2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Portello, Ava
FR/BR/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free, Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Free, Back
/ Swimming & Diving
IM, Fly, Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Free, Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Free, Fly, IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast, IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly, Back, Free
/ Swimming & Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
IM/Fly/Free/BR
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Swimming & Diving
IM/Back/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
BR/Fly/Free/IM
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Sprint Free, IM
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Free, Fly
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Ava Portello
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Davis, California
- High School:
- Davis
Bio
PERSONAL BEST TIMES
AAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
FRESHMAN (2024-25)
• Named AAC Freshman of the Year
• Took part in 14 total meets this season, recording nine first place finishes in her freshman campaign
• Competed in the 200 Free, 500 Free, 1000 Free and 1650 Free in the CSCAA NIC, finishing top five in every event
• Earned an AAC Championship with a first place finish in the 500 Free
• Head of the 400 Free Relay team that would go on to clinch the AAC Championship for the Owls
PRIOR TO RICE
Attended and competed at Davis Senior High School ... Competed in club swimming with DART Swimming under head coach Billy Doughty ... Was a 500 Freestyle SCY champion in the 2023 Sections Championship ... Also was a 500 Freestyle SCY champion at the 2023 Speedo Sectionals Championship ... Placed third in the 2023 Futures Championship in the 200 Freestyle LCM ... Placed eighth in the CIF California State Championships for the 200 Freestyle SCY ... Two-time Athletic All-American in 2022 and 2023 ... Four-time varsity swimmer at DSHS ... Three-time Academic All-American on her high school's varsity water polo team, named All-League twice ... Two time Sierra-Nevada Scholar Athlete Holmes Patriot Award recipient ... Four-year member of the California Scholarship Federation Volunteer for Special Olympics ... Member of the DSHS Swiftie Society.
PERSONAL
Born Ava Portello on August 18 in Sacremento, California ... Hometown is Davis, California ... Daughter of Cammie and William Portello ... Has one sister, Audrey, who is a student at Duke University.
| EVENT | TIME |
| 50 Free | 24.03 |
| 100 Free | 50.68 |
| 200 Free | 1:46.95 |
| 500 Free | 4:44.06 |
| 1000 Free | 9:50.89 |
| 1650 Free | 16:22.84 |
| 50 Back | 32.55 |
| 100 Back | 1:04.99 |
| 50 Breast | 32.19 |
| 100 Breast | 1:07.46 |
| 200 Breast | 2:22.50 |
| 50 Fly | 27.50 |
| 100 Fly | 1:07.23 |
| 200 Fly | 2:29.61 |
| 100 IM | 1:09.00 |
| 200 IM | 2:11.01 |
POSTSEASON RESULTS:
CSCAA NATIONAL INVITATIONAL
| YEAR | EVENT | PLACE | TIME |
| 2025 | 400 IM | 6th | 4:18.72 |
| 2025 | 200 Breast | 19th | 2:16.37 |
| 2025 | 100 Breast | 31st | 1:03.25 |
| 2024 | 200 Breast | 45th | 2:20.18 |
| 2024 | 200 IM | 45th | 2:06.71 |
| 2023 | 200 Breast | 41st | 2:18.90 |
| 2023 | 200 IM | 32nd | 2:04.88 |
| 2023 | 400 IM | 7th | 4:20.58 |
| 2023 | 400 IM (final) | 5th | 4:18.32 |
| 2023 | 200 Freestyle Relay | 48th | 1:37.02 |
| 2023 | 800 Freestyle Relay | 6th | 7:22.90 |
| 2023 | 400 Medley Relay | 21st | 3:44.50 |
AAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
| YEAR | EVENT | PLACE | TIME |
| 2025 | 200 Free | 2nd | 1:47.23 |
| 2025 | 500 Free | 1st | 4:44.06 |
| 2025 | 1650 Free | 2nd | 16:23.43 |
FRESHMAN (2024-25)
• Named AAC Freshman of the Year
• Took part in 14 total meets this season, recording nine first place finishes in her freshman campaign
• Competed in the 200 Free, 500 Free, 1000 Free and 1650 Free in the CSCAA NIC, finishing top five in every event
• Earned an AAC Championship with a first place finish in the 500 Free
• Head of the 400 Free Relay team that would go on to clinch the AAC Championship for the Owls
PRIOR TO RICE
Attended and competed at Davis Senior High School ... Competed in club swimming with DART Swimming under head coach Billy Doughty ... Was a 500 Freestyle SCY champion in the 2023 Sections Championship ... Also was a 500 Freestyle SCY champion at the 2023 Speedo Sectionals Championship ... Placed third in the 2023 Futures Championship in the 200 Freestyle LCM ... Placed eighth in the CIF California State Championships for the 200 Freestyle SCY ... Two-time Athletic All-American in 2022 and 2023 ... Four-time varsity swimmer at DSHS ... Three-time Academic All-American on her high school's varsity water polo team, named All-League twice ... Two time Sierra-Nevada Scholar Athlete Holmes Patriot Award recipient ... Four-year member of the California Scholarship Federation Volunteer for Special Olympics ... Member of the DSHS Swiftie Society.
PERSONAL
Born Ava Portello on August 18 in Sacremento, California ... Hometown is Davis, California ... Daughter of Cammie and William Portello ... Has one sister, Audrey, who is a student at Duke University.
2024 Night of the Owl End of Year Recap
Thursday, April 25
Tommy McClelland Introductory Press Conference
Sunday, August 06
2023 Night of The Owl End of Year Highlight
Tuesday, April 25
Rice Swimming Prepares for first AAC Championship (KPRC)
Tuesday, February 14
