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2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Paloma Sanchez

  • Position Freestyle
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Miami, Florida
  • High School La Salle

Biography

Career Bests
50 Free:
23.23 (2/27/19)
100 Free: 51.30 (1/5/19)
50 Fly: 25.88 (11/15/18)
100 Fly: 56.93 (2/27/19)

2018-19 (Freshman): Participated at the conference championships (2/27), placed seventh in the 50 Free (23.25), 13th in the 100 Free (51.30) and 13th in the 50 Fly (27.64) and 14th in the 100 Fly (56.93)...Achieved a top three finish against FGCU/UNF (10/6) in the 50 Free with a time of 24.76...At the IRSC (11/2) placed sixth in the 50 Free (24.89) and fifth in the 100 Fly (11/2)...At Mizzou (11/15) registered a fifth-place finish in the 50 Fly (27.15)...Recorded three second-place finishes in the 50 Free against CCSU (1/12), FGCU (1/26) and FAU (2/2)... Also against FAU (2/2) she picked up the number two spot in the 100 Free with a time of 54.53...Was named to the 2018-19 C-USA Academic Honor Roll. 

Prior to FIU: Was a two time finalist at the Florida Gold Coast Senior Long Course Championships… Achieved a pair of fifth-place finishes in the 50 Fly (26.24) and 50 Free (24.22) at the 2017 Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships…Appeared in the FHSAA 1A Region 4 Meet and finished fourth in the 50 Free (24.13) and 100 Free (52.87)…Three-time finalist at the FGC Senior Championships…At the Florida 1A State Championships in 2016 she earned a seventh-place finish in the 50 Free (23.89)…Two time finalist at the FHSAA Class 1A Regional 4 Championships…In 2015, was crowned the champion of the 50 Free (24.35)at the FHSAA Class 1A – District 12 Championships.
 
Personal: Parents—Manuel Sanchez and Aurara Pasto…From Miami, FL…Majoring in Finance…She enjoys the beach and hanging out with her family.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Freestyle
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Freestyle