Selected as a candidate for the CSCAA centennial list of 100 Greatest Swimmers & Divers.
Career Notes: Earned 24 All-America certificates, including 22 First Team honors ... won 10 NCAA titles (four individually and six on relays) and 19 GLIAC titles ... two-time GLIAC Women's Swimmer of the Year (2013-2014) ... earned 19 conference titles (nine individually and 10 on relays) ... held four individual WSU varsity records and was part of all five varsity relay records at conclusion of career.
2013-14: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Six-time First Team All-American and three-time national champion ... broke Division II records in the 50 freestyle (22.62) and 100 freestyle (48.94) on way to national titles in both ... led off national-champion 200 free relay (1:31.64) that broke national record with Division II record-breaking 50 free time of 22.54 ... anchored second-place 200 medley relay (1:40.93) ... led off 400 freestyle relay (3:21.99) that finished second ... placed fifth in the 100 backstroke (54.48) ... tied for 17th in the 200 freestyle (1:52.13).
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Named GLIAC Women's Swimmer of the Year ... won seven GLIAC titles ... broke meet and pool records in 50 freestyle victory (22.76) ... won 200 freestyle (1:50.40), 100 backstroke (54.80) and 200 backstroke (1:59.13, meet record) ... anchored 200 freestyle relay (1:32.84) that broke meet and pool records ... joined first-place 200 medley relay (1:42.72) ... also anchored GLIAC-champion 800 freestyle relay (7:26.34) that broke a meet record.
SEASON: Swam in nine meets ... named GLIAC Women's Swimming "Athlete of the Week" (1/22).
2012-13: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned five All-America accolades including four First Team honors ... placed second in the 200 backstroke (1:57.34) and ninth in the 50 free (23.14) ... swam the second legs of the second-place 200 free relay (1:32.69) and 400 free relay (3:24.42) ... led off second-place 800 free relay (7:26.87) ... finished 21st in the 200 free (1:52.73).
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Named GLIAC Women's Swimmer of the Year ... earned four conference titles and swam on three second-place relay teams ... won the 50 free (23.04), 100 back (54.75) and 100 free (50.09; school record) ... time in the 100 free broke a meet and school record ... anchored first-place 200 medley relay (1:43.77) ... also anchored second-place 800 free relay (7:32.14), led off second-place 200 free relay (1:34.52) and anchored 400 medley relay (3:47.96).
SEASON: Competed in nine meets ... selected GLIAC Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 5 after breaking two Matthaei Pool records in the 50 free (23.80) and 200 back (2:01.58) in a home meet against Eastern Michigan ... named Counsilman Hunsaker Division II Swimmer of the Week (Feb. 12) following GLIAC Championships.
2011-12: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned seven First Team All-America accolades including five national championships … broke school records in the 200 freestyle (1:48.16) and 200 backstroke (1:57.08), winning NCAA titles in both … anchored the first-place 200 free relay (1:32.02; school record) and led off the victorious 400 medley (3:41.20) and 800 free (7:22.27; school record) relays … finished third in the 100 backstroke (54.84) and fifth in the 50 free (23.35). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Claimed an individual conference title in the 200 backstroke and joined three first-place relays … broke her own school record as well as meet, pool and league records in the 200 back (1:59.13) … led off the first-place 200 (1:42.59) and 400 (3:44.78) medley relays, and anchored the winning 800 free relay (7:27.69) which set school, pool, league and meet records … was the runner-up in the 50 free (23.30) and 100 backstroke (55.87) … led off the third-place 200 free relay (1:34.27). SEASON: Competed in 10 meets … twice earned GLIAC Swimmer of the Week and CollegeSwimming.com Counsilman-Hunsaker Division II Swimmer of the Week … claimed the first award Nov. 2 after winning the 100 and 200 free and joining two second-place relays Oct. 29 at Oakland … second award came Nov. 14 after first-place finishes in the 100 and 200 free as well as a first-place 200 medley relay swim Nov. 11 at Calvin … top time in 100 free (50.85; relay leadoff) at Eastern Michigan Invitational … 2:07.45 in 200 IM Nov. 18 vs. Ashland.
2010-11: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Earned six All-America accolades including five First Team … was part of two national championship relays (200 medley, 400 medley) … swam the third leg of the 200 medley relay which broke WSU’s 2010 meet record (1:40.78) … anchored the 400 medley relay which set meet records in both the prelims (3:41.69) and finals (3:40.45) … broke her own school record in the 100 freestyle three times, twice in the individual 100 free (50.65 prelim, 50.54 final) in which she finished sixth, and again leading off (50.22) the second-place 400 free relay which set a school record (3:22.44) … also led off the third-place and school-record setting 200 free relay (1:32.44) and broke Sara Franklin’s school mark for the 50 free (22.97) … finished 15th in the 200 individual medley (2:05.78) … placed 12th in the preliminary 200 backstroke (2:04.32) but did not swim in the final.
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a four-time conference champion, winning the 200 individual medley (2:05.46) and joining three first-place relays … went third on the 200 medley relay which broke WSU’s GLIAC meet record (1:42.27) … led off the 200 free relay (1:33.18, school and meet record) and the 400 free relay (3:25.45, school record) … broke Elaina Hogle’s 100 free record with a leadoff time of 51.12 … swam the third leg of the second-place 400 medley relay (3:45.39) … finished second in the 400 IM (4:30.81) and third in the 200 backstroke (2:03.24).
SEASON: Joined the program in January … top time in the 100 butterfly (1:06.30) Jan. 8 at Grand Valley State … 1:59.49 in the 200 free (relay leadoff) at Lewis … 58.89 in the 100 back Jan. 28 against Findlay.
Pre-WSU: Attended Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.
High School: Graduated in 2008 from Colegio Objetivo.
Personal: Full name--Ana Carolina Alves De Azambuja ... born in Sao Paulo, Brazil ... daughter of Augusto Azambuja and Vera Lucia Alves ... has two brothers, Fabricio and Felipe, and a twin sister, Ana Paula ... is a public relations/marketing major ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2012, Winter 2013 and Fall 2013.
