A freshman from Santiago in the Dominican Republic, Darielys Ortiz of Emmanuel helped her team go undefeated during the month of October.
Ortiz had multiple first-place finishes in a month in which Emmanuel went 12-0. Ortiz first finished in first place in the 200 freestyle relay at the Emmanuel Fall Invite with a 24.22 split. In the Berry/Montevallo meet, Ortiz claimed first-place finishes in the 50 freestyle (24.43), the 100 freestyle (53.86) and the 200 freestyle relay where she had a 24.88 split. In the Sewanee Invite she finished in first in the 50 freestyle (24.87) and the 200 individual medley (1:01.56). She was also part of the 200 freestyle relay-winning team with a split of 24.92. Ortiz secured the best 25 freestyle split time at the Sewanee Invite with a time of 11.56.
2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Swimming Freshman of the Month
October 2023
Darielys Ortiz, Emmanuel