2015-16 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Elena Escalas
- Position:
- Breast
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- University School of Nashville
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
2018-19
Earned the Athletic Director's Academic Excellence Award, given to senior student-athletes who made the Director's Honor Roll (3.0 or higher GPA in 12 or more graded units) every quarter they were enrolled at UCLA ... Selected to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Director's Honor Rolls ... Tabbed to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships in the 100 breast, 200 breast, 400 free relay, and 200 medley relay ... Highest individual finish came in the 200 breast, as she was fourth with a time of 2:22.68 in the USD/Harvard meet on Jan. 7 ... Season-bests: 100 breast (1:03.93), 200 breast (2:17.85), 200 fly (2:08.12).
2017-18
Selected to the 2018 Spring Director's Honor Roll ... Named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Team as an honorable mention for the second straight season ... Had a time of 1:04.23 in the 100 breast prelims at the Pac-12 Championships, her best time of the year in that event ...ย Posted season-best times in the 200 IM (2:21.17), 400 IM (4:51.13), and 200 breast (2:19.25).
2016-17
Chosen to Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention list โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for fall, winter, spring โฆ posted time of 2:07.64 in 200 Fly against Kansas and Boise State (Jan. 6) โฆ posted times of 2:09.42 in 200 IM, 1:04.29 in 100 Breast and 2:17.88 in 200 Breast at Pac-12 Championships (Feb. 22-25).
2015-16
Swam a season-best 1:03.71 in the 100 Breast at the Pac-12 Championships to finish eighth in the bonus final ... Also swam a season best in the 200 Breast (2:17.27) to finish 23rd overall at Pac-12s. ย
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE
CLUB: NASHVILLE AQUATIC CLUB
Escalas swam for four years at University School of Nashville โฆ was a two-time All-American and a three-time All-Region first-team member ... State Champion in 100 yard breaststroke ... two-time Region Champion in 100 yard breaststroke ... two-time Southeastern Long Course Champion (100 and 200 Breast) ... four-time MVP ... swam a career-best 1:03.12 in the 100 yard Breast ... three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... swam a career-best 2:16.69 in the 200 yard Breast.
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 28, 1996 in Tucson, Ariz. โฆ daughter of Rafael and Jennifer Escalas, both UCLA alums โฆ has one younger sister, Marina โฆ majoring in computer science.
