Ahiram Rodriguez Bio

Swimming & Diving

Courtesy: UCSD Release: 09/23/10

Ahiram Rodriguez

Position:	Butterfly
Height:	5'9"
Weight:	185
Year:	Junior
City/State:	San Diego, CA
High School:	Herbert Hoover HS
College:	Muir
Major:	Bioengineering
Experience:	2 Letters

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011-12
Touched second behind teammate Adam Rice in the 200 fly (1:50.23) at the PCSC Championships ... Was fourth in the 100 fly (51.36) ... Also competed in prelims of the 500 free (4:49.04), as well as leading off the eighth-place 800 free relay (6:52.36) and swimming the butterfly leg of the 11th-place 200 medley relay (1:35.25; 24.49 split) ... Won the 200 fly event against Division I Cal Poly (2:12.81).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11
Competed in the PCSC Championships, placing 24th in the 100 fly (52.05).

CLUB
A Junior Nationals finalist with San Diego's College Area Swim Team (CAST) ... Helped break the Mexican national record in the 4x100 free relay.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2010 graduate of Herbert Hoover High School in San Diego ... Selected to the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic team as a senior ... Some of his top high school times included 1:52.0 (200 fly) and 1:43.3 (200 free).

PERSONAL
Born Sept. 24, 1992 in Sylmar ... Parents are David and Nilsa Rodriguez ... Has two siblings, named Sirak and Demian ... A bioengineering (biotechnology) major at Muir College ... Favorite teams are the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Mavericks ... Favorite athlete is Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte ... Listens to Kanye West ... Favorite movie is The Comebacks.