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Northeastern  Profiles - Elena Alvarez

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Elena Alvarez
Sr. Breaststroke/IM
San Anselmo, CA (Sir Francis Drake)
Individual results
   Swimming & Diving 2007-08TEAM PAGE | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | RESULTS PAGE

2007-08: Named All-CAA for the third consecutive season...won the 100 (1:05.92) and 200 (2:24.57) breaststroke events against Boston College on Oct. 5...took the 100 (1:08.39) and 200 (2:30.73) breaststroke and was part of the first place 400 medley relay team vs. Central Connecticut State on Oct. 20...won the 200 IM (2:10.06), the 100 breaststroke (1:07.3) and the 200 breaststroke (2:27.36) vs. Vermont on Oct. 27...took the 100 breaststroke (1:07.09) and came in second to ODU while topping Delaware in the 200 breastroke (2:25.49) and came in second to Delaware in the 200 IM (2:13.26) while taking first against ODU in the pod meet on Nov. 3...won the 100 breaststroke (1:05.33), took second in the 200 breastsroke (2:23.15) and fourth in the 200 IM (2:10.29) in the Terrier Invitational on Nov. 16-18...took the 100 (1:07.74) and 200 (2:26.79) breaststroke events against Massachusetts on Dec. 1...took the 100 (1:08.06) and 200 (2:28.40) breaststroke events for the second meet in a row, as well as helping the winning 200 medley relay team against James Madison on Jan. 5...won the 100 (1:06.21) and placed second in the 200 (2:25.04) breaststroke events against Boston University and New Hampshire on Jan. 19...swept the breaststroke events, clocking in at 1:06.23 in the 100 and 2:26.89 in the 200, and placed second in the 200 IM (2:12.81) against Dartmouth on Feb. 9...finished second in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.40), 10th in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.65) and 26th in the 200 IM (2:11.54) at the CAA Championship from Feb. 27-March 1.

2006-07: Named All-CAA for the second consecutive season...opened the season with three victories, winning the 100 breaststroke (1:06.98), the 100 butterfly (59.39) and swimming on the winning 200 medley relay team in NU's 177-122 win against Central Connecticut State...took the 100 breaststroke (1:06.40), the 200 breaststroke (2:24.55), finshed second in the 200 IM (2:11.74) and swam on the winning 200 medley relay team in loss to Boston College Oct. 27...placed third in the 200 breaststroke (2:26.30) in quad-meet vs. Old Dominion, Delaware and William & Mary Nov. 4...picked up three more wins as she broke her own school record in the 200 breaststroke (2:18.55), took the 100 breaststroke (1:04.75) and led the Huskies to a victory in the 400 medley relay in NU's New England Invitational victory Nov. 17-19...won the 200 IM (2:12.34) and swam on the first-place 200 medley relay in Huskies' 160.5-139.5 victory versus UMass...part of the winning 400 medley relay team and took second in the 200 breaststroke (2:26.80) in tri-meet against New Hampshire and Boston University...won the 100 (1:05.93) and 200 (2:24.58) breaststrokes in NU's 167-128 win versus Vermont Jan. 21...took the 200 breaststroke (2:26.15) in Huskies' 178-122 loss at Dartmouth Jan. 26...finished 7th overall in individual scores at the CAA Championship Feb. 18...at the CAA Championship, broke her own NU record of 1:04.57 in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:04.08 to place second; also finished third in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.49) and fifth in the 200 individual medley (2:07.84).

2005-06: Named CAA Rookie of the Year and All-CAA...performed well in her first CAA Championship, finishing fourth in the 200 IM, fourth in the 100 breaststroke and fourth in the 200 breaststroke...set a new Husky record in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.86), winning the race against Boston University Oct. 29...also won the 100 breaststroke (1:05.44) and finished first as a member of the 200-yard medley relay team in the same meet, her first collegiate competition...won the 100 breaststroke on Nov. 5 against Old Dominion, William & Mary and Delaware...finished first in four events (100 & 200 breaststroke, 200 IM and 200 medley relay) in win over Boston College Nov. 11...took the 200 breaststroke against Vermont Nov. 19...finished second in the 100 breaststroke against Harvard and Kansas Dec. 2...took first in the 50 & 100 meter short course breaststroke at the Orange Bowl Classic Jan. 7...finished second in the 100 & 200 breaststroke vs. New Hampshire Jan. 16...won the 200 IM and the 200 breaststroke against Dartmouth Jan. 28...took first in the 100 breaststroke and finished second in the 200 breaststroke and 200 IM at Columbia Feb. 4.

High School: Was an All-American in the breaststroke at Sir Francis Drake High School from 2003-05...named team MVP all four years she competed...also lettered in water polo.

Personal: Born Feb. 21, 1987...planning to major in Physical Therapy...Class of 2010.

  Elena Alvarez Results

Collegiate bests:
Event			Performance	Date
200 Freestyle		2:04.24		11/19/05
500 Freestyle		5:34.51		10/21/06
100 Breaststroke	1:04.08		2/17/07
200 Breaststroke	2:18.55		11/19/06
100 Butterfly		58.89		11/19/06
200 Butterfly		2:13.97		12/2/06
200 IM			2:07.84		2/17/07
400 IM			4:43.14		11/5/05


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