8 Vanessa Hinojosa
8 - Vanessa Hinojosa
Height: 5-6
Year: Frosh
High School: Bell Gardens
Position: Center
Major: Physics & Mathematics

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)…..

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”