Ava Portello – Swimming & Diving

PERSONAL BEST TIMES

EVENT	TIME
50 Free	24.03
100 Free	49.99
200 Free	1:46.78
500 Free	4:41.79
1000 Free	9:50.89
1650 Free	16:14.80
50 Back	32.55
100 Back	1:04.99
50 Breast	32.19
100 Breast	1:07.46
200 Breast	2:22.50
50 Fly	27.50
100 Fly	1:07.23
200 Fly	2:29.61
100 IM	1:09.00
200 IM	2:11.01

POSTSEASON RESULTS:

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

YEAR	EVENT	PLACE	TIME
2026	500 Free	X	4:44.09
2026	1650 Free	twenty fourth	16:14.80

CSCAA NATIONAL INVITATIONAL

YEAR	EVENT	PLACE	TIME
2025	400 IM	sixth	4:18.72
2025	200 Breast	nineteenth	2:16.37
2025	100 Breast	thirty first	1:03.25
2024	200 Breast	forty fifth	2:20.18
2024	200 IM	forty fifth	2:06.71
2023	200 Breast	forty first	2:18.90
2023	200 IM	thirty second	2:04.88
2023	400 IM	seventh	4:20.58
2023	400 IM (closing)	fifth	4:18.32
2023	200 Freestyle Relay	forty eighth	1:37.02
2023	800 Freestyle Relay	sixth	7:22.90
2023	400 Medley Relay	twenty first	3:44.50

AAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

YEAR	EVENT	PLACE	TIME
2026	200 Free	2nd	1:46.78
2026	500 Free	1st	4:42.67
2026	1650 Free	1st	16:23.84
2025	200 Free	2nd	1:47.23
2025	500 Free	1st	4:44.06
2025	1650 Free	2nd	16:23.43

SOPHOMORE (2025-26)
• Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team. 
• Competed on the NCAA Championships within the 500 and 1650 Free. 
• American Conference champion within the 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle and a member of the 800 freestyle relay championship staff.
• Finished second within the 5K on the CSCAA Open Water Championship.
• Competed in 14 meets, recording 33 top-10 finishes and 15 first-place finishes.

FRESHMAN (2024-25)

• Named AAC Freshman of the Year

• Took half in 14 complete meets this season, recording 9 first place finishes in her freshman marketing campaign

• Competed within the 200 Free, 500 Free, 1000 Free and 1650 Free within the CSCAA NIC, ending high 5 in each occasion

• Earned an AAC Championship with a first place end within the 500 Free

• Head of the 400 Free Relay staff that will go on to clinch the AAC Championship for the Owls

PRIOR TO RICE

Attended and competed at Davis Senior High School … Competed in membership swimming with DART Swimming beneath head coach Billy Doughty … Was a 500 Freestyle SCY champion within the 2023 Sections Championship … Also was a 500 Freestyle SCY champion on the 2023 Speedo Sectionals Championship … Placed third within the 2023 Futures Championship within the 200 Freestyle LCM … Placed eighth within the CIF California State Championships for the 200 Freestyle SCY … Two-time Athletic All-American in 2022 and 2023 … Four-time varsity swimmer at DSHS … Three-time Academic All-American on her highschool’s varsity water polo staff, named All-League twice … Two time Sierra-Nevada Scholar Athlete Holmes Patriot Award recipient … Four-year member of the California Scholarship Federation Volunteer for Special Olympics … Member of the DSHS Swiftie Society.

PERSONAL

Born Ava Portello on August 18 in Sacremento, California … Hometown is Davis, California … Daughter of Cammie and William Portello … Has one sister, Audrey, who’s a pupil at Duke University.