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Swimming and Diving

2025-26 Swimming and Diving Roster

Aaron Mercado

Joaquin Contreras-Fallico

  • Position Back-Fly
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Wheat Ridge, Colo.
  • Highschool Wheat Ridge HS

Biography


Career Bests

2024-25
Earned All-Summit League honors in three of his four finals events at the Summit League Championships...won an individual league title in the 100 back in a collegiate best time of 47.75...was a member of the title-winning 400 medley relay while also finishing third in the 200 back (1:45.59) and 10th in the 200 IM in a collegiate best time of 1:51.01...two more collegiate bests came at the St. Thomas Invite in the 200 back (1:45.42) and 100 fly (49.68)...won six individual races during the season, four in the 100 back and two in the 200 back...set school record in meters in the 200 back in a dual with Omaha and is also a member school and DakotaDome pool records in the 400 medley relay...On the Coyote Top Ten charts he lowered his school record time in the 200 back, moved up to second all time in the 100 back and sits fifth all-time in the 200 IM...placed in the top ten in 24 events.

2023-24
Competed in five events at the Summit League Championships, placing fifth in the 200 back (1:47.10) and 10th in the 100 back (49.31) while also swimming the 100 fly prelims (51.16), along with the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay...swam a season best and school record in the 200 back (1:46.80) in the Summit League Championship...won five individual races during the season with four coming in the 100 back and one in the 200 back...season bests in the 100 back (48.60), 100 fly (51.15) and 200 IM (1:56.41) came during the Augustana Invitational...moved into second all-time on the Coyote Top Ten charts in the 100 back...placed in the top 10 in 18 events.

Prep
A four-event state qualifier each of the last two seasons for Wheat Ridge High School in Colorado Class 4A. He was the state runner-up in the 100 back while also placing fifth in the 100 fly in 2022. He finished 10th in the 100 fly and 14th in the 100 back in 2021. He swam on point producing relays the 200 medley and 400 free in each season. The All-State and All-Conference swimmer plans to study business at South Dakota.

Personal
Son of Gina Fallico...plans to study business at USD

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Back-Fly
    5'10"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Back-Fly
    5'10"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Back-Fly
    5'10"