2023-24 UMBC Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
BACKGROUND
- A champion at the 2022 Maryland Junior State Championships in the 200 IM
- Earned a silver medal at the South American Junior Championships in the 400 IM
- Also the runner-up at the National Championships of Colombia in the 200 IM
- Competed for various clubs in Colombia, including the Colombian Swimming Federation
- Considering a major of mechanical engineering
- Working on a project, which involves developing a sustainable technology that is environmentally friendly
- Lists favorite food as hamburgers and favorite book as Leaders Eat Last
- Son of Claudia Ximena Martinez and Nelson Bendek, has an older sister Juliana
