Aranza Vázquez Montaño (born 21 August 2002) is a Mexican diver. She represented Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the individual 3-metre springboard.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aranza Vázquez Montaño | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 August 2002 La Paz, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro, 10m platform | ||||||||||||||
| College team | North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yaidel Gamboa | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
College career
editVázquez attends the University of North Carolina, majoring in Exercise Science.[2][3] She is the two-time ACC champion in the 10-metre platform and 3-metre springboard and was named the 2021 ACC Women's Diver of the Year.[4][5] In the 2021 NCAA Championships, she placed second in the 1-metre and 3-metre springboard and sixth on the 10-metre platform.[6] In the 2022 NCAA Championships, she placed third on the 1-metre platform.[7]
In the 2023 NCAA Championships, Vázquez won both the 1-metre and the 3-metre events, becoming the first North Carolina diver to win a national title.[8][9]
International career
editVázquez began her international career with the 2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix, before participating in the 1-metre springboard event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.[10] She placed fourth at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup, qualifying for her first Olympic Games.[11][12] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she placed sixth in the 3 metre springboard event.[13]
Personal life
editVázquez has a younger brother, Rodolfo, who also dives for the North Carolina Tar Heels.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Aranza Vazquez". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Aranza Vazquez Montano". Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021.
- ^ Morales, PJ (16 February 2021). "'An inspirational person': Vázquez finds massive success, new family on UNC diving team". The Daily Tar Heel.
- ^ Mering, Andrew (21 February 2021). "2021 ACC Women's Championships Scoring Breakdown". SwimSwam.
- ^ Trendel, Avery (8 April 2021). "UNC Sweeps ACC Men's and Women's Diver of the Year Awards". WCHL.
- ^ Gibbs, Robert (22 March 2021). "2021 W. NCAA Championships: SwimSwam's Awards". SwimSwam.
- ^ Sutherland, James (22 March 2022). "2022 Women's NCAA Championships: Results & Records Summary". SwimSwam.
- ^ "Aranza Vazquez Crowned NCAA Champion on One-Meter". goheels.com. UNC. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Aranza Vazquez wins second NCAA title". unc.edu. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Aranza Vazquez Montano". FINA.
- ^ "FINA Diving World Cup 2021". FINA.
- ^ Anderson, Jared (3 May 2021). "Called up from reserve role, Pickens secures Olympic diving quota spot for USA". SwimSwam.
- ^ Rubio, Jorge (1 August 2021). "Aranza Vázquez finaliza en el sexto lugar en el trampolín de 3m" [Aranza Vázquez finishes in sixth place in the 3m springboard]. Diario AS (in Spanish).
- ^ Aranza Vazquez Montaño [@FenomenoAra] (November 15, 2022). "I am so, so happy, my little brother will be here. #FelizMartesATodos" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
