FIU Athletics

Career Individual Top Times 
50 Free: 22.34 (2/23/17)
100 Free: 48.32 (2/22/17)
200 Free: 1:53.22 (1/23/16)
500 Free: 5:08.99 (10/21/16)
100 Back: 1:01.92 (1/5/18)
50 Fly: 25.10 (11/03/17)
100 Fly 53.32 (2/23/18)
200 Fly: 2:06.58 (1/31/15)

2017-18 (Senior):
Appeared in all 13 matches this season and notched four first place finishes...Placed first at the CSCAA National Invitational in the 100 Free and finished fourth in the 50 Free...Individually placed first in the 100 Fly and took second in both the 50 and 100 Free at the C-USA Championships, where she achieved a career best of 53.32  in the 100 Fly...Helped set school record with a time of 1:13:84 in the 200 Medley Relay with teammates Gyertyanffy, Mayhew and Ruele at C-USA Championships… Recorded 25 top-three finishes during the 2017-18 season…Opened up the season placing first in the 50 Free, 100 Free and 100 Fly against Miami (9/27)…Ended in second-place in the 50 Free and 500 Free at the FIU Fall classic (10/06) and landed in the tenth-place seat in the 200 Fly…Individually placed second in the 50 Free against Denver (10/28) and third in the 100 Free… Against Tulane (10/27) , took home first in the 100 Free and fifth in the 50 Fly…Notched first in the 50 Free and second in the 50 Fly against Illinois (11/3)…Won two individual events, with a 1:53.47 in the 200 Free and 51.79 in the 100 Free at Georgia Southern (12/14)…Placed in the top-ten in four events at the FIU Sprint Invitational on January 5^th, (50 Fly- 1^st, 50 Free-6^th, 200 Free-6^th and 100 Back- 6^th),where she recorded a career best time of 1:01:92 in the 100 Back…Recorded a time of 56.27 against FAU (2/4) where she individually took first place…Named to C-USA All-Academic Team… Recipient of the In-Touch Credit Union Conference USA Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team.

2016-17 (Junior): Named C-USA Swimmer of the Year…Appeared in 13 meets for the Panther…Made her first-ever appearance in the NCAA Championships, competing in five events (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay and 400 Medley Relay)…Claimed three individual medals (two gold and one silver) and four relay medals (three gold) at the C-USA Championships…Set the school and C-USA record in the 100 Free as the lead leg of the 400 Free Relay with a time of 48.32…Her 48.32 was the 25^th-fastest time in the nation and qualified FIU's relay teams for the NCAAs…Individually placed first in the 50 Free (22.34), 100 Free, and Second in the 100 Fly (53.38) in the C-USA Championship…Part of the C-USA winner 200 Free, 200 Medley, 400 Medley and 400 Free Relays setting a school record in every event and a C-USA record in the 400 Free Relay…Named the C-USA Swimmer of the Week (1/3)…Claimed 31 top-three finishes in 2016-17…Placed second at Louisville Invite in the 50 Free (22.66)  and 100 Fly (53.91)…Registered seven first places in the different dual meets during the year and set a BBC Pool record in the 100 Fly with a time of 55.44 against Florida Atlantic (2/4)…Named to the FIU the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA-or-better) and received the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal (3.75 GPA-or-better)...Also Named In-Touch Credit Union C-USA Swimming & Diving All-Academic Team. 

2015-16 (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 meets for the Panthers…Claimed three gold medals at the Conference USA Championships as part of the 200 Medley, 200 Free and 400 Free Relay teams…Notched 222 top three finishes…Recorded NCAA B qualifying marks four times…Part of the relay team (Ruele, Alfani, Deist) that claimed first in the 200 Free and set the school record (1:30.70) at the C-USA Championships (2/25)…Swam the first leg (50.72) of the 400 Free Relay with teammates Lauridsen, Pereira and Ruele to take first at the C-USA Championships (2/27)…Swam the second-fastest time for FIU in the 50 Free (22.82) for a second-place finish at the C-USA Championships (2/25)…Her time in the 50 Free was a personal best.…Also finished second in the 100 Free at the C-USA Championships (49.89 – second-fastest on the team and a personal best)…Placed first at Florida Atlantic (2/6) in the 50 Free (24.07)…Set a personal best in the 200 Free, posting a 1:53.22 at Florida Gulf Coast (1/23)…Recorded a career-best 54.10 in the 100 Fly prelims during the C-USA Championships and would go on to claim the bronze with a 54.13 in the finals (2/26)…Recipient of the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal (GPA of 3.75-or-better).
 
As a Freshman (2014-15): Conference USA champion in the 50 freestyle…Swam in five events for the Panthers during her rookie season…Earned nine top-three finishes on the season, including two first place finishes…Set the school record in the 50 freestyle at the C-USA Championships (2/21), as she posted a time of 22.90 in the preliminaries before earning a mark of 22.94 in the finals to earn the league crown...In addition to the 50 freestyle, she also swam in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke at the Championships, placing in the top-five in the 100 breaststroke… Also placed first in the 50 freestyle at Florida Atlantic (1/30)…Was also part of FIU’s school record 200 freestyle and 200 medley relay teams.

Prior to FIU: Winner of five Junior Italian Nationals medals and two National titles in the 50 Fly...Attended four Italian Nationals Championship being part of the club team Asola Nuoto...Moved to Bologna, Italy, to represent Nuoto Club Azzurra...Participated of six Italian Junior Nationals and winner of 12 medals including five Italian Junior titles in the 50 Fly...Represented her club team in eight National Championship...Gained one Bronze medal in the 50 Fly 27.30 LC in December 2012 at Italian Nationals...Represented Italy in 2010 and 2012 swimming 50 and 100 Fly.
 
Personal: Parents – Guido Bertelli and Rosanna Sarzi Sartori…Majoring in international business…Enjoys trying and experimenting with new foods and dishes.