University of Delaware Athletics
2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Athena Cimino
- Position:
- Sprint Free
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Wiregrass Ranch/Georgia Southern
- Hometown:
- Land O Lakes, Fla.
- Major:
- Health Behavior Science
AT DELAWARE
Second-year member of the Blue Hens after transferring from Georgia Southern in 2017.
2018-19 SEASON
• Placed third in the 200 yard freestyle vs George Mason with a time of 1:55.73.
2017-18 SEASON
• Swam a personal-best in the 100 yard freestyle (51.48) at the CAA Championships.
• Placed second in the 200 yard freestyle at the F&M Winter Invitational.
• Set a personal-best time of 59.07 in the 100 yard backstroke at the F&M Winter Invitational.
AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN (2015-17)
• Spent two years at Georgia Southern, where she swam on the 200 IM relay team that broke the Georgia Southern school record.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year member of the Wiregrass Ranch high school varsity swim team (2011-15), where she swam for her mother (2013-15)
• Served as a varsity swim team captain (2015)
• Three-year member of the track team (2011, 2014-15)
• Was a Scholastic All-American and an All-Conference Academic selection
• Five-time state medalist, and was named All-Conference four times (2011-15)
• Holder of five conference records.
PERSONAL
• Athena Sophia Cimino
• Born Nov. 03, 1996
• Daughter of Steve and Alisa Cimino
• Father Steve played college hockey at Penn State
• Has one younger brother, Basil (19)
• Her favorite sports teams are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Rays and Lightning
• Health behavior science major with a minor in public health at Delaware.
