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2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Paola Carlesso

  • Position Free/Fly
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool The New School Medellin/Colegio Simon Bolivar
  • Hometown Caracas, Venezuela

Biography

2023-24
- ECAC qualifier in the 100-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 200-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 500-free.
- Finished 28th in the 200-free at the MAAC Championships with a season-best time of 1:57.93.
- Finished 32nd in the 100-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 55.05.
- Finished 37th in the 500-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 5:21.47.
- Swam a personal-best 54.36 in the 100-free at the Bruno Invitational.
- Swam a personal-best 25.71 in the 50-free at the tri-meet vs. Stony Book and NJIT.
- Swam a season-best 5:16.65 in the 500-free at the Bruno Invitational.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic team.

2022-23
- ECAC qualifier in the 100-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 200-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 500-free.
- Finished 15th in the 500-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 5:17.50.
- Finished 17th in the 1,650-free at the MAAC Championships with a season-best time of 18:35.65.
- Finished 20th in the 200-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 1:58.78.
- Swam a personal-best 54.86 in the 100-free at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam an extracted personal-best 26.30 in the 50-free at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam a season-best 5:15.22 in the 500-free in the prelims at the MAAC Championships.
- Swam a season-best 1:57.86 in the 200-free at the Bucknell Invitational.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic team.

2021-22
- ECAC qualifier in the 100-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 200-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 500-free.
- Finished 23rd in the 500-free at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 5:14.09.
- Finished 23rd in the 200-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 1:57.80.
- Finished 29th in the 100-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 55.33.
- Swam a personal-best 55.01 in the 100-free at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam a personal-best 1:57.48 in the 200-free at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam an extracted personal-best 26.77 in the 50-free at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam a season-best 11:26.11 in the 1,000-free at the dual meet against Seton Hall.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic team.

2020-21
- Finished 11th in the 200-free at the MAAC Virtual Championships with a time of 2:00.13.
- Finished 11th in the 500-free at the MAAC Virtual Championships with a time of 5:25.05.
 
Before Rider
2017 South American Championships qualifier… Earned a silver medal at the 2017 South America Championships as a member of the 4x200-free relay team that set the 14-15 age group national record…Two-time Venezuelan National Championships qualifier… 2017 National Champion in the 100- and 200-fly for the 14-15 age group…Two-time Columbian National Championships qualifier… Silver medalist in the 200- and 400-IM for the 17-18 age group.
 
Personal
Daughter of Maria Payo and Guido Carlesso… Has an older brother, Riccardo.

Paola Carlesso College Swimming bio - https://www.swimcloud.com/swimmer/503515/

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Free/Fly
    5'6"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Free/Fly
    5'6"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Free/Fly
    5'6"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Free/Fly
    5'6"