in the 200 back (1:55.34) at the Auburn Last Chance

Before Tech: Transfer from George Washington University … Record holder in the 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 400 Freestyle Relay, and 800 Freestyle Relay at George Washington University … 12-time Atlantic 10 conference medalist … Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer in 2023 … Atlantic 10 All-Conference First and Second Team in 2023/2024 … Earned a gold medal in the 200-yard free (1:47.18) … Won silver medal in the 200-yard back (1:55.69) … Clocked in third in the 500-yard free with a new personal-best time (4:46.44) … Helped 400-yard free relay win gold medal (3:18.15) with a new school record … Completed impressive rookie season (2022-23) at A-10 Championships, medaling in all-seven events (three individual & four relay) with a team-high tying 53 points

High School: Swam for four seasons at Walnut Hills High School … OHSAA 100 Freestyle State Champion 2022 … Southwest Ohio District Champion 2021 and 2022 … NISCA Individual All-American 2020, 2021, 2022 … Cum Laude Society at Walnut Hills …

Personal: Has an older sister, Esme Wright, who swims at Denison University … Chose Tech for the team culture, academics and opportunities after graduation … Likes to read, cook and travel

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