Melissa Rodríguez

Melissa Rodríguez
Personal information
Full nameByanca Melissa Rodríguez Villanueva
Nationality Mexico
Born (1994-09-13) September 13, 1994 (age 30)
Chihuahua, Mexico
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubBritania Desert Dragons
College teamPenn State Nittany Lions (USA) (2013-2016)
CoachNicolas Torres Perez
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayagüez 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez 100 m breaststroke

Byanca Melissa Rodríguez Villanueva[a] (born September 13, 1994), commonly known as Melissa Rodríguez,[1] is a National record-holding breaststroke swimmer from Mexico.

Career

As of November 2014, Rodríguez holds the Mexican Records in the long-course (50m) 50 and 100 breaststrokes.

At the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, she set the Games Records by winning the 50 breaststroke event (32.21).

See also

List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Villanueva.

References

  1. ^ Rodríguez's entry Archived 2017-10-24 at the Wayback Machine at www.gopsusports.com; retrieved 2014-11-20.