2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster

Danielle Whaley / Villanova Athletics
Danielle Whaley / Villanova Athletics

Sam Randall

  • Class Senior
  • Position Sprint Free/Fly
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Highschool Episcopal
  • INFLCR sam-randall

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
50 Free (20.96)
100 Free (45.08)
200 Free (1:39.67)
100 Fly (49.02)
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2024-25 (Junior)
All-BIG EAST 200 Free Relay (bronze)
All-BIG EAST 400 Free Relay (bronze)
2023-24 (Sophomore)
All-BIG EAST 800 Free Relay (bronze)
ACADEMIC HONORS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2023-24)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025)

Villanova Career: Fourth on the program’s top performers list in the 100 Free (45.08), seventh in the 200 Free (1:39.67) and sixth 100 Fly (49.02) … Three-time All-BIG EAST performer, all in relay action … Primarily competes in the Freestyle and Butterfly.
 
2024-25: Part of two All-BIG EAST relays … Season bests: 50 Free (20.96), 100 Free (45.08), 200 Free (1:39.67) and 100 Fly (49.02), all for new personal bests; BIG EAST Championships (2/24-27): Swam in two bronze medal relays … Swam a second leg 44.76 in the 400 Free Relay that notched the second fastest time in program history at 3:00.04 … Swam third (19.91) in the third-place 200 Free Relay (1:20.89) … Competed in two Championship Finals, finishing as high as fourth in the 100 Fly (49.02); Drexel (1/31): Helped the A team to a third-place finish in the 200 Free Relay (1:23.80); Georgetown (10/26): Touched second in the 100 Fly (51.23).
 
2023-24: Swam to All-BIG EAST status in the 800 Free Relay … Posted season bests in the 50 Free (21.38), 100 Free (46.80), 200 Free (1:40.56) and 100 Fly (49.47); BIG EAST Championships (2/28-3/2): Swam a 1:39.83 anchor leg for the team’s bronze medal in the 800 Free Relay … Won the Consolation Final for the 100 Fly with a personal-best time of 49.47; Penn State (2/2): Swam a 20.90 anchor leg for the A team’s third-place 200 Free Relay finish; Providence (1/13): Led Villanova in the 200 SC Free, touching second in 1:57.46 … Swam a second-leg time of 24.12 in the A team’s second-place 200 SC Free Relay; La Salle (11/4); Won the 100 Fly in 51.44; NJIT (11/3): Led the ‘Cats in the 100 Fly, finishing third in 51.65; Rider (11/1): Clocked in at 22.85 as the third leg for the A team’s third-place showing in the 200 Medley Relay.
 
2022-23: Recorded a personal best in the 50 Free prelims (21.28) at the BIG EAST Championships; BIG EAST Championships (2/22-25): Individual point-scorer in the 100 Fly with a Consolation Final showing that landed him 14th overall (50.52); West Virginia (1/28): Posted a second-leg split of 21.00 for the A team’s third-place 200 Free Relay finish (1:24.88); Penn State (1/27): Part of two second-place relays with the B team, swimming the third leg in both … Logged a 23.11 butterfly split in the 200 Medley Relay (1:37.99) and a 21.32 split in the 200 Free Relay (1:26.86); Penn (11/9): Anchor leg (48.32) for the B team’s second-place 400 Free Relay (3:10.75); NJIT (11/5): Posted a pair of third-place finishes in the 200 Fly (1:58.07) and 100 Fly (52.09) … Swam lead-off (22.30) for the B team’s third-place 200 Free Relay (1:26.54); Georgetown (10/29): Made his Villanova debut by leading the ‘Cats with a third-place 100 Fly (52.23).

Club Swimming: Swam with Rice Aquatics …. Qualified for NCSA, Sectionals and Futures all in the 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Fly and 400 IM.
 
Episcopal: Was a dual-sport athlete as a four-year varsity swimmer and two-year varsity cross country runner … Was the men’s swimming Most Valuable Player each year of career … School-record holder in the 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 free, 100 Fly, 200 Individual Medley, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay and the 400 Free Relay … Made the school honor roll each year.
 
Personal: Born Sept. 9, 2003 in Houston, Texas … One of three children to William and Catherine Randall … Has two siblings, Elizabeth and Fairfax … Father, William, rowed crew at the Naval Academy for four years … Enjoys dirt biking, hiking, water skiing and playing tennis … Chose Villanova for the welcoming team atmosphere, academic reputation and the campus … Political Science Major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Sprint Free/Fly
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Sprint Free/Fly
  • 2024-25Junior

    Sprint Free/Fly
  • 2025-26Senior

    Sprint Free/Fly