
Birth Date: | 03/08/1992 |
Year: | Freshman |
Hometown: | San Jose, Calif. |
High School: | Archbishop Mitty HS |
Position: | Butterfy/Freestyle/IM |
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Archbishop Mitty High School where she swam for coach Tom
Miller...Was a three-time team MVP for the Monarch Lions...Had
All-American consideration times all four years...Won three Central
Coast Section team titles...Also swam with Palo Alto Stanford
Aquatics under coach Tony Batis.
PERSONAL
Monica Faye Garcia was born on March 8, 1992 in San Jose,
Calif....Parents are Willy and Emily Garcia...Has an older brother,
Ryan, who also swims for UCSB...Is majoring in biology at UCSB and
aspires to have a career in the medical field after
graduation...When she isn't swimming, she likes to listen to music,
dance, watch movies, eat and spend time with family and
friends...Favorite movie is "White Chicks"...Her most memorable
athletic achievement was swimming six out of her seven best times
at her last club swim meet...Names her parents and her brother as
her personal heroes...Favorite aspect of college swimming is
meeting new people and enjoying swimming...Says she laughs at
everything.