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2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster

Paloma Canos Cervera

  • Class Senior
  • Major Operations Management
  • Hometown Brescia, Italy
  • High School Nexus International School Singapore
  • Instagram paloma.canos
  • NIL paloma-canos-cervera

Biography

NIL Opportunities

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."

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Fly/Free
    5'5"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Fly/Free
  • 2023-24Junior

    Fly/Free
  • 2024-25Senior

    Fly/Free