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2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Isa Cardenas

  • Position IM
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool Riverview H.S.
  • Hometown Riverview, Florida

Biography

Awards and Honors:
Summit League Women’s Swimmer of the Week (02/10/26)…2026 All-Summit League honors in the 200 medley relay, 50 free, 200 free relay, 100 fly, 400 medley relay, 100 free, 400 free relay.

2026 Summit League Championships:
Swam the anchor leg of the winning 200 medley relay (1:39.18), finished 3rd in the 50 free (23.11), anchored the winning 200 free relay (1:31.31), took 3rd in the 100 fly (54.90), anchored the 400 medley relay (3:40.34), took 2nd in the 100 free (50.38) and swam the anchor leg of the winning 400 free relay (3:22.08).

2025-26 Regular Season Team Rankings:
Ranked 2nd on the team in the 50 free (23.11), 2nd in the 100 free (50.38), 3rd in the 100 back (55.59), 3rd in the 100 breast (1:05.92), 4th in the 200 breast (2:22.32), 2nd in the 100 fly (54.90) and 4th in the 200 IM (2:03.40).

BEFORE DENVER:
Swam and placed at the Andalusian and Spanish Championships for the U.S. in her freshman and sophomore years…Won all of her events at the European Forces Swim League Championships in 2022 and 2023…Helped lead her team  to a third place finish in the country in 2024…Qualified for Open Water Zones and was part of a relay that finished third in 2024…Has won multiple MVP, team captain and spirit awards during her high school career.
 
PERSONAL:
Chose the University of Denver because she loved the tight nit environment throughout college…Loved how welcoming the team and coaches were on his visit…Interested in the programs business program…Wants to work in a high performing business that contributes to the improvement and advancement of humanity…Also enjoys volleyball and volunteer work.