Melissa Rodríguez

Byanca Melissa Rodríguez Villanueva^[a] (born September 13, 1994), commonly known as Melissa Rodríguez,^[1] is a National record-holding breaststroke swimmer from Mexico.

Melissa Rodríguez

Personal information
Full name	Byanca Melissa Rodríguez Villanueva
Nationality	Mexico
Born	(1994-09-13) September 13, 1994 (age 30) Chihuahua, Mexico
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Britania Desert Dragons
College team	Penn State Nittany Lions (USA) (2013-2016)
Coach	Nicolas Torres Perez
Medal record Women's Swimming Representing  Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz 50 m breaststroke 2014 Veracruz 200 m breaststroke 2023 San Salvador 200 m breaststroke 2023 San Salvador 4×100 m medley 2010 Mayagüez 200 m breaststroke 2014 Veracruz 100 m breaststroke 2023 San Salvador 50 m breaststroke 2023 San Salvador 100 m breaststroke 2010 Mayagüez 100 m breaststroke Pan American Games 2023 Santiago 4x100 m medley

Career

As of November 2014, Rodríguez holds the Mexican Records in the long-course (50m) 50 and 100 breaststrokes.

At the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, she set the Games Records by winning the 50 breaststroke event (32.21).

See also

List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Villanueva.