Ramona DiNardo '24 Recruiting Profile

Hello, my name is Ramona DiNardo. I am a Junior attending St. Patrick Catholic High school. I currently swim on the high school team, where I am the Girls’ Swim Team Captain, and swim year around on the Biloxi Elite Swim Team. When swimming for B.E.S.T., the team swims both short and long-course seasons.

I am a perseverant student whose main focus is education and who believes education is the foundation that can’t be taken from you. My academic involvement is the priority. My goal is to attend a college to study kinesiology with an emphasis on sports, exercise, and physiology. However, I am still open to new ideas for a degree. As a perseverant student looking to continue learning, growing, applying, and retaining knowledge and skills, I aspire to work with athletes and sports teams to achieve optimal physical, mental, and spiritual performance.

I am a consistent swimmer who pays attention to coaching details to improve my technique in strokes, events, and dropping times. I am always goal-oriented, working towards personal and team goals, and I am a positive team player. Swimming individual events, as well as relay events, is an enjoyment. I thrive on the excitement of relay teams.

I am a supportive and encouraging teammate. Being a solid technical swimmer allows me to adapt, uplift, and listen to others and be a better team member and cheerleader. I have different learning abilities that challenged me, but I have worked to achieve high academic standards. I am a member of the National Honor Society, the National Science Honor Society, the Pro-Life movement, and the campus ministry team. Outside of school, I am active in my church youth group and part of the Diocesan Spirit Movers program. The Spirit Movers is a leadership program that develops small-group leaders who plan and support youth conferences and retreats throughout the year.

As a well-rounded student-athlete, I will positively contribute to a collegiate swim team.