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2010-11 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Yesica Rojas

  • Position Freestyle/Butterfly
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Caracas Venezuela
  • High School Colegio Emil Friedman

Biography

Senior -- 2010-11: Teamed with Danielle Sneir, Erin Pavlick and Mariangela Macchiavello to break the program record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:43.86 at the Sun Belt Championships... Teamed with Kayla Derr, Vicnan Torres and Macchiavello to break the program record in the 800 free relay with a time of 7:29.83 at the SBC Championships...Team-best in the 50 back (28.04) swam against New Orleans, 50 fly (27.05) also swam against New Orleans... Second-best time on the team in the 100 back (1:01.71) recorded at the Miami Ohio Invitational... Top time on the team in the 100 fly (57.82) at the Miami Ohio Invite... Second-best time on the team in the 200 fly (2:08.53) posted at the Miami Ohio Invite... Team-best 2:14.43 in the 200 IM against North Florida... Second-best time on the team in the 400 IM (4:48.97) swam against Florida State and FAU... Teamed with Sneir, Pavlick and Kariann Stevens to swim a team-best 4:02.14 in the 400 medley relay against Miami and Central Connecticut State.  

Junior -- 2009-10: Teamed with Danielle Sneir, Erin Pavlick and Mariangela Macchiavello to place fifth at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 200 medley relay (1:49.31)... Swam a 57.99 in the 100 fly, a 1:00.89 in the 100 back, a 2:09.08 in the 200 fly at the SBC Championships... Teamed with Sneir, Pavlick and Kelly Grace to win the 200 medley relay (1:54.69) against St. Leo; teamed with Sneir, Kayla Derr and Nicola MacKenzie to win the 200 free relay (1:44.12) against St. Leo... Won the 100 fly (1:00.90) against St. Leo... Won the 100 fly (1:00.25) in a meet against Indian River and Brown... Team's top finisher in the 200 fly (2:17.18) in a meet against Florida Atlantic, Clemson and Northwestern... Second in the 200 fly (2:12.79) against Florida Gulf Coast; won the 100 fly (59.58) against FGCU.      

Prior to FIU: Attended Indian River State College in 2008-09 where she participated in the 2008 and 2009 Nationals ... won gold medals in the 100 & 200 fly, 500 free and 4x500 & 4x100 medley relays at the 2008 Nationals ... won gold medals in the 100 & 200 fly and 4x500 and 4x100 medley relays, as well as a bronze medal in the 500 free at 2009 Nationals ... named Swimmer of the Year on multiple occasions at Colegio Emil Frideman High School ... participated with the Venezuelan National Team in the Central American games in 2001, 2003 and 2005, as well as the South American Games in 2005.

Personal: Born January 1, 1988 ... daughter of Oswaldo Fajardo and Yunilba de Rojas Villegas ... has two siblings, Oliver and Adriana ... majoring in international business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Junior

    Freestyle/Butterfly
  • 2010-11Senior

    Freestyle/Butterfly