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2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Vanessa Ruiz

  • Position Free
  • Class Senior
  • High School Peddie School
  • Hometown The Bronx, N.Y.

Biography

As a senior (2019-20)

• Competed at eight meets for the Big Red during senior campaign.
• Made the B Final of the 50-freestyle at Akron’s Zippy Invitational, finishing 15th overall in 23.79.
• Secured season-bests in the 100-freestyle (52.73) and 100-butterfly (59.38) at the Zippy Invitational.
• Finished first in the 50-freestyle in Cornell victories over Binghamton and Brown, winning her race against the Bears in a season-best 23.68.
• Runner-up in the 50-freestyle against St. Bonaventure, helping Cornell defeat the Bonnies.
• Posted a top-five finish in the 50-freestyle against Yale, placing fifth.

As a junior (2018-19)

• Scored in the 50 free at the Ivy League Championship, finishing 17th overall.
• Also competed in the 100 free at the Ivy meet.
• Swam the second leg of the 200 free relay that posted the third-fastest time in school history (1:32.74) and anchored the 200 medley relay that had the fifth-fastest mark (1:42.34).
• Won the 50 free at the Bomber/Ithaca Winter Invitational.
• Runner-up in the 50 free vs. St. Bonaventure.
• Placed third in the 50 free against Yale.
• Finished fourth in the 50 free against Columbia.

As a sophomore (2017-18)

• Won the C level final of the 50 free at the Ivy League Championship, posting the fifth-fastest time in Cornell history (23.36).
• Swam the third leg of the 200 free relay that posted the fourth-fastest mark in school history (1:32.91).
• Also swam the 100 free and 100 fly at the Ivy meet.
• Made her Cornell debut in dual meet against Brown, swimming the 50 and 100 free and the 100 fly.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Free
  • 2018-19Junior

    Free
  • 2019-20Senior

    Free