2019-20 Merrimack College Women's Swimming Roster

Lucia Quesada Nylen

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Malden, Mass.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) Malden
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

2018-19:

  • Competed in five meets as a junior
  • Won the 100yd freestyle event at the Brandeis Invitational on 1/13
  • Part of the 200yd medley relay team that won the event against Simmons on 1/19
  • Had six 2nd place finishes during the season including three in one meet at the Brandeis Invitational on 1/13
  • Qualified for the NE10 Championships in seven different events, including three solo events
  • Placed 9th in the 100yd freestyle at the NE10 Championships

2017-18:

  • Competed in nine meets as a sophomore
  • Broke the record for the 100yd fly event at the NE10 Championships (2/10)
  • Also at the NE10 Championships (2/8), she was part of the 800 free relay team that broke a school record
  • Broke record with team during 400 medley relay at the Gompei Invitational (12/2)
  • Had 12 top-five finishes on the season. Only three out of nine of the meets she competed in did she not crack the top five in at least one event

2016-17:

  • Competed in six events in 2016-17
  • Posted a pair of top-five finishes against Saint Michael’s (11/11) including a 4th-place swim in the 50m Free, as well as a 2nd-place finish in the 100m Fly
  • Notched a 4th-place finish against Siena (11/12) in the 200m Fly, as well as a 2nd-place finish in the 400m Free Relay
  • Had a pair of third-place outings against Brandeis (1/20) in the 100m Free and 100m Butterfly
  • Accomplished a pair of 2nd-place finishes against New England (1/21) in the 50m & 100m Fly
  • Finished with a 1st-place finish against Bentley (1/29) in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
  • Swam in the 200 Yard Medley Relay, 400 & 800 yard Freestyle Relay at the NE10 Championships
  • Earned a school record in the 50 & 100 Fly and the 200 & 400 Free Relays

Before Merrimack: Four-year member of the swim team at Malden ... Sectional and State Qualifier as an individual and on relay teams as a freshman, sophomore and senior ... Three-time Greater Boston League All-Star ... Part of relay team that set school record as a freshman ... Part of relay team that was runner-up at States as a senior ... Also sqam for the Mystic Swimming team

Personal: Born September 8, 1998 ... Daughter Roberto and Susan ... Has three siblings, Amalia, who swims at Wheaton College, Nicolas and Manuel

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior