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2020-2021 Swimming & Diving Roster

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Jimena Martinez

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mexico City, Mexico
  • High School Crean Lutheran
  • Instagram jimena.ml

Biography

Personal Bests

50 free: 26.39 (Illinois Quad Duals, 1/26/18)
100 free: 54.99 (at NU/UIC & Chicago, 10/26/18)
200 free: 1:52.94 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/17/18)
500 free: 5:06.18 (at Indiana State, 10/11/18)
1000 free: 10:30.92 (vs Indiana State, 10/11/19)
50 breast: 30.12 (at B1G Champs, 2/21/20)
100 breast: 1:04.15 (at B1G Champs, 2/21/20)
200 breast: 2:15.50 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/24/19)
50 fly: 27.23 (vs ISU & SIU, 10/17/19)
100 fly: 57.37 (at NU/UIC & Chicago, 10/26/18)
200 fly: 2:04.65 (at NU/UIC & Chicago, 10/26/18)
100 IM: 1:00.66 (at Iowa/Notre Dame, 1/12/18)
200 IM: 2:03.68 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/16/18)
400 IM: 4:22.88 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/17/18)

Junior - 2019-20

  • Swam a personal-best time of 10:30.92 in the 1000 freestyle vs Indiana State (10/11)
  • Career-best time of 30.12 in the 50 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships (2/21)
  • Clocked a season-best 200 breaststroke time of 2:15.50 at the House of Champions Invite (11/24)
  • Recorded season-best 2:05.32 in the 200 individual medley at the House of Champions (11/22)

Sophomore - 2018-19

  • Represented Illinois at the inaugural ACC/Big Ten Challenge
  • Moved up to eighth on the the school's fastest individual's list in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:16.34
  • Top Illinois swimmer on the season in the 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 200 IM and 400 IM
  • Swam a PR time of 54.99 in the 100 freestyle against NU, UIC and the University of Chicago
  • Touched the wall in a career-best 2:03.68 in the 200 IM at the House of Champions Invitational
  • Personal-best 500 freestyle time of 5:06.18 at Indiana State
  • Career-best time of 30.44 in the 50 breaststroke at the B1G Championships
  • PR time of 27.78 in the 50 butterfly at Youngstown State & St. Francis
  • Personal-best times in the 100 and 200 butterfly at NU, UIC and the University of Chicago

Freshman - 2017-18

  • Swam three season-best times at the Missouri Invitational, in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.09), the 100 butterfly (:59.14) and the 200 IM (2:07.90)
  • Third-fastest Illini in the 200 breaststroke on the season with a 2:18.62 at the B1G Championships (2/17/18)
  • Fourth-fastest individual on the season in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:38.95 at the Illinois Quad Duals
  • Third-fastest swimmer for the Illini on the season in the 400 IM, posting a time of 4:29.65 at the B1G Championships (2/16/18)

High School

  • Attended Crean Luther High School

Personal

  • Born January 30, 1999
  • Parents are Maribel Lopez Zambrano and Jaime Martinez Lopez
  • Undeclared on a major 
  • Biggest thrill in sports is the feeling of being called to the blocks and the moment of waiting between then and getting into the pool
  • Lists her mom as her biggest role model 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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