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Melissa Fernandez
Melissa Fernandez

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Pembroke Pines, FL
High School:
West Broward
Height:
5-9
Event:
Free
Major:
Electrical engineering



02/24/2013

GW Women's Swimming Sets Two More School Records on Final Day of A-10s

Junior Lindsay Moore Sets School Record, Ties for Third in 200-Yard Backstroke

02/20/2013

GW Women's Swimming Snaps Two School Records on Day 1 of A-10 Championships

Colonials Set New School Marks in 200-Yard Medley and 800-Yard Freestyle Relays

01/26/2013

GW Women's Swimming Edged by George Mason, 133-129

Colonials Head to Atlantic 10 Championships from Feb. 19-23

01/19/2013

GW Women's Swimming Rallies to Down Georgetown, 147-146

Colonials Beat Hoyas in Final Relay for Second Straight Season

01/12/2013

GW Women's Swimming Finishes Fourth at Rhode Island Invite

Colonials Travel to District Foe Georgetown on Jan. 19

11/13/2012

GW Men's & Women's Swimming vs. Drexel

GW vs. Drexel (11.03.2012) Photos by: James Lang

2011-12: Set three career-best times at the Atlantic 10 Championships (Feb. 22)...Swam a personal-best time of 24.75 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle, 52.66 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle and 1:53.83 in the 200-yard freestyle...Swam a season-best 1:03.59 in the 100-yard backstroke at the Patriot Invitational (Nov. 17)...Member of ninth-place finishing 800-yard freestyle relay (7:35.14) and eighth-place 200-yard freestyle relay (1:37.02) at A-10 Championships...Finished second in the 200 free at the Catholic-American Tri-meet (Oct. 15)...Swam final leg of first-place finishing 400-yard freestyle relay team against Bucknell (Oct. 22)...Won the 200 free against Georgetown (Jan. 21)...Named to Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Rolls.

2010-11:Finished third in both the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle events at the Catholic/American tri-meet...Swam on the second-place finishing 400-yard freestyle relay at Bucknell.

High School:Swam for the West Broward Bobcats...Also swam for South Florida Aquatic club team for seven years...Member of Mu Alpha Theta.

Personal: BornMelissa Ashley Fernandez on Aug. 16, 1992 in Kendal, FL...Daughter of Amarilis and Albert Fernandez...Has a younger sister, Madeleine...Majoring in biomedical engineering

CAREER BESTS (Through 2011-12 Season)
50-Yard Freestyle 24.75 Atlantic 10 Championships (2/22/2012)
100-Yard Freestyle 52.66 Atlantic 10 Championships (2/22/2012)
200-Yard Freestyle 1:53.83 Atlantic 10 Championships (2/22/2012)
100-Yard Backstroke 1:03.37 American-Catholic Tri-Meet (10/16/2010)

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