2014-15 Women's Swimming and Diving

Rebecca DeLaFuente

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Westfield Senior
  • Hometown Westfield, N.J.

Biography

Collegiate Bests:
100-yard freestyle: 52.17
200-yard freestyle: 1:50.79
500-yard freestyle: 4:56.47

High School Bests:
100-yard freestyle: 53.49
200-yard freestyle: 1:55.27

2014-2015 (Senior):
50-yard freestyle: 14th place at HYP.  Competed at the 2014 Brown Invite.
100-yard freestyle:  12th place at HYP.  Competed at the 2014 Brown Invite.
200-yard freestyle:  15th place at HYP.  Competed at the 2014 Brown Invite.

2013-2014 (Junior):
200-yard freestyle: Ninth at HYP meet, finished in 1:54.01. 
500-yard freestyle: Season best time of 5:04.80 at Princeton Invitational, finished 25th. 
100-yard freestyle: Seventh place at Columbia.

2012-2013 (Sophomore):
200-yard freestyle: Fastest time in the event was 1:52.92 in the prelims of the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships. 
500-yard freestyle: Fastest time in the event was 4:58.85 in the prelims at Ivy’s. 
100-yard freestyle: Fastest time in the event was 53.09 in the prelims at Ivy’s.

2011-2012 (Freshman):
200-yard freestyle: Finished ninth at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships with a time of 1:50.79.
500-yard freestyle: Best time during the regular season was 4:59.61 in a 10th-place finish at Boston University’s Terrier Invitational. Finished 18th at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships with a time of 4:56.47. 
100-yard freestyle: Fastest time was 52.17 in the prelims of the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships… Finished 21st at Ivy’s with a time of 52.52. 

Before Yale: National Hispanic Merit Scholar. Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American. National Honor Society. AP Scholar. Competed at Long Course Junior Nationals in 100-, 200- and 400-yard freestyle. Competed at Short Course Senior Nationals in 100- and 200-yard freestyle. High Point Winner at the New Jersey Junior Olympics. Berkeley Aquatic All-Time Top 10 List in freestyle and butterfly. Swam all four years at Westfield. Named one of NJ High School''s Top Performers by the Star Ledger.

Why I Chose Yale: “I chose Yale for its diverse student body as well as its friendly atmosphere. I also loved the tight-knit communities formed by the residential college system.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12First Year

    Mid-Distance Freestyle
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Mid-Distance Freestyle
  • 2013-14Junior

    Mid-Distance Freestyle
  • 2014-15Senior

    Freestyle