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2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Bruna de Padua

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Colégio Saber
  • Hometown Curitiba, Brazil

Biography

Honors & Accolades
  • America East Champion - 200 Free - 2024 America East Championships
  • Silver Medalist - 400 Free Relay - 2025 America East Championships
  • Bronze Medalist - 500 Free - 2024 America East Championships
  • Bronze Medalist - 400 Free Relay - 2024 America East Championships
  • Bronze Medalist - 800 Free Relay - 2024 America East Championships
  • 2024-25 America East All-Academic Team
  • 3x America East Swimmer of the Week (10/15/24, 10/29/24, 2/4/25)

UMBC ALL-TIME RANKS 

  • 2nd - 200 Free - 1:48.97
  • 3rd - 1000 Free - 10:12.35
  • 6th - 500 Free - 4:53.52

2025-26

  • Won both the 200 free and 400 free, and was a member of the winning the 200 free relay, at Salisbury
  • Placed third in the 500 free at American
  • Finished second in the 200 free at the Thomas Murphy Invitational
  • Took second in both the 500 free and 1000 free against Howard and VMI 
2024-25:
  • Won silver in the 400 free relay at America East Championships
  • Fall President’s List (4.0)
  • Set 800 Free Relay Pool Record on Dec. 7 (7:35.12)
  • Set 200 Medley Relay Pool Record on Dec. 7 (1:43.80)
  • Set 400 Medley Relay Pool Record on Dec. 7 (3:48.49)
  • Set 400 Free Relay Pool Record on Dec. 7 (3:24.83)
2023-24:
  • Earned four medals at America East Championships (one gold and three bronze)
  • Won the 1000 free at American
  • Placed first in both the 500 free and 1000 free, and 2nd in the 400 free relay, against La Salle
  • Took second in the 200 free and third in the 500 free at the Thomas Murphy Invitational
  • Finished first in both the 500 free and the 100 free in VMI's multi-team meet
  • Placed first  in the 200 free, and second in the 400 medley relay, against Saint Peter's and Manhattan
  • Won the 200 free at the Bucknell Invite
  • Took first in the 200 free, 500 free and 200 free relay against Salisbury and Frostburg State
  • Finished first in both the 500 free and 1000 free, and second in the 400 free relay, at George Mason

BACKGROUND
  • Competed at Drury University (Mo.) in 2022-23
  • Swam a personal best time in the 1000 free at the Great Lakes Valley Championships, placing a tenth of 27 competitors
  • A 2019 junior national champion in Brazil, who won three events and earned five medals
  • Considering a major in graphic design at UMBC
  • A fan of Selena Gomez and The Hunger Game series
  • An accomplished singer, who performed publically in Brazil
  • Daughter of Elizia and Renato de Padua

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.