2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster
Paloma Canos Cervera
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Operations Management
- Hometown:
- Brescia, Italy
- High School:
- Nexus International School Singapore
2024-25
- Academic All-Big Ten
2023-24
- Swam the program's fifth-fastest 1650 freestyle (16:46.22) and tenth-fastest 1000 freestyle (10:09.99) at the CSCAA National Invitational Championship
- Clocked a personal-best 200 freestyle (1:51.90) at the Big Ten Championships
- Academic All-Big Ten
2022-23
- Swam a personal-best 200 freestyle (1:52.46) at the Big Ten Championships
- Academic All-Big Ten
2021-22
- Made her Illini debut on 10/15 at Indiana State, placing fourth in the 200 butterfly
- Clocked four of her five personal bests in the House of Champions Invite
High School
- Attended Nexus International School Singapore
- Multi-national Medalist in both Singapore and Spain
- Represented Spain in the 2018 LEN Junior European Swimming Championships
- National finalist at Italian Age Group Nationals
Personal
- Born October 6th, 2002 in Brescia, Italy
- Parents are Claudia Seneci and Juanma Canos Cervera
- Has three siblings, Caterina, Andreas, and Sergio
- Chose Illinois because of the "Immediate welcoming feeling from the coaches and group of women, as well as the academically rigorous course offerings at Illinois."
Wednesday, May 21
Tuesday, May 20
Saturday, May 17
Saturday, May 17
