Career-Best Times (collegiate)
50 Free: 23.99 at Louisville Invitational, 2.6.26
100 Free: 52.24 at Louisville Invitational, 2.5.26
100 Back: 57.61 at Southern Illinois, 1.17.26
100 Breast: 1:05.53 at American Athletic Conference Championships, 2.24.24
200 IM: 2:05.73 at CSCAA National Invitational Championship, 3.15.24
As a Sophomore (2025-26)
• Among the top five on the team in the 400 IM at the end of the season
• Had career-best marks at the time in the 100 free (52.61) and 100 back (58.26) at the Phill Hansel Invitational (Nov. 19-21)
• Missed finals by less than half a second in both 100 back and the 200 IM (2:07.03) at the competition
• Had fastest career times in the 50 and 100 free A Final—placing third in both races—and competed in the 200 IM (2:07.86) at the Louisville Invitational (Feb. 5-6)
• Recorded career-low mark in the 50 free (24.20) and season-best time in the 200 IM (2:06.46) in tri-meet against Kentucky/Texas A&M (Jan. 16)
• Touched the wall in a career-best time in the 100 back and 100 fly at Southern Illinois (Jan. 17)
• Won the 400 IM (4:35.83) and swam the 50 free (24.99) in her Commodore debut to help Vandy defeat North Florida (Oct. 4)
• Swam the 50 free, 100 back and 400 IM in tri-meet with Missouri and McKendree (Nov. 1)
• Was Vandy’s second finisher in the 200 IM (2:09.97) in match-ups against Indiana State and Illinois (Nov. 7-8)
As a Freshman at Tulane (2023-24)
• Competed in the 50 free (24.12), and 100 (58.14) and 200 IM—with a season-best time in the latter event—at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship (March 14-16)
• Just missed advancing to finals, placing 17th overall, with a career-low mark in the 100 breast at the American Athletic Conference Championships (Feb. 22-25)
• Finished third in the B Final of the 200 IM (2:05.76) at the Magnus Cup (Nov. 16-18)
• Runner-up in the 100 free (53.65) and placed third in the 100 breast (1:08.78) in win at West Florida (Oct. 27)
• Earned second-place finish in the 200 IM (2:08.58) and also finished fourth in the 50 free (24.50) in tri-meet victories over North Florida and Little Rock (Oct. 6-7) in her collegiate debut
The Strongyli File
• Is a human & organizational development major
• Competed as a prep at Athens College
• Was a member of the Omilos Filathlon Neas Ionias club team as well
• Represented Greece in the World School Games in 2022, recording top-five finishes in the 50 back and 200 IM
• Was a seven-time national champion
• Set school records in eight individual events and one relay
• Departed as the Athletic Conference of Private Schools of Greece 200 IM record holder
• Earned the Best Athlete Award for the graduating class of 2023
• Was salutatorian of her graduating class
• Received the Academic Excellence National Honors Award each of her last three years
• Also earned three straight Best in Class awards
• Daughter of Sofia Lioni and the deceased Theofilos Strongylis
• Has one older sister
• Worked at Deloitte Greece during the 2024-25 academic year
• Enjoys baking and reading in her free time
Why Vanderbilt: “What set Vanderbilt apart for me was its rigorous academics, SEC athletics, and the sheer number of possibilities. It wasn’t just about fulfilling a checklist; Vanderbilt felt like the place where I could be both challenged and supported, surrounded by people and opportunities that would inspire me to grow into the best version of myself.”