McKenna DeBever

Katie Portz, Claire Rasmus, McKenna Debever, Sydney Pickrem

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Claire Rasmus, McKenna DeBever, Haley Yelle, Sydney Pickrem

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Photo by: Brad Marquardt

Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics

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Position:
IM/Back/Free
Class:
Senior
High School:
Regis Jesuit
Hometown:
Denver, Colo.

Top Times:

100 Free: 50.22
200 Free: 1:46.02
100 Back: 54.75
200 Back: 1:54.44
200 Breast: 2:29.70
200 Fly: 2:03.45
200 IM: 1:55.74

2018-19 (Senior):

Earned first individual win of the season in the 100-yard backstroke against Rice and TCU (55.98)
Won the 100-yard freestyle against SMU (51.49)
Notched a victory in the 100-yard backstroke against LSU (54.75)
Logged victories in the 200-yard backstroke (1:59.82) and the 200-yard IM (2:02.79) in dual meet featuring Vanderbilt and Houston
Placed sixth with a lifetime-best time of 1:55.74 in the 200-yard IM at the SEC Championships
Named to the winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
CSCAA Scholar All-America - First Team

2017-18 (Junior):

Represented Texas A&M and Peru in the 2018 FINA World Championships in China
CSCAA Scholar All-America
Pair of 6^th place finishes at SEC Championships, in the 200 free (1:46.36) and 200 IM (1:55.58)
Scored points for the Aggies at SECs with a 6^th-place finish in the “C” Final (22^nd overall) of the 100 freestyle (49.27)
Member of 5^th-place 200 freestyle relay team at SEC Championships (1:28.91)

2016-17:

Represented Peru at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary
Placed 28^th in the 200 IM at Worlds, while lowering her own Peruvian record in the race to 2:16.52
Redshirted while sitting out season per NCAA transfer rules
Swimming unattached, DeBever posted times of 50.03c in the 100 free, 55.20c in the 100 fly and 2:00.59c in the 200 IM at the Austin Grand Prix

2014-16 (Auburn):

De was a finalist in the 100 free and swam a leg on the Tigers’ 400 free relay at the 2015 SEC Championships and was a relay alternate at the 2015 NCAA Championships
competed at the 2013 Junior World Championships and the 2015 Pan American Games and had a U.S. Olympic Team Trials cut in the 200 IM
An excellent student, De was a two-time member of the SEC Honor Roll while at Auburn.

High School/Club:

2014 graduate of Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Fla. She also attended Regis Jesuit High School in Denver, Colo.
De was coached by current Texas A&M men’s assistant coach Jason at the (Fla.) School Sharks
Four-year member of the Presidential Honor Roll
Scholastic All-American
Earned the Marine Corps Distinguished Athletic Award.

Personal:

McKenna Victoria is the daughter of Steve and Sandra De of Aurora, .
Born June 5, 1996 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Biomedical sciences major
Has three siblings Taylor, Riley and Alexis
Her father graduated from the Mays Business School at Texas A&M in 2001 and also competed in crew during his undergrad years at Loyola-Marymount University in California. He was a member of the USA crew national team and competed at three world championships
Her mother played softball and was a member of the crew team at LMU.
Her sister, Taylor, swam at Bryant University and another sister, Alexis, swims at LMU.

Close Up
Favorite TV Show: Real Housewives of OC, NYC, Beverly Hills, etc.
Most Played Song on iPod: Depends on the month
What do you drive? White Ford Expedition
Bookmarked Websites: Howdy, Facebook, Netflix and SwimSwam
Superstition: I have to name my goggles before I race in them
Worst Job: Plant sitter
Favorite City to Visit: Budapest
Talent I’d Most Like to Have: Not have to look at a single textbook and be able to get straight A’s
Dream Date: Somewhere in Italy or Croatia
Pre-Competition Music: Flume
Favorite Quote: “Road to the mountain top- determination, will and never give up”
Something about me that most people don’t know: I have tri-citizenship (America, Peru and Italy)
Favorite Tradition at Texas A&M: Midnight Yell

Describe in one word:
Coach Bultman: Patient
Coach Jamison: Tough
Coach Lerew: Old-fashion
Coach Holmes: Lovely