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Jason Tafoya
Year:
Jr.
Hometown:
El Paso, Texas
High School:
El Paso
Events:
Backstroke/IM
Major:
Chemistry
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2023-24
50-yard backstroke season-best time of 27.33
50-yard freestyle season-best and career-best time of 23.88
100-yard backstoke season-best time of 58.05
100-yard breasstroke season-best time of 1:05.20
100-yard freestyle season-best time of 53.01
200-yard breaststroke season-best time of 2:20.25
200-yard individual medley season-best time of 2:04.09
400-yard individual medley season-best time of 4:24.51
500-yard freestyle season-best and career-best time of 5:10.96
Earned third varsity letter
2022-23
50-yard backstroke season-best time of 27.67
100-yard backstroke season-best time of 56.46
100-yard breaststroke season-best and career-best time of 1:02.70
200-yard backstroke season-best and career-best time of 2:02.85
200-yard breaststroke season-best time of 2:15.61
200-yard individual medley season-best time of 2:06.05
400-yard individual medley season-best and career-best time of 4:24.47
500-yard freestyle season-best time of 5:20.41
Earned second varsity letter
2021-22
50-yard backstroke season-best and career-best time of 26.30
100-yard backstroke season-best and career-best time of 55.52
100-yard breaststroke season-best time of 1:04.23
100-yard butterfly season-best time of 1:00.30
100-yard freestyle season-best time of 53.32
200-yard backstroke season-best time of 2:00.54
200-yard breaststroke season-best time of 2:21.90
200-yard freestyle season-best time of 1:56.89
200-yard individual medley season-best and career-best time of 2:00.52
400-yard individual medley season-best time of 4:27.60
500-yard freestyle season-best time of 5:27.55
Earned first varsity letter
Career Bests
50-yard backstroke: 26.30 at OAC Championships on Feb. 16, 2022
50-yard freestyle: 23.88 at Fredonia (N.Y.) on Oct. 28, 2023
100-yard backstoke: 55.52 at Oberlin Invitational on Feb. 18, 2021
100-yard breaststroke: 1:02.70 at OAC Championships on Feb. 15, 2023
100-yard butterfly: 1:00.30 vs. Case Western Reserve on Jan. 29, 2022
100-yard freestyle: 53.01 at John Carroll on Jan. 26, 2024
200-yard backstroke: 2:00.54 at Oberlin Invitational on Feb. 18, 2021
200-yard breaststroke: 2:15.61 at OAC Championships on Feb. 15, 2023
200-yard freestyle: 1:56.89 vs. Bethany (W. Va.) & Hiram on Dec. 4, 2021
200-yard individual medley: 2:00.52 at OAC Championships on Feb. 16, 2022
400-yard individual medley: 4:24.47 at Oberlin Invitational on Nov. 17, 2022
500-yard freestyle: 5:10.96 vs. Bluffton & Heidelberg on Dec. 2, 2023
High School
Four-year letterwinner in swimming and diving
Placed 4th place at Texas 5A state meet
Personal
Son of Shirley and Antonio Tafoya
This page was last updated on June 5, 2024
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Jason Tafoya (Photo Courtesy of Addison Siedler '27)