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Gabi Gomez Treig Season 2020-21

PositionFREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY
YearSenior
HometownBarcelona, Spain
2020-21 / AS A SENIOR
 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Postgradaute Scholarship Recipient
Competed in the fall intrasquad meets before choosing to opt out of spring semester competition
• Posted times of 21.22 (50 free) and 52.52 (100 fly) in November
• In program history, graduated ranked seventh in the 100 fly (47.38) and 14th in the 50 free (19.88)

2019-20 / AS A JUNIOR
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
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Academic All-Big Ten
CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America
Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints and 100 butterfly
 One of eight members of Purdue Swim-Dive to earn all three top academic honors for the year
Posted season-best times in the 50 (19.89) and 100 free (44.32) as well as the 100 fly (48.47) at the Purdue Invitational
Scored in the C final of the 50 free via a prelim time of 20 seconds flat at the Big Ten Championships, where he also raced in the 100 free and 100 fly
Continues to rank among the Purdue all-time leaderboard in the 50 free (19.88, 13th) and 100 fly (47.38, 6th)
Scored in all three of his events at the Purdue Invitational, accounting for 25 team points and qualifying for the A final of the 50 and 100 free
Also helped the Boilermakers win the 200 free relay at the Purdue Invite
Qualified for the head-to-head final race of the 50 fly ladder tournament at the FIU Sprint Invitational, winning the prelim, quarterfinal and semifinal rounds
Also was a quarterfinalist in the 50 free ladder tournament at the FIU Sprint Invite
Won the 50 free and contributed to the victorious 200 free relay at the Indiana Intercollegiates
Swept the 100 and 200 free at the season-opening intrasquad

2018-19 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• Academic All-Big Ten
CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America
Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints and 100 butterfly
Posted career-best times in the 50 (19.88) and 100 free (44.37) as well as the 100 fly (47.38) at the Big Ten Championships
In program history, moved into sixth place in the 100 fly and remains among the all-time fastest in the 50 (13th) and 100 free (14th)
Raced on the 800 free relay team at Big Tens, helping to post the seventh-fastest time in program history
Individually, scored in the 100 fly at Big Tens by scoring in the C final of the event
Helped Purdue win the Hawkeye Invitational by scoring in the B finals of the 100 free and 100 fly
Also swam on four scoring relays at Iowa, including Purdue’s top team in the 400 free relay
Posted a career-best time in the 200 free (1:38.57) and qualified for the C final of the 50 free at Iowa
Won his heat and finished second overall in the 50 free at the Indiana Intercollegiates

2017-18 / AS A FRESHMAN
CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America
Competed primarily in the freestyle sprints and 100 butterfly
Posted season-best times in the 50 free (20.05) and 100 fly (48.27) at the Big Ten Championships
Earned one of the final spots on the roster for Big Tens with strong times in the 50 (20.39) and 100 free (44.46) as well as the 100 fly (48.55) at the First Chance meet vs. Indiana
Accounted for Purdue’s season-best time in the 50 free, moving into 11th place in program history
In program history, also ranks 13th in the 100 fly and 15th in the 100 free after being among the top five on the team in 2017-18
Purdue’s top finisher in the 50 free at Big Tens
Swam the leadoff leg on the 200 free relay team at Big Tens
Won his heat of the and qualified for the C final of the 100 fly at the Purdue Invitational
Also qualified for the D final of both freestyle sprints at the Purdue Invite

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year varsity letterwinner for coach Jon Sakovich at The Bolles School, a college preparatory and boarding school in Jacksonville, Florida
First team honoree both years at Bolles
Part of a Junior Nationals championship team in 2015

PERSONAL
Major: Finance/Accounting
Full name is Gabriel Antonio Gomez Treig
Born in Barcelona, Spain
Parents are Gerald Gomez and Mari Treig
Family also includes older brother Rodolfo
Father was a tennis player at Lamar University
Mother has a postgraduate degree from Stanford and his father the same from Princeton

Purdue Personal Preferences
Favorite Pro Team: FC Barcelona
Favorite Athlete: Miguel Vázquez Calvo
Most Exciting Event to Watch at a College Meet: 50 Free
Favorite Marquee Event: Olympic Games
Would Like to Have Dinner With: Warren Buffet
In His MP3 Player: The Weeknd
Last Book He Read: The Intelligent Investor
Favorite Multimedia App: Spotify
Favorite Actor & Actress: Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie
Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: Gladiator
Favorite Month: December
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Food/Meal: Steak
Favorite Dessert: Cookies and Ice Cream
Another Sport He Enjoys Playing: Soccer
Favorite Purdue Building: Wilmeth Active Learning Center
Favorite Big City: Barcelona
Unique Travel Locale: Curaçao
Country He'd Like to Visit: United States
Favorite Thing About the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center: Hot Tub
Best Thing About Being a Boilermaker: Being Part of a Family
Enjoyed this Professor's Class: Michael Roe, Consumer Science
Furry Friend: Poncho, Beagle

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Sophomore
2018-19

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Freshman
2017-18

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Junior
2019-20

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