Kristen Vargas

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Class:
Senior
High School:
Mount de Sales Academy
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.

2016 Academic All-MAC

Vargas' Top Times

Short Course Yards:

Event

Time

Year

Long Course Meters:

Event

Time

Year

100 Breaststroke

200 Breaststroke

200 IM

400 IM

1:03.98

2:17.59

2:04.54

4:24.22

2015-16

2014-15

50 Freestyle

100 Butterfly

100 Breaststroke

200 Breaststroke

200 IM

400 IM

28.41

1:06.90

1:12.99

2:37.80

2:25.15

5:09.86

2016

2013

2016

UA All-Time Rankings

100 Breaststroke: Eighth (1:04.71)

200 Breaststroke: Fifth (2:19.71)

200 IM: Ninth (2:04.54)

400 IM: Second (4:24.22)

200 Medley Relay: Ninth (1:43.35)

400 Medley Relay: Eighth (3:47.83)

As a Junior: Named to the All-MAC second team … MAC Championships: Competed in the 100 breaststroke and finished seventh (1:02.97) and also placed seventh in the 400 IM (4:25.99) … Invitationals: First place finisher in the 50 breast (28.73) at the Magnus Cup and placed eighth in the 200 IM (2:06.55) at the Akron Invitational … Duals: Placed second in the 400 IM (4:38.05) and third place finisher in the 200 breast (2:27.30) against Ball State.

As a Sophomore: Named to the Academic All-MAC team … MAC Championships: Posted a personal-best time of 1:03.98 in the 100 breaststroke during the preliminary round and placed 12^th overall in the finals with a time of 1:04.31 … swam the 200 breaststroke in 2:19.53 for 14^th place … Invitationals: Posted a personal-best in the 200 breaststroke at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 4-6) with a time of 2:17.59 for fifth place.

As a Freshman: MAC Championships: Swam a personal-best in the 400 IM (4:24.22) at the MAC Championships … in the 200 IM at the championships, swam a time of 2:05.94 … posted the teams’ fourth-fastest time in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.71) … had the third-fast time on the team in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.71).

at Mount de Sales Academy: Broke own 200-IM and 100-breaststroke records at East Coast Catholics Meet with second place finishes in both as a senior ... named Varsity Swimming Captain, IAAM All-American Athlete, Sailor Athlete of the Year, and Mount de Sales Girl ... IAAM A-Conference Champion in 100-breaststroke (1:06.05) ... broke own 200-IM record at National Catholics Meet with a second place finish and 100-breaststroke record at HS duel meet with a first place finish as a sophomore ... broke 200-IM record at National Catholics Meet with a first place finish as a freshman ... Maryland State Champion in 200-fly (2:13.02) in 2011-12 ... named Varsity Swimming MVP three times ... honor roll student all four years.

Personal: Daughter of Nestor and Ruby Vargas ... both parents emigrated from the Phillippines ... has one brother, Joseph ... first generation child.