Nico Ortega

Class:
Senior
Position:
Free
Hometown:
Caracas, Venezuela/Westport, Conn.
High School:
Staples

2021-22: Competed in eight meets for the Bears ... Broke the school record in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 9:01.96 at the Ivies ... Swam NCAA B Cut times in the 500 free and 1650 free at the Ivy League Championships and posted a sixth-place finish in the 1000 free at the Ivies ... Finished third in the 1000 free against Bryant in the season opener ... Was fifth in the 1000 free at Penn ... Took third in both the 500 and 1000 free against Columbia.

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

2019-20: Competed in all eight meets for the Bears … Swam in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships … Finished fourth in the 1000 freestyle at Cornell, Harvard and Penn … Placed third in the 1000 freestyle against UConn … Took second in the 1000 freestyle at Yale.

2018-19: Competed in the 500 freestyle, 1000 freestyle and the 1650 freestyle at the Ivy League Championships ... Finished fifth in the 1000 freestyle at Columbia ... Took sixth in the 1000 freestyle versus Harvard and Penn ... Appeared in three meets for the Bears.

Before Brown: Competed in swimming at Staples High School ... Two-time team MVP ... Also competed for Westport Y Water Rats ... Member of the honors program at Mannes Prep ... Mannes Prep Concerto Competition finalist in 2016 and 2017.

Personal: Son of Ricardo Ortega and Sylvia von Einem ... Has one sibling, Sebastian ... Plans to concentrate in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology.