Vanessa Duenas

Position:
Fly/IM
Weight:
null
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Lourdes Academy

2005-06: Swam in the 800 free relay and the 200 IM and made finals in the 200 fly and 400 IM at the Big East Championships ... Won the 200 IM against Villanova ... Continues her winning streak with two first place finishes in the 200 IM and 200 fly at Seton Hall ... In the top 50 in the country in the 400-IM ... Took first second and third in the 200 fly, 200 IM, and 100 fly respectively at Connecticut ... Posted two first place finishes against West Virginia in the 200 IM and 200 fly ... Had a team-best three first place finishes at the Yale Nutmeg Invitational ... Set a new school record in the 400-individual medley at the Nike Cup, while placing second in the 200-IM ... Swam to first place finishes in the 200-IM and 200-butterfly against Pittsburgh ... At the Army Invitational, she was a three-time winner, taking first in the 200 and 400-IM as well as the 200-fly ... Opened the season with two first place finishes against Colgate.

2004-05: Competed in five events at the BIG EAST Championship...scored points for the Orange in the 200 individual medley (eighth place - 2:05.92), the 400 individual medley (12th place - 4:28.49) and the 200 butterfly (fifth place - 2:03.50)...helped SU's 200 medley relay team to a sixth-place finish at the conference meet (1:47.02) and the 400 medley relay team to a seventh-place finish (3:56.25)...posted a season-best time in the 200 butterfly (2:03.07) at the Nike Cup where she placed ninth...recorded two first-place finishes against Colgate in the 400 medley relay and the 200 butterfly...registered a first-place finish at the Nutmeg Invitational in the 200 butterfly...three first-place finishes against West Virginia in the 400 medley relay, the 200 individual medley and the 200 butterfly...three first-place finishes against Seton Hall in the 400 medley relay, the 200 individual medley and the 200 butterfly.

High School: Four-year MVP of the swim team...named All-American as a senior and All-State as a junior...placed first in the 200 individual medley at the state championship meet her freshman year and second her sophomore year...placed second in the 100 butterfly at the state championship her junior and senior years...placed eighth in the 200 individual medley and 400 individual meldey at the 2003 Pan-American Games...swam in the World Championships in 2003 and 2004...member of the Colombian National Team...senior captain of her high school team.

Personal: Born June 15, 1986 in Miami, Florida...daughter of Olga Uribe and Eduardo Dueñas...enrolled in the School of Human Services and Health Professions.