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2017-18 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Maria Lopez

  • Position Freestyle/Butterfly
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hialeah Gardens, Fla.
  • High School Hialeah Gardens

Biography

Career Individual Top Times
50 Free:
24.18 (11/16/17)
100 Free: 54.94 (10/4/14)
200 Free: 1:59.33 (1/03/15)
50 Fly: 27.16 (11/03/17)
100 Fly: 56.54 (2/26/16)
200 Fly: 2:05.39 (11/20/16)
50 Back: 29.08 (1/06/17)
100 Back: 1:01.77 (1/06/17)

2016-17(Junior): Appeared in 13 meets for the Panthers… She set personal records in the 200 Fly (2:05.39) and 50 Free (24.94) at the Louisville Mid-Season Invite (11/20/16)… She recorded a personal best 50 Backstroke (29.80) and the 100 Backstroke (1:01.07) at the FIU Sprint Invite (1/6/17)… She placed second and third in the 200 Fly against UNF (11/5/16) and Georgia Southern (12/15/16), respectively… Against Georgia Southern, she also placed fourth in the 100 Fly… She was named team captain of the 2016-17 campaign.

2015-16 (Sophomore): Appeared in 12 meets for the Panthers…Competed in the 50 Free, the 100 Fly and the 200 Fly during the 2016 Conference USA Championships…Finish third in the 100 Back with a time of 1:03.30 at Florida Atlantic (2/6)…Recorded a career-best time in the 50 Free (24.57) at the Purdue Invitational (11/22)…Also set career marks in both the 100 Fly (56.54) and 200 Fly (2:05.47) at the C-USA Championships…Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (GPA of 3.00-or-better).
 
2014-15 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 meets for the Panthers…Registered seven top-three finishes…Finished third in both the 100 Fly (58.71) and the 200 Fly (2:08.42) vs. Florida Atlantic  (10/4)…Also set a career-best time in the 100 Free (54.94) swimming the lead leg of the 400 Free Relay versus the Owls…Notched a third-place finish in the 200 Fly (2:12.44) versus Florida Southern (10/25)…Finished second in the 200 Fly with a time of 2:09.02 during the FIU Tri-Meet (11/1)…Also claimed third in the 100 Fly (1:00.09)…Set a career mark in the 200 Free with a time of 1:59.33 during the FIU Invitational (1/3)… Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (GPA of 3.00-or-better).
 
Prior to FIU: Recorded top times of 56.58 in the 100 butterfly, 24.58 in the 50 freestyle, and 2:05.22 in the 200 butterfly…Was named to the USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team 2013…Was a State Finalist in the 100 butterfly in 2012…School record holder in more than five events…Team Captain and MVP…In the classroom, was an officer of the National Honor Society…Chose FIU over FGCU, UWF, UNF and FAU.
 
Personal: Parents – Francisco Jose Lopez and Vivana Abello…Born in Havana, Cuba...Majoring in finance/health fitness marketing…Enjoying taking pictures with her friends and editing them, baking with her teammates and dancing.



Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Freestyle/Butterfly
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Freestyle/Butterfly
  • 2016-17Junior

    Freestyle/Butterfly
  • 2017-18Senior

    Freestyle/Butterfly