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2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster

Lucija Sulenta

  • Position Back/Free
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Zagreb, Croatia

Biography

As a Junior (2021-22)
Finished fourth in the 100 back at the CCSA Championships with a personal-best time of 54.82, the ninth-fastest time in program history...  Swam a personal-best time of 51.87 in the 100 free at CCSAs...  Swam the backstroke leg on the winning 4x100 medley relay team against UNF...  Touched third in the 100 back at FIU (Jan. 22)...  Finished second in the 100 back in the 100 back at the Eagle Invitational...  Placed fourth in the 100 back against FIU (Nov. 6)...  Finished fourth in the 50 back at the UNF Invitational (Sept. 25)

As a Sophomore (2020-21)
Did not compete.

As a Freshman (2019-20)
Advanced to scoring finals and swam personal bests in all three of her individual events at the 2020 CCSA Conference Championships … Her strongest performance came in the 100-yard backstroke, where she placed eighth in the ‘A’ final after swimming a 57.54 … Placed 19th overall in both the 50-yard freestyle (23.91) and the 100-yard freestyle (52.03) … Also competed on two FGCU relay teams, which each finished second in their respective events (200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay).

High School
Attended Gimnazija i ekonomska skola Benedikta Kotruljevica … Swam club for Medvescak Zagreb under coach Domagoj Zajec … Was a National Champion, a European Junior Champion and went to the Youth Olympic Games.

Personal
Daughter of Leslie Kaye and Ivo Sulenta … Has two siblings, Mara and Neven … Chose FGCU because she loved the program and how it fit both her academic and swimming dreams … Her dad rowed in Zagreb while attending the college of economics and business … Wants to learn about the human body and help people … Majoring in public health.

Updated 6/14/22

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Back/Free
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Back/Free
  • 2021-22Junior

    Back/Free
  • 2022-23Senior

    Back/Free