Bio

Senior from Stamford, Conn. who competes in freestyle, backstroke and individual medley events … 2019 graduate of Westhill High School who is majoring in economics-finance ... minor in information design and corporate communications … very good student … 11 career Northeast-10 medals (three gold, four silver, three bronze) ... School Records: 1:37.05 in 200 free relay (2020 NE10’s) ... Bentley Rankings: 2nd in 200 free (1:53.49), 3^rd in 50 back (27.93), 5th in 50 free (24.76), 5th in 100 free (53.33), 5th in 100 back (59.34), 5th in 200 back (2:06.78), 7th in 200 IM (2:09.95), 8th in 50 fly (27.20), 10^th in 100 IM (1:03.30) ... 2021-22: during the Northeast-10 Championships, helped Bentley earn gold in the 800 free relay (7:29.27) and the 400 medley relay (3:55.70) … also was second in the 200 freestyle (5:02.51), the 200 medley relay (1:48.64) and the 400 free relay (3:33.55) as well as seventh in the 200 backstroke (2:09.93) and tenth in the 100 back (1:55.93) … Northeast-10 Women’s Swimmer of the Week Oct. 26 for her performance against Wheaton … part of the NE10 Women’s Relay Team of the Week four times … NE10 Weekly Honor Roll Nov. 2 and 16 … 2020-21: Bentley did not compete in any meets … 2019-20: CSCAA Scholar All-America, 2nd team ... helped Bentley claim gold in the 800 free relay (7:38.24) at the Northeast-10 Championships ... silver medalist in the 200 free (1:53.49) and the 400 free relay (3:32.06) ... finished third in the 200 free relay (school record 1:37.05), 400 medley relay (3:56.90) and the 200 back (2:06.78) ... also sixth in the 200 IM (2:10.57) ... NE10 Rookie of the Week three times (Jan.14, 21, 28) ... NE10 Relay Team of the Week three times (Dec. 10, Jan. 14, 28) ... Before Bentley: high school team made it to the division state meet at Yale during her freshman and senior years ... set a school record in the 200 medley relay during the 2018-19 season ... as a senior, was the team’s top scorer ... graduated with a Seal of Biliteracy ... Personal: age as of Nov. 1: 21 ... daughter of Ana Gonzales and James Grande ... involved with Boston Area Gleaners, HerCampus and Bentley’s SAAC … has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.