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Northeastern  Profiles - Elena Alvarez

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Elena Alvarez
Sr. Breaststroke/IM
San Anselmo, CA (Sir Francis Drake)
   Swimming & Diving 2008-09TEAM PAGE | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | RESULTS PAGE

2008-09: Won the 100 (1:06.30) and 200 (2:26.90) breaststroke events and also took the 200 IM (2:12.88) against BC on Oct. 17...took the 100 breaststroke (1:05.83) and 100 butterfly (59.49) events in a tri-meet against Maine and Central Conn. on Oct. 25...placed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.98) and fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:26.69) in a pod meet Oct. 31-Nov. 1...broke a Husky record finishing first in the 100 breaststroke in 1:04.01 and placed third in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.60) at the Terrier Invitational Nov. 21-23...won the 100 (1:07.35) and 200 (2:24.71) breaststroke events and placed third in the 200 IM (2:14.56) against UMass on Dec. 6...won the 100 breaststroke (1:06.30) and placed second in the 200 breaststroke (1:09.34) and was part of the first-place 200 medley relay team vs. James Madison Jan. 10...placed second in the 100 (1:06.94) and fifth in the 200 (2:29.38) breaststroke events, took fifth in the 200 IM (2:15.67) and was part of the second-place 200 medley relay team in a tri-meet against BU & UNH Jan. 17...won the 100 (1:06.29) and 200 (2:26.54) breaststroke events, came in second in the 100 butterfly and was part of the first-place 400 medley relay team against Vermont Jan. 24...won the 100 (1:07.44) and 200 (2:27.97) breaststroke events, came in second in the 100 butterfly (59.36) and was part of the second-place 400 medley relay team against Dartmouth Feb. 7...broke a Husky record finishing eighth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:03.97, placed eighth in the 100 butterfly (56.73) and was part of the eighth-place 200 medley relay team at the CAA Championship Feb. 25-28.

2007-08: Named All-CAA for the third consecutive season...won the 100 (1:05.92) and 200 (2:24.57) breaststroke events against BC Oct. 5...took the 100 (1:08.39) and 200 (2:30.73) breaststroke events and was part of the first-place 400 medley relay team vs. Central Conn. State Oct. 20...won the 200 IM (2:10.06) and the 100 (1:07.3) and 200 (2:27.36) breaststroke events vs. UVM Oct. 27...won the 100 breaststroke (1:07.09) and placed second to ODU while topping Delaware in the 200 breaststroke (2:25.49) in pod meet Nov. 3...won the 100 breaststroke (1:05.33) at the Terrier Invite Nov. 16-18...took the 100 (1:07.74) and 200 (2:26.79) breaststroke events against UMass Dec. 1...took the 100 (1:08.06) and 200 (2:28.40) breaststroke events against James Madison Jan. 5...won the 100 breaststroke (1:06.21) against BU and UNH Jan. 19...won the 100 (1:06.23) and 200 (2:26.89) in the breaststroke events against Dartmouth Feb. 9...finished second in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.40), 10th in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.65) and 26th in the 200 IM (2:11.54) at the CAA Championship Feb. 27-March 1.

2006-07: Named All-CAA...won the 100 breaststroke (1:06.98), 100 butterfly (59.39) and swam a leg on the winning 200 medley relay team against Central Conn. State...broke her own NU record in the 200 breaststroke (2:18.55), took the 100 breaststroke (1:04.75) and led the Huskies to a victory in the 400 medley relay at the New England Invite...broke her own NU record in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.08) to place second, placed third in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.49) and fifth in the 200 individual medley (2:07.84) at the CAA Championship Feb. 18, where she finished 7th overall in individual scores.

2005-06: Named CAA Rookie of the Year and All-CAA...finished fourth in the 200 IM, 100 (1:04.57) and 200 breaststroke events, breaking an NU record in the 100 at the CAA Championship...set an NU record in her win in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.86), won the 100 breaststroke (1:05.44) and swam a leg on the winning 200 medley relay team against BU.

High School: Was an All-American in the breaststroke at Sir Francis Drake High School from 2003-05...named team MVP all four years she competed...also lettered in water polo.

Personal: Born Feb. 21, 1987...planning to major in Physical Therapy...Class of 2010.


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