Rafael Alfaro Athlete Profile - MSWIM

Rafael Alfaro

Individual Medley Butterfly Breaststroke #0

Class

Senior

Hometown

San Salvador,

Last School

Colegio Maya

Roster Years

2010-2015

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.

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