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2024-25 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

David Thurman
Josh Pickler - GLIAC
Meghan Muzzin
Marissa Krynak
Brendan McCarthy - WSU Athletics
(C) Douglas Johnson
(C) Douglas Johnson
Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics
Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics

Barbara Munoz

Barbara Munoz

  • Position:
    Free/Fly
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Yumbo, Colombia
  • High School:
    Comfandi Yumbo
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Swam in 33 regular-season meets across four different seasons (did not see any action in 2020-21) ... a 13-time All-American (two First Team and 11 Second Team/Honorable Mention) ... was a member of the 800 free relay team that set a school and conference record with a time of 7:20.92 for a seventh-place finish at the 2023 national championships ... a 21-time All-GLIAC honoree (eight First Team, six Second Team, and seven Third Team) ... set a GLIAC Meet Record in her race-winning 200 fly effort at the 2025 conference championships ... a four-time GLIAC Swimmer of the Week, with two honors in both 2022-23 and 2024-25 ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team three times (2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24) ... recognized on the GLIAC All-Academic Team once in 2024-25 ...  was a recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25 for four times total.

2024-25:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... received CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American First Team honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Saw action in five events and brought home a trio of Second Team All-American awards for efforts in the 1000 free (ninth - 10:02.04), 200 fly (13th - 2:03.17), and as a member of the 800 free relay (13th - 7:26.65) ... completed the 400 IM event in 23rd (4:28.50) and the 1650 free competition in 29th (17:30.69).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Compiled a decorated conference championships by leading the squad with five All-GLIAC honors in seven raced competed in ... won three different events to garner First Team All-GLIAC in each, including the 1000 free (10:01.98), 200 fly (1:59.04), and 1650 free (16:49.35) categories ... set an official GLIAC Meet Record with her time in the 200 fly race ... was a two-time Second Team All-GLIAC recipient as a member of the 800 free relay (second - 7:27.61) and 400 free relay (second - 3:25.57) ... placed fourth in both the 400 IM (4:21.71) and as a member of the 400 medley relay (3:47.71).  SEASON:  Named GLIAC Swimmer of the Week for the third time in her career on Nov. 26 after several standout performances at Davenport's Don Kimble Invitational ... garnered the weekly honor again on Jan. 7 thanks to a pair of wins (100 fly, 200 free) against Saginaw Valley State ... competed in eight of the team's 10 swim meets ... did not appear at Oakland (Sept. 12) or against Calvin (Jan. 25).

2023-24:  Received CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American First Team honors ... 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... received Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA). NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Competed as a member of the 800 free relay squad that earned First Team All-American recognition following an eighth place finish (7:22.29) ... added a Second Team All-American award with the 400 free relay team that finished 16th (3:26.73) ... also raced in the 200 free relay (18th - 1:34.23), 200 fly (20th - 2:03.99), 1650 free (24th - 17:15.87), 200 free (25th - 1:50.70), and 1000 free (28th - 10:17.72).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a seven-time All-GLIAC honoree, which was most on the team for the championships ... earned First Team All-GLIAC three times for winning the 200 fly (2:01.29), and helping both the 800 free relay and 400 free relay squads place first with times of 7:23.20 and 3:24.16, respectively ... the two relay teams set a GLIAC Meet Record for their marks ... was Second Team All-GLIAC in the 1650 free (16:52.66) ... collected a trio of Third Team All-GLIAC recognitions, including in the 1000 free (10:05.18), 200 free (1:48.73), and 400 medley relay (3:47.21).  SEASON:  Competed in all 10 of the team's swim meets.

2022-23:  2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators (CSC).  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a six-time All-American ... scored a total of 24 points, which would have placed 23rd in the team standings ... swam second for the 800 free relay team that earned First Team All-American honors by placing seventh with a school/GLIAC record time of 7:20.92 ... also touched the wall ninth in the 200 fly (2:00.85), 12th in the 400 free relay (first leg, 3:25.83), 13th in the 1650 free (17:04.56), 15th in the 1000 free (10:10.04), and 16th leading off in the 200 free relay (1:34.12) for five Honorable Mention All-American distinctions.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a six-time All-GLIAC honoree ... three of those came in relay events including first place in the 800 free relay (7:23.68 - meet record), and third place in both the 400 medley relay (3:50.48) and 400 free relay (3:25.89) ... also placed second in the 200 fly (2:02.59), third in the 1000 free (10:12.89), third in the 1650 free (17:08.15), and seventh in the 100 fly (57.28).  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... received GLIAC Swimmer of the Week recognition (11/7) after capturing three first-place finishes and four second-place finishes against Northern Michigan and Findlay on Nov. 4 and Nov. 5 ... earned GLIAC Swimmer of the Week honors (9/14) after finishing fourth, third and second, respectively, in heats of the 50-yard fly against Division 1 Oakland on Sept. 9 ... competed in all 11 of the team's meets.

2021-22:  Earned First Team CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades.  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a two-time Honorable Mention All-American ... claimed 10th in the 800 free relay (7:28.09) ... finished 15th in the 200 free relay (1:34.14).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a three-time All-GLIAC honoree ... claimed fourth in the 100 fly (56.63), fifth in both the 200 fly (2:05.80) and 1000 free (10:28.25), and sixth in the 1650 free (17:50.15) ... led off the winning 200 free relay team (1:34.09), while helping the 800 free relay (7:27.50) and 400 free relay (3:26.69) teams take second.  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... swam in four regular-season meets ... won the 1650 free (17:54.06), while taking third in the 100 free (53.81) and 200 free relay (1:39.32) against Oakland (1/22) ... finished second in the 1000 free (10:27.87) and 100 fly (58.70), while placing third in both the 100 free (53.85) and 400 free relay (3:34.75) at Oakland (1/23) ... took first in the 50 free (24.80) and third in the 200 medley relay (1:50.30) against Calvin (1/28) ... placed first in the 200 free (1:57.53), while also grabbing second in the 200 medley relay (1:52.51) and 50 free (24.77) at Saginaw Valley State (1/29).

2020-21:  Did not compete.

High School:  A 2019 graduate of Comfandi Yumbo ... received the 15-17-year-old best swimmer award at the UANA 2020 Cup held in Lima, Peru ... won gold in both the 200 free and 4x50m free relay, while taking second in the 50 fly and 100 free, and third in the 100 fly and 400 free ... placed 27th in the 1500m free at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Hungary in a personal-best time of 17:44.80 ... also participated in the 50 free (26.85), 100 free (personal-best time of 57.56), 200 free (2:06.58) and 400 free (4:25.64) at the WJC ... fastest times were 26.51 (50 free at XXXIX Copa Pacifico in Lima, Peru), 2:05.37 (200 free at Puerto Rico International Swim in San Juan, Puerto Rico), 4:25.56 (400 free also in San Juan), 9:11.29 (800 free in San Juan), and 1:04.17 (100 fly at XXXI CCCAN Swimming Championships in Savaneta, Aruba).

Personal:  Full name -- Barbara Munoz (Quintero) ... born on October 8, 2002, in Yumbo, Colombia ... daughter of Helman Munoz and Diana Marcela Quintero ... earned a bachelor's degree in Management in May of 2024 ... currently pursuing an MBA ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022 (4.00), Fall 2022, Fall 2023 (4.00), Winter 2024 and Winter 2025 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2020, Winter 2023 and Fall 2024.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Free/Fly
    5'10"

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Free/Fly
    5'10"

  • 2022-23Junior

    Free/Fly
    5'10"

  • 2023-24Senior

    Free/Fly
    5'9"

  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    Free/Fly
    5'9"