University of North Carolina Athletics
2016-17 Swimming & Diving Roster
Liliana Casso
- Position:
- Distance Free
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- Marlborough School
LILIANO CASSO BIO
Career Best Times: 4:53.38 in the 500-yard freestyle; 10:03.00 in the 1000-yard freestyle (split from mile race); 16:45.23 in the 1650-yard freestyle.
2015-16: Placed fourth in 500 free at Carolina College Invitational in 4:55.31 while garnering third place in 200 fly with a time of 2:04.36…selected for spring semester junior year Dean’s List… named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2014-15: Registered a career best time in the 1000-yard freestyle in the dual meet against Navy...took 11th place in the 1650 freestyle at 2014 Nike Cup with time of 16:45.23...spring semester 2015 Dean’s List honoree...also earned ACC Academic Honor Roll kudos...completed Rising Stars and CREED program in the Carolina Leadership Academy.
2013-2014: Posted career best times in all three distance events as a freshman…set career best in 500 free at Bulldog Invitational and in the 1000 and 1650 freestyles at Nike Cup…placed fourth in 1650-yard freestyle (16:48.27) at Nike Cup and was 12th in the 500-yard freestyle…won the 15-18 age group of the 2013 Pier-2-Pier Championship (34:12)…named to 2013-14 ACC Academic Honor Roll…tapped for the Dean’s List in spring semester 2014.
Prep: Member of the 2013 U.S. Junior National Team in 10-kilometer open water swimming…attended Marlborough School in Los Angeles…did her club swimming for Team Santa Monica where she competed for coach Dave Kelsheimer…won CIF championship in 500-yard freestyle at Marlborough…helped lead high school team to state championship her freshman year…honor roll member in high school
Personal: Full name is Liliana Cristina Casso…is the daughter of Jesse Casso and Cheryl Marino…was born April 20, 1995 in New York, N.Y. …stands 5-5 tall…double major in anthropology and women’s and gender studies…her sister, Isabel, swims for Loyola Marymount University…her brother, Lucas, graduated from Williams College in 2013 where he was a pitcher on the baseball team.
