Lucia Romero

Class:
Junior
High School:
IES Goya
Hometown:
Zaragoza, Spain

SIU TOP TIMES

50-yard freestyle: 22.96
100-yard freestyle: 52.64
50-yard backstroke: 24.94
100-yard backstroke: 53.41
200-yard backstroke: 1:58.65

2021-2022 (JUNIOR)

All-MVC Honorable Mention... MVC Scholar-Athlete... swam in three events... top-five SIU times in 50-free and 100-back... won silver in the 100-back at 2022 MVC's, finished in fourth in 200-back... earned fourth in "B" final of 50-free at MVC's... holds school record in 400-free relay... won the 100-back (56.41) in dual against EIU... hold 10 first and second-place titles on the season.

2020-2021 (SOPHOMORE)

All-MVC First Team... MVC Scholar-Athlete... top SIU times in the 100- and 200-back... placed first in the 100-back (54.65) at MVC Championships... contributed to the MVC second place 200-free, 400-medley, 200-medley, and 400-free relay teams... owns SIU 200-medley relay record (1:41.06) as a member...six first place finishes in 2021... 13 top five marks.

2019-2020 (FRESHMAN)

Joined Salukis in the spring semester... MVC Freshman of the Year... All-MVC First Team... Broke MVC and school record in the 100-back (53.41) at the MVC Championships... 100-back MVC Champion... Broke school records in the 50-free (22.96), 200-back (1:58.55), 200-free relay (1:32.86), 200-medley relay (1:41.28), and 400-medley relay (3:41.84) at MVC's... Top SIU times in the 50-free, 100-back, and 200-back... Swam on four of SIU's fastest relays... MVC runner-up in the 50-free... Placed third in the 200-back at MVC's... Broke school record in the 100-back at Missouri... Runner-up finish in the 50-back at the CSCAA NIC... Won four events — all in the 100-back... 11 top-five finishes.

PRIOR TO SIU

Broke the 17-year olds record in the 50-meter backstroke at the 2018 Spanish Winter Short Course Championships... Zaragoza state record holder in the 50- and 100-meter backstroke... Earned silver medal in the 50-back at the 2018 Spanish Senior Nationals... Bronze medalist in the 50-back at the 2019 Spanish Senior Nationals.

PERSONAL

Full name is Lucia Marta Romero Endolz... Born on Jan. 7, 2001 in Zaragoza, Spain… Daughter of Javier Romero and Nuria Endolz... Has one older sister, Zoe... Intends to major in Electrical Engineering.