[1] At Klein High, where she was coached by Tom Harwood, she was a five-team district champion and qualified for the state championship three-times.

In international competition during her Junior year, she swam for Mexico at the Fina World Championships in Barcelona, competing in the 50 and 100 breast, the 200 IM, and the 4x100 medley relay.

[2] In challenging global competition, she finished 27th overall with a time of 2:16.54 in her 200-meter Individual Medley preliminary heat, and did not make the finals.

Kim Pavlin of Croatia, who also swam the 200 IM event, and finished 30th was her team mate and trained with her at Texas A&M.

A total of eight other 2012 Olympic women swimmers had trained with her at A&M, including fellow Mexican team members Liliana Ibanez, a 200 freestyler, and Rita Medrano.