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2020-21 Women's Swimming and Diving

Mya Loniewski

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Mercy
  • Hometown Redford, Mich.

Biography

ACCOLADES

  • Earned membership into Chi Sigma Alpha
2021-22:
  • A two-time finalist at the America East Championships, finishing sixth in the 400 IM and eighth in the 200 IM
  • UMBC’s top finisher (second overall) in the 200 IM at Seton Hall
  • Earned key points in UMBC’s win over Towson, placing fourth in the 200 IM and fifth in the 200 backstroke

2020-21:

  • A finalist with an eighth-place finish in the 400 IM at the America East Championships
  • UMBC’s No. 2 finisher (11th overall) in the 1000 free at NJIT  
  • Won the 1000 freestyle in the dual meet win at VMI

2019-20:

  • Competed in one championship final at the 2020 America East Championships, placing eighth in the 1650 freestyle
  • Swam in two “B” finals at league championships, posting identical 13th place finishes in the 200 and 400 IM
  • Captured the 500 freestyle in the Jan. 4 win over Howard  

2018-19: 

  • Posted personal bests in the 500 free (5:07.66) and 1650 free (17:36.45) at the America East Championships.
  • At East Carolina, finished third in the 1000 free with a time of 10:46.61; also finished seventh in the 200 IM with a time of 2:15.34.
  • Against VMI, finished second in the 1000 free in a time of 10:56.23.
  • Against Towson, finished seventh in the 200 free (2:03.10) and eighth in the 500 free (5:30.99).
  • Placed fourth in the 200 IM and eighth in the 200 back and 200 free against Navy.
  • In her collegiate debut, placed 11th in the 200 IM, 200 back, and 200 free against Johns Hopkins and Delaware.

BACKGROUND:

  • Team captain at Mercy Catholic High School and member of the Marlins 2017 MHSAA Division One state championship team
  • At the Girls Catholic League Championships, placed fourth in the 500 free in a time of 5:14.90
  • Swam for Club Wolverine and Plymouth-Canton Cruisers

PERSONAL:

  • Daughter of Joseph and Kelly Loniewski
  • Has two sisters, Mara, who swam at Michigan State, and Maddy, who is a senior at Georgetown
  • Majoring in economics

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Back/Breast/IM
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Back/Breast/IM
  • 2020-21Junior

    Back/Breast/IM
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.