Maya DiRado

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Full Name:	Maya DiRado
Born:	April 05th, 1993
	San Francisco, Calif.
Nationality:	U.S.
Status:	Active

Maya DiRado Maya DiRado was born on April 5, 1993 in San Francisco, Calif. to parents, Marit and Ruben. Her full name is Madeline, but her sister, Sarah, gave birth to "Maya" when she couldn't properly pronounce it. The versatile swimmer began competing at the age of 6 with the Santa Rosa Neptunes. She quickly became a standout, setting team records in every age group and in events ranging from the 50 free to the 200 back to the 400 IM. High school swimming DiRado attended Maria Carrillo High School. She was a three-time California high school state champion in the 200 yard IM, crushing the state record in 2010 (her senior year) with a time of 1:56.17. With that time, DiRado became the fastest 200 IMer in California high school history. DiRado was also the 2010 California state champion in the 100 yard free. An accomplished athlete, but also an outstanding scholar that scored a perfect score on the Math SAT at 15 years old. She graduated high school and began college at 17 year olds. College swimming The Santa Rosa native chose to attend Stanford University in nearby Palo Alto for her college swimming career, joining a long line of Stanford Cardinals in …

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