Natalia Festa

Natalia Festa

Year: Senior
Hometown: Great Neck, N.Y.
High School: Great Neck South
Position: Back/Fly
House Affiliation: Winthrop

Senior · 2009-10
Took 14th in the 100 backstroke with a 1:01.65 mark and 20th in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:01.06 at HYP meet … Led the Crimson ‘C’ 200 medley relay team to eighth-place finish at HYP meet.

Junior · 2008-09
Placed 10th in the 100-yard backstroke and was part of the winning 200 medley relay and second place 200 freestyle relay squads at the ECAC Championships… Part of the winning 400 medley relay squad that set an ECAC Championships record in the event (3:48.06) … Won the 100 butterfly in a dual against Penn.

Sophomore · 2007-08
Finished second in the 100-yard backstroke at the HYP meet ... Won the 100 back against Brown.

Freshman · 2006-07

Finished second in the 100-yard backstroke in Harvard's dual victory over Columbia ... Was part of the winning 200 medley relay, finished second in the 100 back and third in the 100 butterfly in duals against Cornell and Dartmouth.

Background
Received scholastic All-America honors for three consecutive years while swimming for Great Nick South High School.