Ailee Jo Mendoza

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Princeton University women's swimming and diving vs. Columbia, Princeton, NJ, December 8, 2017.

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Princeton University men's and women's swimming and diving ahead shots and social media, Princeton, NJ, September 18 2019.

Position:
Back/IM
Class:
Senior
High School:
Horace Mann School
Hometown:
New York, N.Y.

2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019-20: Swam a best-time of 56.42 in the 100 backstroke at the HYP Meet...swam a best time of 1:01.79 in the 100 IM against Columbia...swam a best time of 4:24.73 in the 400 IM at the Big Al Open.

2018-19: Made the C Final of the 400 IM at the Ivy League Championships...also competed in the 100 and 200 backstroke at the Ivy League Championships.

2017-18: Posted top-five time for Princeton in the 400 IM (4:26.63) during the Big Al Open … selected as an alternate for the conference team … developed in back and IM during freshman season.

Before Princeton: Three-time Ivy Prep League champion in the 200 IM; also won one title apiece in the 100 back and 500 free … two-time Connecticut Swimming High Point overall winner … qualified for Winter Junior Nationals, YMCA Nationals and 2014 Eastern Zone Select Camp … holds league records in 200 IM and 200 free/medley relays; also holds club records in the 200 back, 200 IM, and 400 IM … team captain … qualified for the National Junior Hunter Finals in horseback riding for the summer of 2017 … member of the National Hispanic Recognition Program … top times include: 2:02.13 (200 back); 2:06.25 (200 IM); 4:26.30 (400 IM).

Personal: Born June 2, 1999 … daughter of Chizu and Eli Mendoza; father is a member of the Princeton Class of 1987 … enjoys horseback riding and painting … considering studying psychology or something related to the sciences at Princeton.