Paul Rodriguez '26 Recruiting Profile

Hello, I'm Paul Rodriguez. I would like to start off with my love and passion being a competitive swimmer. I knew It would become something important in my life. I've joined the competitive swimming when I was 9 years old at my local park district in 2017. My parents signed me up for a West Chicago Sharks swim club in January of 2020 when I was about to turn 12. My parents knew I outgrew the park district and needed something more challenging to maximize my growth as a competitive swimmer. COVID slowed my progress most of my 1st year with the Sharks, but by summer of 2021, I finally started to grow as a swimmer. I managed to qualify in 10 of the 14 Regional events for 13-14 age group. The Senior Age Group Regional times were more difficult but I have qualified for all 14 individual events since the Summer of 2023. One of my most aspiring quote is "Train insane or remain the same!" Please visit Swimcloud.com for some of my recent swim events from HS.

I'm a student at Bartlett High school where I maintain a grade point average over 3.7/4. My education is a very important for my success in life. Studying is a thing I like to keep up on to make sure I know the structure of education given to me. Although I'm not a team captain as those titles go to the varsity seniors on the team, I have been told by my teammates and coaches that I'm the inspirational and vocal leader of this team. I am very supportive of my teammates and love to watch them succeed breaking their personal best times.

I want to attend College after right after I graduate High School . I believe college will make me strive to be my very best in and out of the pool with my education and life lessons. These are my aspirations and I'm ready for whatever God leads me to.