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2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Kenzie Padilla (she/her/hers)

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Phoenixville, Pa.
  • High School University Scholars Program
  • Event Freestyle/Butterfly
  • Concentration Undeclared

Biography

Top Collegiate Times

100-Yard Freestyle: 52.56 (11/2/24)
200-Yard Freestyle: 1:50.94 (1/31/25)
100-Yard Butterfly: 54.76 (12/6/24)
200-Yard Butterfly: 2:01.14 (11/1/24)
200-Yard IM: 2:04.79 (12/5/24)

2024-25 (First-Year)

Swam her fastest 200 free at HYP (1:50.94), which was the seventh-best time on the team… Top 100 free came vs. Boston College (52.56)… Ranked third on the team in the 200 fly (2:01.14 at Brown)… Had the fifth-best 100 fly (54.76) and 200 IM (2:04.79) on the team at the Minnesota Invitational… Swam on the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and 200 medley relay during the season.

Before Harvard

Four-year varsity member of the Phoenixville swim, cross country and track and field teams… Swam for Phoenixville and Upper Main Line YMCAs, covering nine years… Served as Phoenixville's cross country team captain for one season… Seven-time NISCA All American Swimmer (3x - 100 fly, 2x  - 200 free, 1x - 500 free, 1x - 100 free)… Two-time USA Scholastic Academic All-American (2021-22, 2022-23)… Set three school records (100 fly - 54.61, 100 free - 50.54, 200 free - 1:49.71, 400 free relay - 3:34.45)… U.S. Open Qualifier… Summer Junior USA national qualifier… 2023 All-Area Swimmer of the Year Mercury and first-team selection in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024… Eight-time PIAA 3A state medalist… Eight-time Pioneer Athletic Conference Champion in swimming… Two-time medalist & individual finalist at Winter USA Swimming Junior Nationals… Twice named Robert C. Kline Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Year at Phoenixville YMCA… Multi-time individual medalist and finalist at YMCA National Championship… 2023 New Balance National Track Championship Individual Qualifier in 3200m… Set track and field school record in 3200m (10:54.03)… Named Most Valuable Cross Country Runner in 2023… Selected to the Mercury All-Area Cross Country First Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023); Named to the track first team in 2022… 2022 New Balance National Track Championship medalist in the 4x800 relay… U.S. Olympic Talent ID High School & College Recruitment Program invitee for triathlon… USA World Championship qualifier for TEAM USA in the pentathlon… AP Scholar with Distinction in 2023… Earned CollegeBoard National Hispanic recognition… National Merit Commended Scholar PSAT… Five-time Scholastic National Art & Writing Award winner… Recipient of the 2023 Victor Hugo Award for Excellence in Language Arts and Humanities Award for Excellence in both History & Language Arts… 2023 FritoLay CrackerJill Scholarship semifinalist… Advocated for Title IX compliance at Phoenixville School District in 2023-24, successfully creating a petition and meeting with school and school district leaders… Founded and served as president of Phoenixville's Feminist Club (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)…  Served as treasurer (2021-22) and vice president (2022-23, 2023-24) of Interact (Rotary Club chapter)… Mother and father were members of the Cornell cross country and track and field teams.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25First-Year

    Freestyle/Butterfly
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Freestyle/Butterfly