Nick Montes de Oca

Class: Senior Hometown: Orange, Va. High School: Orange Height: 6-3 Event: Breast/IM

UVA Career Bests
200 Breast: 2:00.95
200 IM: 1:48.92
400 IM: 3:55.30

Of Note
• 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200 IM

2011-12
• Placed 13th in the 400 IM, 14th in the 200 IM and 16th in the 200 breast at ACCs
• Set career-bests in the 200 IM (1:48.92) and 400 IM (3:55.30) and a season-best 200 breast (2:01.56) at the conference meet
• Picked up a win in the 200 IM against NC State
• Had five second-place finishes during the dual meet season

2010-11
• Won the 200 IM (1:49.24) and the 200 breaststroke (2:00.95) at the Terrapin Invitational
• Member of the 400 medley relay team that finished first at the Terrapin Invitaitonal
• Season-best time in the 400 IM (3:56.36) also came in College Park
• Went 58.18 in the 100 breaststroke at home vs. Navy (Oct. 29)

2009-10
• Clocked a time of 58.25 in the 100 breaststroke at home against Pittsburgh (Jan. 30)
• Also posted his fastest time of the year in the 200 breaststroke (2:06.68) against the Panthers
• Had a solid outing at the UVa Invitational, recording his best times of the year in both the 200 IM (1:53.58) and 400 IM (4:03.43)

High School
• NCSA Junior National finalist in the 200 IM and 400 IM
• United States Open qualifier
• Member of National Honor Society

Personal
• Son of Alex and Paula Montes de Oca
• One brother, Alex
• Member of the Extreme Sports Club of Orange County High School
• Enjoys the outdoors, ultimate Frisbee and playing music
• Intends to major in engineering