After graduation, Schoenfield, along with her swim coach Ray Woods, began a one-year regimen of serious training in an effort to make the U.S. team for the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 U.S. Olympic Trials, she qualified first in the 200-meter breaststroke, with a personal best time of 2:43.7.
After graduating, Schoenfield and her swim coach Ray Woods began a year-long training program to qualify for the U.S. team for the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 U.S. Olympic Trials, she achieved first place in the 200-meter breaststroke with a personal best time of 2:43.7.