Maria Grishaeva

Position:
Breast/IM/Back
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Briar Woods
Hometown:
Broadlands, Va.

Freshman (2024-25): Claimed 11th in the finals of the 200 breaststroke at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 2:16.67 to claim the fifth spot in the all-time program records … Helped the 400 medley relay team to a sixth-place finish as the lead off at the A-10s with a time of 3:44.83 … Also competed in the 400 individual medley and 100 backstroke at the conference championships … Holds the sixth-best time in the 100 backstroke (55.85) and the ninth-best time in the 200 backstroke (2:02.99).

Before UMass: Sat atop the podium in the 100 backstroke and 200 IM at the 2024 5D High School Regionals ... Took third in the 100 breaststroke and fourth in the 200 IM at the 2024 5D High Shcool States ... Placed sixth in the 200 breaststroke at the 2024 NCSAs ... Finished seventh in the 200 breaststroke at the 2024 Futures Championship and at the 2024 Eastern Zone Super Selections ... Was a 2024 All-American Scholastic honoree ... A two-time team MVP in 2022 and 2023 ... A 2024 LoCo Sports Swimmer of the Year ... A two-time member of the Washington Post Honrary Team (2022-23; 2023-24).