Danica Delaquis

ISU SR Danica Delaquis competing in the W 100Yd Breaststroke at the 2018 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Friday, February 23, 2018.

Photo by: Liz Parke

ISU SR Danica Delaquis competing in the W 200Yd Breaststroke at the 2018 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on Saturday, February 24, 2018.

Photo by: Liz Parke

Photo by: Liz Parke/Big 12 Conference

Position:
Breaststroke/IM
Class:
Senior
High School:
Vincent Massey Collegiate
Hometown:
Winnipeg, Man.

Personal Records

Event	Time	Opponent	Event	SCM	LCM
50 Free	0:25.55	South Dakota State (14-15)	50 Free	0:27.28	0:28.25
50 Back	0:32.41	Pentathlon (15-16)	100 Free	1:03.43	1:00.92
50 Fly	0:28.96	Pentathlon (15-16)	200 Free	2:12.67	2:20.95
100 Fly	0:58.07	2015 Big 12 Championships	500 Free	4:54.38	4:59.90
50 Breast	0:32.38	Pentathlon (15-16)	100 Back	1:13.39	1:14.72
100 Breast	1:02.09	2018 Big 12 Championships	200 Back	2:41.49	2:38.63
200 Breast	2:15.55	Iowa (16-17)	100 Breast	1:10.58	1:12.74
100 IM	1:05.06	Pentathlon (15-16)	200 Breast	2:33.86	2:39.50
200 IM	2:06.28	2015 Big 12 Championships	100 Fly	1:05.70	1:06.98
			200 Fly	2:26.01	2:30.30
			200 IM	2:20.27	2:29.01
			400 IM	5:03.08	5:15.98

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 First Team: 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
All-Big 12 Second Team: 100 Breaststroke (2016, 2018), 200 Breaststroke (2017, 2018)

2017-18 (Senior)
Led the Cyclones in the breaststroke events … nine top-two finishes in breaststroke events … finished fifth in the 100 breast (1:04.51) and third in the 200 breast (2:18.56) at the Kansas Classic … won the 200 breaststroke event three times, including in the TCU and South Dakota double-dual … qualified for finals in each breaststroke event at the Big 12 Championships, finishing sixth in the 100 breast (1:02.09) with a new personal best and NCAA ‘B’ cut time and fifth in the 200 breast (2:16.87) … All-Big 12 Second Team recipient in both the 100 and 200 breast … moved into Iowa State’s top-five all-time performers in each breaststroke event during her senior season … finished her career with 90 total points scored in Big 12 Championship meets … Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree.

2016-17 (Junior)
Team’s fastest swimmer in both breaststroke races, notching personal-bests of 1:02.60 in the 100 and 2:15.55 in the 200 at Iowa … 2:15.55 in the 200 breaststroke at Iowa marked Delaquis’ first-career NCAA ‘B’ Cut … ranked fifth on the team in the 200 IM … swam breaststroke split of the year’s fastest 200 and 400 medley relays, which rank second- and sixth-fastest in school history, respectively … notched 11 top-three finishes on the year, including a win in the 100 breaststroke against UNI … finished fifth in 100 breaststroke and sixth in 200 breaststroke at Kansas Classic … took seventh in 100 breaststroke (1:03.09) and fifth in 200 breaststroke (2:16.31) at Big 12 Championship, earning Second-Team All-Big 12 honors in the 200 … also swam in the 200 medley relay (third, 1:40.54), 200 IM (16^th, 2:07.64) and 400 medley relay (fifth, 3:42.96) at Big 12 Championship … First-Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.

2015-16 (Sophomore)
Competed in 200 MR, 200 IM, 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke at Big 12 Championship … earned top-10 finishes at conference championship in 100 breaststroke (sixth place, 1:02.67) and 200 breaststroke (ninth place, 2:16.77) … earned first-career All-Big 12 honors with sixth-place finish in 100 breaststroke … collected 13 top-three finishes on the year, including a pair of first-place finishes … ended the year as Iowa State’s number two swimmer in both breaststroke events and number four swimmer in the 200 IM … named to the 2016 Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2014-15 (Freshman)
Was an instant contributor to the breaststroke and IM groups as a freshman … competed in the 200 breaststroke (ninth, 2:16.64), 100 breaststroke (12^th, 1:03.56), 200 IM (19^th, 2:06.28) and 200 medley relay (Exh., 1:43.70) at the Big 12 Championships … cracked the ISU all-time top-performers lists in the 100 breaststroke (eighth, 1:03.56), 200 breaststroke (seventh, 2:16.64), 200 IM (18^th, 2:06.28) and 200 medley relay (eighth, 1:42.67) … clocked the team’s second-best 200 breaststroke time (2:16.64) and third-best 100 breaststroke time (1:03.56) on the season … recorded four first-place (three individual, one relay) and 25 top-three finishes during her freshman campaign.

High School
Swam for the Manta Swim Club under coach Tom Hainey ... gold and silver medalist in the 50 and 100 breaststroke, respectively, at the 2009 Canada Age Group Nationals ... placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke at the Canada Summer Games 2013 for Team Manitoba ... Canada Senior National qualifier in the 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke ... member of Team Manitoba at the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games.

Personal
Daughter of Kelly and Bernie Delaquis ... born on April 15, 1996 ... psychology major.