Cecilia Viberg

The 15 Cardinals posed at the Georgia Pool at NCAA practice

The 200 medley relay team holds up their trophies on the podium

2022 NCAA Women's Team pose at the venue

200 Medley relay celebrates a school record

Photo by: Mooreshots LLC

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Breaststroke
High School:
Stockholm Kappsimningsklubb
Hometown:
Lindingo, Sweden

2023-24: Cecilia swam the breaststroke for the Cardinals and was an important piece of the relays. Qualifying for NCAAs, she put up a 1:01.17 in the 100 breaststroke. At the ACC Championships, she was 20^th in the 100 breast with a time of 1:01.81 and was 34^th in the 200 breast with a time of 2:22.75. She also swam the 50 free in prelims in 24.29. During the dual meet season, she was second in the 100 breast against Xavier. She was fourth in the 100 breast at Auburn (1:02.93) and helped win the 200 medley relay with a 1:39.39. Against Missouri, she was third in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.51) and helped the Cards to a third place finish in the 200 medley relay. At Kentucky, she was third in the 100 breast (1:01.55) and second in the 200 medley relay (1:38.49). In the meet with Indiana and Wisconsin, she was seventh in the 100 breast 1:02.01) and 10^th in the 200 breaststroke. Against Cincinnati, she was second in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.02) and fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:23.17) to go along with a win in the 200 medley relay (1:37.36).

2022-23 Cecilia made an immediate impact on her team with two HM All-American honors. She qualified for the NCAAs where she finished 35^th in the 100 breast with a time of 1:00.09. She helped the 200 medley relay team to a fifth place finish (1:34.37) with her breaststroke leg clocking in at 26.97. She also handled the breaststroke in the 400 medley relay team that finished eighth in 3:28.58 with her split of 59.29. At ACCs, she scored 17 points, helping the 200 medley relay team win bronze with a time of 1:34.23. She made the B-Final of the 100 breast where she finished 10^th overall with a time of 59.84. She was 26^th in the 200 breast with a time of 2:15.76. During the dual meet season, she was third in the 100 breast and sixth in the 200 breast at the SMU Classic. Versus Xavier she swept the breaststroke events. Versus Tennessee, she was second in the 100 breast.

Prep: A native of Lidingo, Sweden, Viberg will bring competition to the Cardinals’ breaststroke group. Viberg swam for Stockhoms Kappsimningsklubb and represented Sweden at international meets. In Sweden, Viberg is ranked 3^rd in the 100 breaststroke and 4^th in the 50 breaststroke. At the 2021 European Championships, Viberg finished 24^th in both the 50 and 100 breaststroke. Her best times are 30.72 in the 50 breaststroke, 1:06.95 in the 100 breaststroke, and 2:32.41 in the 200 breaststroke.

Personal: Daughter of Erik and Annika Viberg. Born August 25, 2003. Major is marketing