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2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster

Elena Escalante

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Major B.S., Nursing
  • High School Lane Tech

Biography

On SLU’s all-time top performers lists (following the 2023-24 season) – 12th in the 100 fly (57.10), second in the 200 medley relay (1:43.71), fifth in the 200 free relay (1:34.64).

2023-24 • SENIOR | Meet-by-Meet Times
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District.
• A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• A-10 co-Performer of the Week Oct. 10.
• Competed in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly at the A-10 Championships.
• Member of SLU's 200 medley relay and 200 free relay teams at the A-10 Championships.
• Was third in the 50 free (24.35, Phoenix Fall Classic) and 100 fly (57.10, Phoenix Fall Classic), and fourth in the 100 free (53.08, A-10 Championships) and 200 breast (2:33.40, Maryville) on SLU's lists of best times by each swimmer in 2023-24.
• Notable regular-season finishes:
                • Butler Duals – second, 400 free relay
                • UMSL – first, 50 free; first, 100 free; first, 400 free relay
                • Washington University – first, 100 free; first, 200 free relay; first, 200 medley relay
                • Bellarmine – first, 100 free; first, 200 free relay
                • Phoenix Fall Classic – ninth, 100 fly; third, 400 free relay
                • Maryville – first, 200 breast; first, 200 medley relay

2022-23 • JUNIOR | Meet-by-Meet Times
• A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Recipient of the team's Hardest Worker Award.
• Swam the 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay and 200 medley relay at the A-10 Championships.
• Was tied for second in the 50 free (24.29, A-10 Championships), third in the 100 free (52.77, A-10 Championships), third in the 100 breast (1:07.63, Phoenix Fall Classic) and fourth in the 100 fly (57.43, A-10 Championships) on SLU's lists of best times by each swimmer in 2022-23.
• Notable regular-season finishes:
                • vs. Washington University – first, 100 free; first, 200 medley relay
                • Butler Duals – third, 400 free relay
                • vs. Bellarmine/UMSL – first, 50 free; first, 400 free relay
                • vs. Truman State – first, 400 free relay
                • McKendree Duals – first, 400 medley relay; first, 400 free relay; second, 200 free relay; third, 100 free; third, 100 fly
                • Phoenix Fall Classic – fourth, 200 free relay
                • vs. Butler – first, 400 free relay
                • vs. Little Rock/Valparaiso – first, 200 medley relay
                • vs. Maryville – first, 100 breast; first, 200 free relay

2021-22 • SOPHOMORE | Meet-by-Meet Times
• Member of the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Competed in one meet in the spring semester after studying in Madrid, Spain, during the fall semester.

2020-21 • FRESHMAN
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
• Was third in the 100 free (53.26), third in the 100 fly (58.09) and fourth in the 50 free (24.64) on SLU’s lists of best times by each swimmer in 2020-21.
• A-10 Championships performances -- sixth in the 200 medley relay, eighth in the 200 free relay; also competed in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly.

PRIOR TO SLU
• Earned four varsity letters at Lane Tech, competing primarily in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free.
• State qualifier in the 100 free as a junior and senior, and in the 400 free relay as a senior.
• Three-time city champion in the 50 free and 100 free.
• Lane Tech captain as a senior, MVP as a junior and senior, and Rookie of the Year as a freshman.
• Set school records in the 200 free (1:55.81), 100 free (52.10), 200 medley relay (1:47.14), 400 free relay (3:33.30) and 50 fly relay split (25.43).
• Helped the Indians place second in the 2019 sectionals and capture three city championships.
• Honor roll student.
• Also competed for the Shabbona Sharks and the Iguanas Swim Club; set the Iguanas’ 100 fly record (58.32).
• Lettered three years in softball and received the team’s 2018 “Golden Glove” award.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior