Aranza Vázquez
Personal information
NationalityMexican
Born (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002
La Paz, Mexico
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryMexico
SportDiving
Event(s)1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro, 10m platform
College teamNorth Carolina
Coached byYaidel Gamboa
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 FukuokaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 Fukuoka1 m springboard

Aranza Vázquez Montaño (born 21 August 2002) is a Mexican diver. She represented Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the individual 3-metre springboard.

College career

Vázquez attends the University of North Carolina, majoring in Exercise Science.[1][2] She is the two-time ACC champion in the 10-metre platform and 3-metre springboard and was named the 2021 ACC Women's Diver of the Year.[3][4] In the 2021 NCAA Championships, she placed second in the 1-metre and 3-metre springboard and sixth on the 10-metre platform.[5] In the 2022 NCAA Championships, she placed third on the 1-metre platform.[6]

In the 2023 NCAA Championships, Vázquez won both the 1-metre and the 3-metre events, becoming the first North Carolina diver to win a national title.[7][8]

International career

Vázquez began her international career with the 2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix, before participating in the 1-metre springboard event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.[9] She placed fourth at the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup, qualifying for her first Olympic Games.[10][11] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she placed sixth in the 3 metre springboard event.[12]

Personal life

Vázquez has a younger brother, Rodolfo, who also dives for the North Carolina Tar Heels.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Aranza Vazquez Montano". Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Morales, PJ (16 February 2021). "'An inspirational person': Vázquez finds massive success, new family on UNC diving team". The Daily Tar Heel.
  3. ↑ Mering, Andrew (21 February 2021). "2021 ACC Women's Championships Scoring Breakdown". SwimSwam.
  4. ↑ Trendel, Avery (8 April 2021). "UNC Sweeps ACC Men's and Women's Diver of the Year Awards". WCHL.
  5. ↑ Gibbs, Robert (22 March 2021). "2021 W. NCAA Championships: SwimSwam's Awards". SwimSwam.
  6. ↑ Sutherland, James (22 March 2022). "2022 Women's NCAA Championships: Results & Records Summary". SwimSwam.
  7. ↑ "Aranza Vazquez Crowned NCAA Champion on One-Meter". goheels.com. UNC. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Aranza Vazquez wins second NCAA title". unc.edu. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Aranza Vazquez Montano". FINA.
  10. ↑ "FINA Diving World Cup 2021". FINA.
  11. ↑ Anderson, Jared (3 May 2021). "Called up from reserve role, Pickens secures Olympic diving quota spot for USA". SwimSwam.
  12. ↑ Rubio, Jorge (1 August 2021). "Aranza Vázquez finaliza en el sexto lugar en el trampolín de 3m" [Aranza Vázquez finishes in sixth place in the 3m springboard]. Diario AS (in Spanish).
  13. ↑ Aranza Vazquez Montaño [@FenomenoAra] (November 15, 2022). "I am so, so happy, my little brother will be here. #FelizMartesATodos" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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