Rafael Alfaro
Individual Medley Butterfly Breaststroke #0
Ht
6'
0"
Class
Senior
Hometown
San Salvador, 
Last School
Colegio Maya
Roster Years
2010-2015


Personal

  • Born in San Salvador
  • Parents are Rafael and Luciana Alfaro
  • Has one brother and one sister
  • Uncle Piero Ferracuti swam for BYU and competed in the 1976 Olympics for El Salvador
  • Majoring in business.

Before BYU

  • Prepped at Colegio Maya under Oscar Moreno
  • Attended world championships in Rome in 2009
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2010-2011

  • Competed in all seven dual meets for the Cougars
  • Placed second in the 400 IM (3:53.92) and 13th in the 200 breast at the MWCC
  • Ranked second in the conference for the 400 IM, 14th in the 200 breast, 26th in the 200 IM, 27th in the 100 breast and 30th in the 200 butterfly
  • Ranked first for the Cougars in the 400 IM and fourth in the 50 breast, 200 breast and 200 fly.
Sophmore Year 2011-2012

  • Competed in seven dual meets for the Cougars
  • Tallied three first-place finishes on the season
  • Selected to compete in the London Olympics for El Salvador in the 400 IM
  • All-Conference MPSF selection
  • Ranked first for the Cougars in the 200 IM and 400 IM, second in the 200 breast, third in the 200 Fly and fourth in the 100 breast 
  • Ranked fourth in the MPSF in the 400 IM, fifth in the 200 IM and tenth in the 200 Breast
Junior Year 2013-2014

  • Recorded a first-place finish in the 200 breast (2:08.78) against Colorado Mesa
  • Placed second in the 200 breast (2:05.06) against UNLV
  • Placed second in the 200 free (1:42.67) against Denver
  • Contributed to the first-place finish in the 400 free (3:06.62) against Seattle
  • Named to All-MPSF First Team for performance in 200 IM (1:44.48), 400 IM (3:48.29) and 100 free (44.76)
  • Named to All-MPSF Second Team for performances in 400 free relay (3:00.01)
Senior Year 2014-2015

  • Contributed to a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:31.32) against Arizona State
  • Named to All-MPSF First Team for performances in the 200 IM (1:46.27) and 400 IM (3:49.70)
  • Named to All-MPSF Second Team for performances in the 200 breast (2:00.48), 200 free relay (1:21.25), 400 free relay (2:57.17) and 800 free relay (6:35.96)
  • After graduating, swam a lifetime best in the 200 IM (2:02.55) at the 2015 Pan Am Games 
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2012-2013

  • Redshirted 2012-2013 season
Medical Redshirt Year 2012-2013

  • Redshirted 2012-2013 season


  • M Swimming & Diving | Jun, 21

    Taylor leads Cougar hopefuls at U.S. Olympic Trials next week

  • M Swimming & Diving | Aug, 14

    BYU swimmers finish strong in international competition

  • M Swimming & Diving | Aug, 14

    BYU swimmers finish strong in international competition

  • M Swimming & Diving | Jul, 16

    Ventura and two former BYU swimmers to compete at FINA World Championships

  • M Swimming & Diving | Jul, 16

    Ventura and two former BYU swimmers to compete at FINA World Championships

  • W Swimming & Diving | Apr, 20

    2014-15 Season Review

  • M Swimming & Diving | Apr, 20

    2014-15 Season Review

  • M Swimming & Diving | Apr, 02

    Taylor, Brooks and Russell all take home MPSF honors

  • W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 24

    Twenty-five Cougars named to All-MPSF teams

  • M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 24

    Twenty-five Cougars named to All-MPSF teams

  • W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 21

    Men win second-straight MPSF title, women take fourth

  • M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 21

    Men win second-straight MPSF title, women take fourth

  • W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 20

    Three school records fall as BYU dominates day three of MPSF Championships

  • M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 20

    Three school records fall as BYU dominates day three of MPSF Championships

  • W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 19

    BYU competes on day 2 of MPSF Championships

  • M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 19

    Jake Taylor, Rafael Alfaro lead BYU on day 2 of MPSF Championships

  • W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 18

    BYU relay team sets school record on day one of MPSF Championiships

  • M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 18

    BYU relay team sets school record on day one of MPSF Championiships

  • W Swimming & Diving | Jan, 22

    BYU swim and dive ready to host Denver

  • M Swimming & Diving | Jan, 22

    BYU swim and dive ready to host Denver

  • W Swimming & Diving | Jan, 10

    BYU swimmers fall to Arizona State

  • M Swimming & Diving | Jan, 10

    BYU swimmers fall just short of Arizona State

  • W Swimming & Diving | Dec, 06

    Cougars wrap up day 3 of Texas Invite

  • M Swimming & Diving | Dec, 06

    Taylor, Palmer pace Cougars at Texas Invite

  • W Swimming & Diving | Dec, 02

    BYU swimmers to compete in Texas, Colorado Mesa Invitationals

  • M Swimming & Diving | Dec, 02

    BYU swimmers to compete in Texas, Colorado Mesa Invitationals

  • W Swimming & Diving | Oct, 03

    Cougars swim well at Intermountain Shootout

  • M Swimming & Diving | Oct, 03

    Cougars swim well at Intermountain Shootout

  • W Swimming & Diving | Sep, 27

    Swim and Dive competes in Blue/White meet

  • M Swimming & Diving | Sep, 27

    Swim and Dive competes in Blue/White meet

  • M Swimming & Diving | Sep, 19

    Cougar swimmers kickoff 2014-15 season

  • W Swimming & Diving | Sep, 19

    Cougar swimmers kickoff 2014-15 season

  • M Swimming & Diving | Sep, 19

    Cougar swimmers kickoff 2014-15 season

  • M Swimming & Diving | Sep, 19

    Cougar swimmers kickoff 2014-15 season

  • M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 24

    35 Cougars named to all-conference teams

  • W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 24

    35 Cougars named to all-conference teams

  • W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 22

    Men take first, women third in MPSF Championships

  • M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 22

    Men take first, women third in MPSF Championships

  • W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 21

    Campbell, Taylor, Alfaro dominate in day three of MPSF Championships

  • M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 21

    Campbell, Taylor, Alfaro dominate in day three of MPSF Championships

  • W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 20

    Suder, Taylor and Fletcher strong in day two of MPSF Championships

  • M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 20

    Suder, Taylor and Fletcher strong in day two of MPSF Championships

  • Athletics | Feb, 07

    Cougar athlete connections to Olympics/Sochi

  • M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 01

    BYU swim sweeps Seattle, dive successful at Air Force

  • W Swimming & Diving | Jan, 17

    Cougars victorious over New Mexico, fall to Denver

  • M Swimming & Diving | Jan, 17

    Cougars victorious over New Mexico, fall to Denver

  • M Swimming & Diving | Dec, 07

    Aquino and Palmer break school records at Texas Invite

  • W Swimming & Diving | Dec, 07

    Aquino and Palmer break school records at Texas Invite

  • W Swimming & Diving | Dec, 04

    Select Cougars to Texas invitational/BYU hosts invitational

  • M Swimming & Diving | Dec, 04

    Select Cougars to Texas invitational/BYU hosts invitational