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Billie Blu Mondonedo, a member of the Philippine Nationwide Junior Staff for 2 years, introduced her dedication to swim for Indiana College-Bloomington starting within the fall of 2025.
“I’m BLESSED to announce my verbal dedication to Indiana College. I’m without end grateful for my household and their unwavering assist, my buddies and teammates from around the globe who grew my love for this sport, and for all of my coaches who’ve and can proceed to play a giant position on this journey. Thanks to my coaches at Sandpipers, Coach Michael, Coach Cutter, Coach Zo, and Coach Jake. Particular due to Coach Weng who has been right here for me, even from internationally. And Thanks to Coach Ray and Coach Cory for this unbelievable alternative. Go Hoosiers!!!”
A member of the category of 2025, Mondonedo presently trains year-round with the Sandpipers of Nevada in Las Vegas, the place she makes a speciality of free, fly and IM.
Mondonedo loved a sequence of super performances on the Nevada State Championship (SCY) again in November. She received the 100 free in an altitude-adjusted lifetime greatest of fifty.64 [50.74 unadjusted] and the 200 free in an altitude-adjusted lifetime greatest 1:48.97 [1:50.17 unadjusted]. Mondonedo additionally positioned sixteenth within the 200 again in 2:19.08 [2:20.28 unadjusted] after posting a greatest time of two:14.61 [2:15.81 unadjusted] earlier within the meet, in addition to tenth within the 400 IM with a lifetime greatest 4:42.88 [4:47.88 unadjusted].
Simply over a month later, Mondonedo competed on the CA/NV Speedo Winter Sectionals (SCY), the place she threw down 5 greatest occasions and secured 4 Futures cuts. She positioned third within the 200 free (1:47.93 – PB), seventh within the 100 free (50.44 – PB), tenth within the 500 free (4:55.34 – PB), fifteenth within the 50 free (23.81 – PB) and thirtieth within the 100 fly (57.75 – SB). She additionally completed 18th within the 200 IM with a season-best 2:10.28 after handing over a private greatest of two:08.03 within the prelims.
Mondonedo has additionally loved important success racing lengthy course meters for the Philippines. On the 2024 Philippine Aquatics Nationwide Trials (LCM) in August, she captured the win within the 50 free (26.48 – PB), 100 free (56.64 – PB) and 200 free (2:08.34), along with putting third within the 100 fly (1:03.51).
Finest Instances SCY
- 50 free – 23.81
- 100 free – 50.44
- 200 free – 1:47.93
- 500 free – 4:55.34
- 100 fly – 57.22
- 200 fly – 2:08.24
- 200 IM – 2:08.03
- 400 IM – 4:42.88
A Division 1 program, Indiana competes within the Massive Ten convention alongside different elite swim groups similar to Michigan, Ohio State and USC. The Hoosiers have been the convention champions final season after taking the runner-up spot behind Ohio State the yr prior, and despatched 13 swimmers on to compete on the NCAA Division 1 Championships the place they positioned seventh general.
To make it again for the ‘C’ ultimate on the 2024 Massive Ten Convention Championships, it took occasions of twenty-two.95/50.07/1:48.95/4:48.15 within the 50/100/200/500 free, 54.55/2:01.80 within the 100/200 fly and a couple of:01.03/4:19.44 within the 200/400 IM. Based mostly on her present prime occasions, Mondonedo would have landed within the ‘C’ ultimate within the 200 free, giving her a chance to attain just a few factors immediately.
Set to affix Mondonedo in Indiana’s class of 2029 subsequent season are Skylar Knowlton, Luci Gutierrez, Liberty Clark, Grace Hoeper, Kamile Zinis and Laila Oravsky.
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