Mauro Castillo

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mauro castillo 3rd place 200 breast ncaa

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Position:
Breast/Free
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Zacatecas, Mexico
High School:
Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas Preparatoria Plantel #4

Rated the No. 18 collegiate swimmer for 2017-18 by Swimming World
School record holder in the 100 and 200 backstroke and the 200 IM, as well as a part of the 200 and 400 medley relays

2017-18 (Senior)

Named Texas A&M's MVP at the team's annual banquet
First-Team All-American (100 breast)
Honorable Mention All-American (200 breast, 400 medley relay)
Second-Team All-SEC (100 breast, 200 breast, 100 fly, 400 medley relay)
Placed 8th at NCAAs in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 52.11, tying school record he set a month earlier at the SEC Championships
Broke his own school record and won the consolation final in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:52.00 at NCAAs
Earned honorable mention All-America honors at NCAAs in the 400 medley relay after contributing to a 14^th-place finish (3:06.00)
Placed second in four events at the SEC Championships in February
Runner up in the 100 breaststroke at SECs with a school-record time of 52.11
Runner up in the 100 butterfly at SECs with a lifetime best mark of 45.63
Runner up in the 200 breaststroke at SECs (1:52.15)
Member of 400 medley relay team that finished 2^nd at SECs with a school-record time of 3:05.13
Member of 200 medley relay team that finished 4^th at SECs (1:24.19)
Named National Swimmer of the Week by collegeswimming.com (Nov 7) after winning three events (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM) against rival Texas
his victory in the 200 IM against the Longhorns (1:55.93) was honored as the team’s “Performance of the Year”
represented Mexico over the summer of 2018 at the Central American and Caribbean Games (Barranquilla, Colombia)
won the gold for his country in both the mixed-medley relay (3:49.61) and 400 medley relay (3:40.41)
won the silver three events--the 50 breast (27.92), 100 breast (1:00.77) and 200 breast (2:12.31)
represented Mexico at the 2017 World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan

2016-17 (Junior)

Earned first-team All-America honors in the 200 breaststroke after placing third in the race at the NCAA Championships. It was the highest individual finish by a Texas A&M swimmer since Riley Janes placed second in the 100 backstroke at the 2000 NCAA meet.
Also earned honorable mention All-American in the 100 breaststroke (10^th placed) and with the 200 medley relay (10^th)
Set school records in the 100 breaststroke (52.12), 200 breaststroke (1:52.01) and the 200 IM (1:44.12), as well as with the Aggies’ 200 medley relay (1:23.91) and 400 medley relay (3:07.16)
At the SEC Championships, Castillo was ninth in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM. Also swam the breaststroke legs on the Aggies’ 200 medley relay (3^rd) and 400 medley relay (6th)
At the 2017 World University Games in Taipei, China, Castillo advanced to the semifinals of the 200 breaststroke and also saw action in the 50 breast and 100 breast

2015-2016 (Sophomore):

At the SEC Championships, Castillo placed third in the 100 breaststroke, sixth in the 200 breast and 18th in the 200 IM
Set school record and posted a NCAA “B” qualifying cut at in 100-yard backstroke (52.65) at the SEC Championships
Honorable mention All-America honors for 200-breast
Voted most valuable swimmer
Posted NCAA “B” qualifying time while breaking school record in the 200-yard breaststroke at NCAA meet (1:54.35)
Swam season best and NCAA “B” qualifying cut in 200 IM at the SEC Championships
Earned four victories in the 100-yard breaststroke with a season best of 53.03
Placed first in 200-yard breast in eight meets
Saw action at the national meet in both the 100 and 200 breast and the 200 IM
Finished 12th in the 200 breast
Swam the 50, 100, and 200 breast for Mexico at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia

2014-2015 (Freshman):

Enjoyed three second-place finishes in his native country at the Mexican National Championships in the 100 back (1:03.55), 50 breast (29.00), and 200 breast (2:16.39)
Represented host country Mexico at the Central American and Caribbean Games where he swam the A-Final 50 breast in 29.02
Carved out his place as a breaststroke expert for the Aggies, never placing out of the top five in any event leading up to the SEC championships and placing first in eight combined breaststroke events
Set team bests in the 100 breast (53.78) and 200 breast (1:55.65) in the meet against LSU, the latter breaking an A&M record, both NCAA ‘B’ cuts
Placed fourth in the A-Final 200 breast at the American Short Course Championships (1:57.44)
Member of two of the fastest A&M relay teams of the season, the 200 medley (1:27.34) and 400 medley (3:10.64), both at the SEC Championships.

High School/Club:

2013 graduate of Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas Preparatoria Plantel in Zacatecas, Zac. Mexico
Earned recognition as the Best Athlete of the Year for the state of Zacatecas in 2013
Competed for Alberca Olimpica de Zacatecas (AOZ) club team under coach Felipe de Jesus Pacheco Mercado

Personal:

Mauro Castillo Luna is the son of Josefina Luna Valdez and Mauro Castillo Tello
Born on August 6th 1995 in Zacatecas, Zac. Mexico
Majoring in Industrial Distribution
Says he chose A&M because “[it] gives me everything I need to succeed in sports and in the classroom and especially in life, and also because Texas A&M has a great Network and good traditions.”