Personal Bests

50 free: :25.21 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/16/17)
100 free: :54.35 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/18/17)
200 free: 1:51.90 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/21/14)
500 free: 4:54.15 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/20/14)
1000 free: 10:21.84 (vs. Northwestern, 10/30/15)
1650 free: 16.57.70 (at Big Challenge, 11/22/15)
200 breast: 2:33.24 (vs. Indiana State, 11/5/16)
100 fly: :56.83 (at Big Challenge, 11/21/15)
200 fly: 2:02.19 (at B1G Champs, 2/20/16)

Senior - 2017-18

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Top-10 fastest individual on the season in both the 100 butterfly (:58.93) and 200 butterfly (2:11.40)
• 10th-fastest individual in the 200 freestyle on the season (1:58.93)
• Tied the 11th-fastest 100 freestyle for the Illini, posting a :54.35 at the Missouri Invitational (11/18/17)
• Swam the 13th-fastest 50 freestyle on the team, with a :25.21 showing at the Missouri Invitational (11/16/17)
• One of the major contributors in freestyle events for the Illini

Junior - 2016-17

• Academic All-Big Ten
• One of the major long distance contributors for the Illini on the season, competing in the 500 freestyle, 1000 freestlye and 1650 freestyle
• Swam the seventh-best 1650 free time for the Illini on the season (17:16.54)
• Posted a time of 2:05.79 in the 200 butterfly, good for eighth fastest on the season for the team
• Finished in the top-10 fastest times on the season in both 500 (5:01.34) freestyle and 1000 freestyle (10:41.09)

Sophomore - 2015-16

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Posted four of the Illini's top-10 times in the 1000 free on the year
• Registered two of Illinois' top-three times in the 1650 free on the season

Freshman - 2014-15

• Set personal bests in the 500 free (4:54.15; ninth-best time on fastest individual list), 1000 free (10:15.76) and 1650 free (17:03.36) at the Missouri Invite
• Set personal best in 200 fly (2:04.06) at the Big Ten Championships

High School

• Earned five total varsity letters at Oswego East High School, four in swimming and one in soccer
• Named All-Conference all four years of high school
• Sectional champion in 200 and 500 freestyle three times
• Competed at IHSA State finals in 2011, 2012 and 2013
• Member of Delta Aquatics National and State team from 2012-2014
• Member of National Honors Society, Science National Honors Society and Spanish National Honors Society

Personal

• Born April 6, 1996
• Parents are Jose Luis Casas and Sonia Obispo
• Has one younger brother, Andre
• Majoring in pre-med kinesiology
• Hobbies include playing and listening to music, playing sports, being with friends, doing community service and watching movies
• Biggest thrill in sports is the excitement of pressure, racing and winning
• Plans to attend medical school after graduation
• Her coach Lily, Aunt Teresa and her parents most influenced her athletic career by teaching her to be the best she could be and by always encouraging her through everything