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2022-23 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Maria Basto

Maria Basto

  • Position:
    Backstroke/ Freestyler
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Bogota, Colombia
  • Major:
    Business Administration

Summary

Biography

As a junior (2022-23) … 6x NAIA All-American … 5x MSC First Team All-Conference … 2x MSC Third Team All-Conference … Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete … MSC Academic All-Conference … CSC First Team Academic All-America … 2x MSC Swimmer of the Week … NAIA Swimmer of the Month (12/16) … Part of UC’s 200 medley relay record of 1:45.35 set at the NAIA National Championships that placed fifth …  Placed third in the 100 back at nationals with a time of 57.37, while she touched the wall in 2:04.20 to finish fifth in the 200 back … Clocked a 56.68 in the 100 free at Wooster, which is the fifth fastest time in program history … Posted a season-best time of 56.68 in the 100 back and 2:03.09 in the 200 back at the Wooster Invite … Finished in 2:07.37 for the 200 IM.

As a sophomore (2021-22) … 7x NAIA All-American … 5x MSC First-Team All-Conference … 2x MSC Second Team All-Conference … MSC Academic All-Conference … 2x MSC Swimmer of the Week … Competed in eight meets, winning 16 individual races … Broke the school record in the 100 back, going 56.00 at nationals to finish runner-up … Clocked a 2:02.25 in the 200 back to place third … Finished fifth in the 200 IM at nationals, touched the wall in 2:07.92 to win the conference title … Achieved NAIA nationals cuts in five events … Part of both the 400  free relay and the 800 free relay that broke the school record.

As a sophomore (2020-21) … 2021 NAIA All-American .,.. 2x MSC First Team All-Conference … MSC Third Team All-Conference … MSC Swimmer of the Week (10/19) … MSC Academic All-Conference … Competed in six meets …. Achieved NAIA provisional standards in five different events … went a season-best 58.60 in the 100 back at the MSC Championships … Touched the wall in 2:08.28 at the Asbury Invite … Part of two conference champion relay teams.

As a freshman (2019-20) … 6x NAIA All-American … 3x MSC First Team All-Conference … MSC Second Team All-Conference … Competed in all 11 meets, swimming freestyle, back, and IM … Placed fourth in both the 100 back and 200 back at the NAIA National Championships … Posted a season-best time of 57.35 in the 100 back … Touched the wall in 2:10.83 in the 200 IM and finished 14th … Recorded a season-best time of 2:05.34 at the Magnus Cup Invite … Part of 4 NAIA All-American relay teams.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Backstroke/ Freestyler
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Backstroke/ Freestyler
    5'4"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Backstroke/ Freestyler
    5'4"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Backstroke/ Freestyler
    5'4"