Claudia Capua

Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Pound Ridge, N.Y.
Position:
Free/Breaststroke

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014-15)
Placed ninth in the conference’s 200 medley relay with a time of 1:39.23 … swam a career best 1:02.84 in the prelims of the 100 breaststroke, ended 24^th in the conference with a time of 1:03.76 … finished 43^rd in the conference’s 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:21.78.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2013-14)
Competed at her first Big Ten Championships, placing 64th in the 50 freestyle with a career-best time of 23.85 ... 27th in the 100 breaststroke with another career time (1:03.86) ... 30th in the 200 breaststroke, topping her career best with a time of 2:20.31 ... fifth in the 100 breaststroke vs. Louisville (1:05.94) ... took eighth in the same event vs. Iowa (1:06.36) ... sixth in the 100 breaststroke in a win over Purdue (1:07.18) ... seventh in the 200 breaststroke vs. Louisville (2:26.97) ... also took seventh vs. Purdue (2:33.39).

PREP/PERSONAL
All-section and all-state honoree ... led Fox Lane to a third-place finish at sectionals ... club team record holder in the 400 medley relay ... placed third at YMCA nationals ... also finished 16th in the 100 breaststroke ... helped her club squad to an overall finish of fourth ... school record holder in the 100 breaststroke, 50 freestyle, 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay ... scholar-athlete honoree ... honor roll and high honor roll selection ... received the Italian Diploma of Merit ... parents are Marcia Di Capua and Antonio Di Capua ... has one sister (Daniela) and a brother (Luca) ... born Nov. 18, 1994.