Javier Nuñez Season 2025-26

PositionBUTTERFLY/FREESTYLE
ClassFreshman
HometownSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
High SchoolColegio Pequeños Gigantes

2025-26 (Freshman)

  • Competed for the Hokies on the 200 free relay and 400 free relay squads at NCAA Championships (March 25-28).
  • Advanced to the b-final in the 50 free (19.36) and swam a personal best 100 free (42.86) at ACC Championships (Feb. 17-21).
  • Posted a 15th place finish in the 100 free (43.90) at the NC State Invitational (Nov. 20-22).
  • Made his collegiate debut against George Washington (Oct. 4), placing second in the 50 free (20.70).
  • Personal: 

    • 2023 World Junior Championship Finalist
    • Placed first in group heat at World Championships in Qatar
    • Medaled in the Central American Games
    • Competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics 
    • Son of Julia Cristina Barreras Gómez and Roberto Carlos Núñez Torres
    • Brother to Selinés, Roberto, Juan Diego, Alaisha and Alan