Ana Menendez-Nava
- position Breaststroke
- class Senior
- Hometown Pola de Siero, Spain
- High school IES Escultor Juan De Villanueva
- position Breaststroke
- class Senior
- Hometown Pola de Siero, Spain
- High school IES Escultor Juan De Villanueva
Ana Menendez-Nava Bio
MENENDEZ-NAVA’S TOP TIMES | ||||
Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
50 Freestyle | 24.62 | 2/19/20 | SEC Championships | Auburn, Ala. |
100 Breaststroke | 1:01.80p | 2/21/20 | SEC Championships | Auburn, Ala. |
200 Breaststroke | 2:15.67p | 2/18/18 | SEC Championships | College Station, Texas |
100 Backstroke | 1:05.34 | 10/25/19 | at NC State | Raleigh, N.C. |
200 Backstroke | 2:23.87 | 10/25/19 | at NC State | Raleigh, N.C. |
100 Butterfly | 58.60p | 2/16/17 | SEC Championships | Knoxville, Tenn. |
200 IM | 2:07.69 | 2/1/19 | Virginia Tech Invite | Blacksburg, Va. |
! = School Record | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split | p – Prelims
AWARDS/ HONORS
- CSCAA Scholar All-American (2018)
- 4x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 8th — 100 breaststroke
- 10th — 200 breaststroke
- 3rd — 200 medley relay
- 7th — 400 medley relay
2019-20 (SENIOR)
- Finished her Gamecock career by making her first career final at SECs, reaching the C-final of the 100 breast
- Took home back-to-back wins in the 100 breast against Georgia Tech and at the SC College Invite
- Set a new personal record in the 50 freestyle at SECs, swimming a 24.62 in prelims
2018-19 (JUNIOR)
- Won the 100 breast at the SC College Invite with a 1:03.29
- Swam a season-best 1:03.09 to finish second in the 100 breast at the Virginia Tech Invite
- Posted a season-best 1:18.18t at the Virginia Tech Invite
- Had nine top-eight races between the two breaststroke events in her third season at Carolina
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
- Finished 33rd and 35th in the 100 and 200 breaststroke events, respectively, at the SEC Championships
- Won the 200 breaststroke (2:16.56) in the SC College Invite
- Had three top-five finishes during the regular season in the 200 breaststroke
- Tallied six top-five finishes in the 100 breast with a season-best second-place finish in the SC College Invite
- Placed seventh at the CSCAA Invite in the 200 breast (2:15.95)
- Had 16 total top-10 finishes during the season between the 100 and 200 breaststroke
- Member of 200 medley relay team that finished second (1:40.49) at the CSCAA Invite
2016-17 (FRESHMAN)
- Finished 27th in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.96), 34th in the 200 breaststroke (2:16.62) and 51st in the 100 butterfly (58.60) at the SEC Championships
- Swam in three events as a freshman (100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 100 butterfly)
- Tallied eight top-10 finishes throughout the regular season
- Took a season-best third in the 100 breaststroke at three dual meets – Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee
PRE-COLLEGE
- Graduated from IES Escultor Juan De Villanueva
- Member of Real Grupo de Culture Covadonga