Esteban Nunez Del Prado Pizarro has announced he will transfer to the University of Kentucky to begin the 2025-2026 season. Nunez Del Prado spent his freshman season at Division II Grand Valley State University.
Last summer, he represented Bolivia at the 2024 Paris Olympics and finished 23rd in the 200 IM in a 2:08.10. He arrived at GVSU this past fall and made an immediate impact.
In February, he captured numerous conference titles as he won the 200 IM in a 1:46.20 an the 100 fly in a 46.78 at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships. He also finished 4th in the 200 breast (1:58.20) and 5th in the 100 breast (53.84).
He went on to swim at the 2025 Division II NCAA Championships scoring 12 individual points. He was slightly off his times from conference, swimming a 47.11 for 12th in the 100 fly and 1:47.54 in the 200 IM for 15th. He swam a lifetime best 1:57.21 in the 200 breast for 12th.
In addition to his individual impact, he also swam to an NCAA title in the 200 free relay. He split a 19.77 in the 200 free relay to help the GVSU men to the title as they swam a 1:18.10.
Best SCY Times:
- 100 fly: 46.78
- 200 IM: 1:46.20
- 100 breast: 53.59
- 200 breast: 1:57.21
The Kentucky men finished 9th out of 12 teams at the 2025 SEC Championships. The team was led by Ryan Merani who scored 58 individual points.
Based on his best times, Nunez Del Prado makes an instant impact in the 100 fly as he would have led the team this past season. Merani was the team’s fastest 100 flyer with a 47.12 but did not swim the event at SECs. He also brings depth to the breaststroke group as his 100 and 200 breaststrokes would have been 3rd on the roster.
