Rafael Ponce De Leon
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Hometown:
- Lima, Peru
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- Year:
- Grad.
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- High School:
- The Bolles School
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- Previous College:
- University of Tennessee
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- Events:
- Free
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- Major:
- Masters of Entrepreneurship
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- Instagram:
- raffita84_
Bio
Honors and Awards
- 2024-25 CSCAA Scholar All-American.
- 2025 All-American.
- Won the 2025 NCAA National Championship in the 800 Free Relay.
- 2025 Sunshine State Conference Champion in 800 Free Relay.
- 2025 Sunshine State Conference Champion in 400 Free Relay.
- 2024-25 First-Team All-Sunshine State Conference.
- Sunshine State Conference Swimmer of the Week (1/13/2025).
Previous College
- University of Tennessee
- Broke Tennessee's 500 Freestyle school record
High School
- Graduated from the Bolles School
- Academic SEC Honor Roll Award 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024
- Swam for High School Coach Peter Verhoef
- Swam for AquaXtreme under Club Coach Mari Barragan
- Won National Champions
Personal
- Entrepreneurship major
- Son of Rafael Edgardo Ponce de Leon Valdivia and Zoila Milagritos Castilla Salazar
- Has three siblings
- Volunteered in Lonsdale Elementary School’s PE Class
- Birthdate: 11/27/00
