The University of Akron Athletics
2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Paula Garcia
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Sagrada Familia HS
- Hometown:
- Madrid, Spain
Garcia's Top Times
Short Course Yards | Long Course Meters | ||||
Event | Time | Year | Event | Time | Year |
100 Free | 52.53 | 2018 | 50 Free  | 34.22    | 2019 |
200 Free | 1:50.77 | 2020 | 200 Free | 2:07.62 | 2017 |
500 Free | 4:52.37 | 2020 | 100 Breast | 1:10.62 | 2016 |
100 Breast | 1:00.32 | 2020 | 200 Breast | 2:35.93 | 2016 |
200 Breast | 2:09.82 | 2019 | 200 IMÂ Â Â Â | 2:25.56 | 2019 |
As a Junior: First-team All-MAC ... MAC Championships: Set three pool records with first-place finishes in the 100 breast (1:00.32), 400 medley relay (3:35.13), and the 200 breast (2:10.68) ... Invitationals: Took first in the 200 breast (2:11.36) and second in the 100 breast (1:01.13), 200 medley relay (1:40.89), and the 400 medley relay (3:37.18) at the Shamrock Invitational ... Finished first and set a meet record in the 100 breast (1:02.34), while also taking first in the 400 medley relay (3:37.60), second in the 200 medley relay (1:40.89), and third in the 200 breast (2:15.50) at the Akron Zips Classic ... Duals: Placed first in both the 100 breast (1:03.85) and the 200 breast (2:18.70), and second in the 200 medley relay (1:44.22) against Miami ... Finished first in the 200 medley relay (1:43.01), second in the 50 breast (29.39), and third in the 100 IM (59.42) against Buffalo and Duquesne.Â
As a Sophomore: NCAA Championships: An NCAA participant as a member of the 400 medley relay (3:34.27) and 200 medley relay (1:37.80) that both finished 23rd … MAC Championships: A member of the MAC and program record breaking 200 medley relay team that finished first and automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships with a time of (1:36.28) … a member of the MAC and program record breaking 400 medley relay (3:33.43) that earned first … finished second in both the 200 breaststroke (2:09.82) and 100 breaststroke (1:01.01) with career best times … Invitationals: Finished first in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.47) and 200 breaststroke (2:14.64) at the Akron Zips Classic … earned first in both the 50 breaststroke (28.87) and 200 breaststroke (2:15.06) at the Magnus Cup Invitational … Duals: Finished first in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.55) and second in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.62) against Buffalo … placed second in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.09) and third in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.69) against Ohio State and Denison … finished first in the 50 breaststroke (30.12) against Ball State … captured first in the 200 breaststroke (2:21.57) against Bowling Green … placed first in the 200 breaststroke (2:19.05) and second in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.05).
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As a Freshman: MAC Championships: Finished third in both the 100 breaststroke (1:01.49) and 200 breaststroke (2:11.13) … Invitationals: Earned second in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.73) and in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.46) at the Zippy Invitational … placed second in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.87) at the Magnus Cup Invitational … earned second in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.80) at the Shamrock Invite … Duals: Earned first place in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.48) against Youngstown State … placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.93) against Miami … finished third in the 200 IM (2:07.78) against Ohio State and Denison … earned third in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.22), 200 breaststroke (2:20.79) and 200 IM (2:08.01) against Eastern Michigan …. Placed third in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.85) against Duquesne.
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At Sagrada Familia High School: Member of the Mocardo Swim club … junior champion of Spain … competed in the European Championships in Hungary junior year.