Sirena Rowe

Sirena Rowe (born 28 February 1998) is a Colombian swimmer. She currently resides in Raleigh, NC where she attends North Carolina State University and trains with the Wolfpack Swimming and Diving Team.

Sirena Rowe

Personal information
Full name	Sirena Carolina Rowe Cervantes
Nationality	Colombian-American
Born	28 February 1998
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Butterfly, Backstroke
College team	North Carolina State University
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Colombia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Central American and Caribbean Games 0 3 1 Total 0 3 1 Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla 4x100 m Freestyle 2018 Barranquilla 4x100 m Medley 2018 Barranquilla 4x100 m Mixed Freestyle 2018 Barranquilla 4x100 m Mixed Medley

Swimming career

Club

Rowe began swimming competitively for NOMAD of the North Carolina LSC located in Mecklenburg County in the greater Charlotte area. She finished her club years as a North Carolina Swimming champion in the 50 free both short-course-yards[1] and long-course-meters[2] in 2016.

Collegiate

Rowe enrolled for the 2016-2017 season at Marshall University and made an immediate impact. Rowe was twice named Conference USA Swimmer of the Week: on 24 January 2017[3] and 31 January 2017,[4] and at the end of the 2017 season was named Conference USA Freshman Swimmer of the Year.[5] Rowe finished her freshman campaign with school records in the 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, and 100 Backstroke as well as shared records in the 200 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay.[6] As a member of the Thundering Herd, Rowe qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 50 yard freestyle.[7] where she finished 35th. Additionally, Rowe placed 51st in the 100 Backstroke and 52nd in the 100 Freestyle.[8]

After the 2017 season, Rowe transferred to North Carolina State University[9] and sat out a year due to student-athlete transfer rules.

At the 2019 ACC Championships, Rowe placed seventh in the 50 freestyle (22.29) and 21st in both the 100 freestyle (49.69) and the 100 butterfly (54.21). Additionally, Rowe was on the 200 Medley Relay and 200 Freestyle Relay for the Wolfpack that set the program, ACC and meet records in those events.[10]

International

Sirena Rowe represents the Colombian Swimming Federation in International Competition. Her mother is Colombian-born which provides dual-citizenship.

2018 Central American and Caribbean Games

Rowe competed in the Women's 50 meter freestyle, 100 meter freestyle, and 50 meter butterfly events as well as four relays for Colombia at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Rowe won a total of four medals at these games (3 silver, 1 bronze) all on relays.[11]

2019 FINA World Championships

The Colombian Swimming Federation selected Rowe to compete at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea (see: Colombia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.) Rowe competed in the 100 meter Freestyle finishing 45th (57.42) and the 50 meter Butterfly finishing 31st (27.02).[12]

2019 Pan American Games

Rowe competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

References

1. "NCS SC Results" (PDF). Retrieved 23 July 2019.
2. "NCS LC Results" (PDF). Retrieved 23 July 2019.
3. "CUSA Athletes of the Week 24JAN2017".
4. "MU Press Release SOW 31JAN2017".
5. "CUSA Superlatives 2017".
6. "Marshall Team Records". Retrieved 23 July 2019.
7. "Marshall Freshman Sirena Rowe Puts Up NCAA Qualifying Time in the 50 free". Retrieved 23 July 2019.
8. "2017 NCAA Div I Women's Swimming Results" (PDF).
9. "NC State Gets Another Transfer".
10. "Sirena Rowe Athlete Bio".
11. "Medals - Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Barranquilla 2018". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
12. "FINA 2019 World Championships Womens 100 Free Results".