Missouri State

Event	Personal Best Time at MSU	2024-25 Best Time
200-yard free	1:43.38 (10/26/24)	1:43.38 (10/26/24)
100-yard back	48.06 (2/21/25)	48.06 (2/21/25)
200-yard back	1:44.88 (2/22/25)	1:44.88 (2/22/25)
100-yard fly	49.95 (11/22/24)	49.95 (11/22/24)
100-yard IM	50.29 (11/23/24)	50.29 (11/23/24)
200-yard IM	1:47.64 (11/21/24)	1:47.64 (11/21/24)
400-yard IM	4:01.01 (1/24/25)	4:01.01 (1/24/25)

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Top Achievements

• 2024-25 MVC silver medalist in 200 backstroke
• 2024-25 MVC bronze medalist in 400 medley relay
• 2024 House of Champions Invitational gold medalist in 200 backstroke, 100 IM and 400 medley relay

Awards & Honors

• All-MVC First Team: 2025
• MVC Freshman of the Week: 10/9/24, 11/6/24, 11/27/24
• MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2024, Spring 2025

2024-25 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in all eighth swim meets…Placed second in the 200-yard backstroke (1:44.88), third in the 400-yard medley relay (3:12.13), fifth in the 100-yard backstroke (48.06) and 12th in the 200-yard individual medley (1:48.25) at the MVC Championships (Feb. 19-22)...Placed first in the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.15), first in the 100-yard individual medley (50.29, Meet Record), first in the 400-yard medley relay (3:12.40, Meet Record), fourth in the 200-yard individual medley (1:47.64) and fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (48.54) at the House of Champions Invitational (Nov. 21-23)...Won 11 individual events…Personal best 200-yard backstroke (1:44.88) was third in MVC…Named MVC Freshman of the Week thrice (Oct. 9, Nov. 6, Nov. 27)...Named to All-MVC First Team.

Background
Swam with Real Canoe Natación Club in Spain…Placed sixth in 200 L backstroke (2:02.70) at 2023 Espana Open Absoluto in Palma de Mallorca, Spain…Won 200 L backstroke (2:04.78) at 2023 España Absoluto de verano Open in Málaga, Spain…Also placed second in 100 L backstroke (57.81), fifth in 50 L backstroke (27.18) and sixth in 200 L IM (2:11.04) at same meet.

Personal
Gonzalo Ruiz Vasquez was born on 1/7/2005 in Madrid, Spain…Son of Antonio and Begoña…Has one brother, Jorge…Majoring in Biomedical Sciences.

UPDATED: 5/23/2025