Vanessa Lopez

UIC Athletics

2024-25 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Steve Woltmann

Class:

Senior
Highschool:

Downers Grove North
Hometown:

Woodridge, Ill.

Summary
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Career Best at UIC
50 Free: 25.77 (11/17/22)
50 Fly: 26.95 (11/23/24)
100 Fly: 1:00.36 (11/19/21)
200 Fly: 2:10.13 (11/20/21)
200 IM: 2:18.46 (11/18/21)

2024-25 (Senior):

Swam a collegiate-best 26.95 in the 50 butterfly at the House of Champions meet.
Finished tied for third place in the 100 butterfly (1:02.08) and fourth place in the 200 butterfly (2:20.57) at the road dual meet at Valparaiso.
Swam the 100 butterfly in 1:05.92 against Ball State.
Finished the 100 butterfly in 1:00.96 at the MVC Championship meet.

2023-24 (Junior):

Placed ninth in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:26.30 in the quad-meet against Evansville, Indiana State and Southern Indiana.
Finished in 14th in the 100 butterfly (1:05.84) and 20th in the 50 butterfly (29.39) at the FAU Fun Invite.
Finished her 100 butterfly in 1:03.11 and her 200 butterfly in 2:18.23 against UChicago.
Placed ninth in the 100 butterfly at the UIC Invite, finishing in 1:02.89.

2022-23 (Sophomore):

Placed third in the 100 fly against Illinois Wesleyan.

2021-22 (Freshman):

Came in eighth in both the 100 and 200 fly in her collegiate debut against Northwestern and Illinois.
Was seventh in the 200 fly, and eighth in the 100 fly against Milwaukee.
Placed seventh in the 100 fly against Oakland.
Swam the 100 and 200 fly and 200 IM at House of Champions, making a consolation final in the 200 fly.

High School / Personal:

Set the 400 free relay record freshman and sophomore year of high school.
Helped lead team to two sectional championships.
Was a three-time state qualifier and a four-time academic honor roll member.
Was team captain senior year.
Daughter of Yadira Lopez and Julian Lopez.
Majoring in Political Science, with a minor in Latin American and Latino Studies.