Career Honors
- CSCAA First Team All-American
- 200 Back (2020)
- 200 IM (2020, 2021)
- 400 IM (2020)
- 800 Free (2021)
- CSCAA Second Team All-American
- 400 IM (2021)
- CSCAA Honorable Mention All-American
- 400 IM (2018)
- 400 Free Relay (2018)
- 800 Free Relay (2018, 2019)
- Second Team All-Big Ten (2018)
- First Team All-Big Ten (2021)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2018)
- CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American (2018, 2019 2020)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021)
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
School Records
• 200 Backstroke – 1:52.86 (2017)
• 200 Freestyle – 1:44.48 (2019)
• 400 Free Relay – 3:12.90 (2021)
• 800 Free Relay – 6:59.62 (2019)
2020-21 (Senior)
- Won the 200 Back in a time of 1:58.26 and tied for first in the 200 IM (2:02.25) at the triangular against Purdue and Rutgers
- 2021 Big Ten Champion in the 200 and 400 IMs
- Also earned points for the Buckeyes in the 800 Free (third), 200 Back (second) and 400 Free (second)
- Earned All-America honors in the 200 Back, 200 and 400 IM and the 800 Free
2019-20 (Junior)
- Won the 200 Back in the season-opening meet at Texas A&M with a time of 2:02.83
- Was then part of the winning 400 Free Relay team (3:21.99) which bested both Penn State and Virginia Tech
- Swam the 200 and 400 IM as well as the 200 Back at the Toyota U.S. Open in Atlanta, Ga.
- Had a great showing at the Big Ten Championships, qualifying for the A finals in three events
- Took fifth in the 200 IM with a time of 1:57.29 after posting a season-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:57.14 in a swim-off to qualify for the finals
- Claimed the bronze medal in the 400 IM with another season-best time of 4:07.72
- Capped the event with a sixth-place finish in the 200 Back, touching the wall in a season-best 1:53.99
2018-19 (Sophomore)
- As the leadoff leg for the 800 Free Relay, set a school record 200 Free time of 1:44.48 on the way to finishing 14th with a new school record time of 6:59.62 at the NCAA Championships
- Also a member of the 17th-place 400 Free Relay (3:15.36) and 21st-place 400 Medley Relay (3:32.91) at the NCAA Championships
- Competed individually in the 200 IM and 400 IM at the NCAA Championships
- Earned bronze in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a season-best time of 4:07.01, as well as finishing sixth in the 200 Back with a season-best of 1:54.49 and 10th in the 200 IM with a career-best time of 1:56.76, the No. 4 time in program history
- Leadoff leg of the 800 Free Relay at the Big Ten Championships, finishing fourth with a time of 7:02.93; anchored the 400 Medley Relay to fifth place with a time of 3:33.34. and the 400 Free Relay to fourth place with a time of 3:14.72
- Won the 400 IM (4:13.91) at the Shamrock Invitational
- Represented Ohio State at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, finishing fourth in the 400 IM (4:11.74) and eighth in the 200 Free (1:48.81)
- Swept the 200 Free (1:49.78) and 200 Back (1:58.37) vs. Virginia Tech and Penn State
- Led the team in the 200 Free, 200 Back and 400 IM; No. 2 in the 200 IM
2017-18 (Freshman)
- NCAA Qualifier in the 400 IM and as a member of the 400 and 800 Free Relay teams
- Used a personal-best 400 IM time of 4:04.56 to claim 10th at the NCAA Championships; also clocked a personal-best 200 Free time of 1:45.03 as the leadoff leg of the 800 Free Relay, helping the quartet to the second-fastest time in school history (7:03.29)
- Helped the 400 Free Relay team to a 10th-place finish (3:13.45) as the anchor leg at the NCAA Championships
- Earned a bronze medal in the 400 IM with a time of 4:06.90 at the Big Ten Championships
- Set a school record on the 400 Free Relay team with an overall time of 3:13.35, claiming silver at the Big Ten Championships
- Also finished fourth in the 200 Back (1:53.34), fifth as a member of the 800 Free Relay (7:04.14), and 14th int he 200 IM (1:58.50)
- Broke the program record in the 200 Back with a time of 1:52.86, placing third at the USA Winter Nationals; also recorded a personal-best 500 Free time of 4:41.41 at the event
- Opened her Ohio State career with a win in the 200 Free (1:50.02) against Kenyon
- Finished the season with 10 Top Five finishes at head-to-head meets
Prior to Ohio State
- Swam at Long Beach high school for six years under coaches John Skudin and Lynn Volosevich.
- Swam for the Long Island Aquatic Club under coaches Dave Ferris and Dominick Boccio.
- 2017 New York State Swimming and Diving Most Valuable Swimmer.
- 2017 NCSA Junior National Champion in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:10.24.
- Scholastic All-American.
- Five-time high school All-American.
- Holds three New York state records (200 medley relay, 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly).
- 2017 NCSA Junior National Championship High Point Scorer.
- Won back-to-back titles in the 200 backstroke at the 2016 and 2017 Senior Metropolitan Winter Championships
Personal
- Daughter of Brenda and Michael Romano
- Has one sibling (Gabriel)
- Majoring in political science
- Owns five Puerto Rican national records (200 Free, 400 Free, 200 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM)
- Chose Ohio State because it is the best place in the world for her to pursue her goals in and out of the pool
- Has aspirations of going to law school after graduation
- Most memorable swimming moment of her life was becoming an 18 and under national champion in the 200 backstroke