Vanessa Hinojosa
Vanessa Hinojosa
Height: 5-6
Year: Soph
High School: Bell Gardens
Major: Physics
Events: Free, Fly, IM, Relays

Cerritos College Swimming (2015): Competed in the 50-yard breaststroke (41.00), 50-yard butterfly (35.59), 100-yard butterfly (1:21.97), 200-yard freestyle (2:33.56), 200-yard butterfly (3:01.51), 200-yard IM (2:57.50), 1000-yard freestyle (14:29.79)…..

Cerritos College Water Polo (2015): Named 1st Team All-South Coast Conference… Led the team with 58 goals and added four assists and 20 steals…..

UC Irvine: Attended UC Irvine out of high school, but they do not have a swimming program…..

Bell Gardens HS: Named 1st Team All-Almont League as a senior after earning 2nd Team all-honors as a junior… Helped the team win the El Rancho Tournament her junior season… Voted her team’s Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman and sophomore on the junior varsity team… As a member of the swimming team, she specialized in the 50-yard freestyle (29.0), 100-yard freestyle (1:06) and 100-yard butterfly (1:15), while also swimming a leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay and 200-yard medley relay…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was when she turned in her personal best time in the 50-yard freestyle… Would like to transfer to UC San Diego and aspires to be an engineer… Six of her cousins competed in water polo and swimming in high school… Hobbies include swimming… Has two siblings – Ashley (24) and Carlos (18)… Is the daughter of Carlos and Alicia Hinojisa… Born in Bellflower, CA on May 8, 1995…..

Favorite Food:  Thai                                 Favorite Movie:  “Interstellar”
Favorite Book:  “Brave New World”          Favorite TV Show: “Revenge”