Santiago Aguilera
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- Height:
- 6-3
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- Hometown:
- Cali, Colombia
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- Year:
- Grad.
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- High School:
- Colombo Britanico
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- Previous College:
- University of Louisville
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- Events:
- Sprint Free
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- Major:
- Masters in Marketing and Professional Sales
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- Twitter:
- @saguilera00
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- Instagram:
- saguilera0
Bio
As a Senior (UT)
- Transferred to the University of Tampa for the 2022-23 season.
- At Shark Invite (10/7), won the opening relay, taking the 400 Medley Relay in 3:22.61.
- Won the 200 Free Relay with time of 1:36.42 at Shark Invite (10/7).
- Won 200 Medley Relay with time of 1:31.81 at Shark Invite (10/8).
- Part of first-place 400 Free Relay at Shark Invite (10/8) with time of 3:03.12.
- His time of 46.02 against Florida Southern (11/4) was the fastest in the 100 Free.
- Part of 200 Free Relay champion against Florida Southern (11/4) with time of 1:24.90.
- Part of first-place 200 Medley Relay vs. Lynn (11/12) with time of 1:33.77.
- First-place finisher in the 100 Free with a time of 46.70 against Lynn (11/12).
- Won the 100 Free with a showing of 45.42 against Saint Leo (11/19).
- Member of first-place team in the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:22.91 vs. Saint Leo (11/19).
- First-place against Saint Leo (11/20) with time of 1:32.91 in the 200 Medley Relay.
- 400 Free Relay first-place finish with a time of 3:03.07 against Saint Leo (11/20).
- Won the 50 Free at Spartan Invite (12/16) with a time of 20.17.
- Claimed first in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:28.53 at Spartan Invite (12/17).
- Won the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:20.08 at the Spartan Invite (12/17).
- Took first in the 200 Free at the Spartan Invite (12/17) with a winning time of 1:36.48.
- Won the 400 Medley Relay at Spartan Invite (12/17), winning in 3:14.66.
- 100 Free winner at the Spartan Invite (12/19) with time of 43.88.
- Concluded the Spartan Invite (12/19) with first in 400 Free Relay at 2:57.06.
- Won the 200 Free vs. Keiser (1/13) with a time of 1:41.51.
- Against Keiser (1/13), won the 100 Free with time of 45.53.
- SSC Championships (2/18) runner-up in 200 Free Relay with time of 1:20.00.
- Champion of 400 Free Relay at 2:54.98, setting a new meet record at SSC Championships (2/19).
- National runner-up at NCAA Championships (3/7) in 800 Free Relay with time of 6:22.52.
- NCAA Championships (3/8) ninth-place finish in the Men's 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:27.23.
As a Junior (UL)
- Competed at the University of Louisville.
- Added valuable freestyle depth to the Cardinals’ lineup during his junior campaign.
- He posted three top-8 finishes throughout the abbreviated dual meet season.
- Had a third-place showing in the 200 freestyle against Cincinnati.
- Also finished seventh in the 200 freestyle against Kentucky and took eighth in that event versus Notre Dame.
- At the UofL Invitational, he recorded three season-best times in the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle.
As a Sophomore (UL)
- Continued to provide the Cardinals with valuable sprint freestyle depth.
- Won the 200 freestyle (1:36.97) at the UofL First Chance Invitational where he also placed third in the 100 freestyle (44.12).
- Raced to fourth in the 100 freestyle (45.86) and fifth in the 50 freestyle (21.06) in the dual meet against Northwestern.
- Had a pair of top-8 finishes versus Notre Dame.
- Awarded ACC Honor Roll honors.
As a Freshman (UL)
- Enrolled at the University of Louisville, competing as a true freshman.
- Contributed a number of strong performances in the sprint events.
- At the Louisville First Chance Invitational, he recorded top times of 20.74 in the 50 free, 44.79 in the 100 free, and 1:38.77 in the 200 free.
- Also competed at the TYR Pro Swim Series at Richmond.
- Qualified for finals in the 100 LCM free (51.71) and 200 free LCM (1:53.70).
- In the dual meet season, he scored points for the Cards in the 200 free in the wins over Virginia and Tennessee.
High School
- Attended Colombo Britanico.
- Was team captain for coach Ibrahim Zaldivar.
- South American Champion in the 4x100 medley relay.
- National Champion (Colombia in 100 Free).
- Jr Pan Ams second place in the 4x200 free relay.
- Junior Colombian record holder in the 100 Free.
- Also swam for Valle.
- Finished in second place at Junior South American (4x100 freestyle) and fifth place in 50 Free.
- Bolivarian second place in the 4x100 Freestyle relay.
- As a member of the Colombian Junior National Team, he was a seven-time gold medalist at the 2017 Copa Pacifico.
- Silver medalist at the 2017 Youth South American Games and was named a team captain in 2017.
- Holds best times of 24.19 in the 50-meter free, 51.71 in the 100-meter free, 1:55.40 in the 200-meter free and 57.8 in the 100-meter fly.
Personal
- President of Los Cardenales (the first Latinx Student-Athlete group in the NCAA).
- Member of SAAC and ACC board member for Louisville.
- President of Latino Student Union.
- Studying towards a Masters in marketing and professional studies
- Son of Gustavo Aguilera and Bertha Gonzalez
- Has two siblings, Eduardo Ramirez and Mario Aguilera
- Born in Cali, Colombia
- Birthdate: 4/8/2000
