2024-25 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Mélanie Julia

  • Position Breast/IM
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Last School(s) Gunn HS
  • Hometown Palo Alto, Calif.
  • Major Undeclared

Biography

California
  • Placed ninth in the 100 breaststroke at Queen of the Pool
  • Finished 19th in the 100 breaststroke at the prestigious Minnesota Invitational
  • Member of the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • As a freshman in 2021-22, posted best times of 1:02.71 in the 100 breast and 2:17.99 in the 200 breast, both from the Pac-12 Championships
High School
  • Set school records in the 100 breast and on the 200 medley relay, and helped her team to a pair of CCS championships
  • The French Junior champion in the 50m breast (2017) and 100m breast (2018)
  • The CIF state runner-up in the 100 breast in 2019
  • Top times: 100 breast – 1:00.80; 200 breast – 2:13.80; 200 IM – 2:03.59; 400 IM – 4:27.49
  • Earned her school's Biology Award, Math Award and Heart of Orchestra Award
Personal
  • Molecular & Cell Biology major
  • Born Oct. 4, 2002
  • Parents are Luc Julia Ellen Sentovich
  • Born in Berkeley, and her mother earned her bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. from Cal
  • Lived in Paris for six years

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Breast/IM
    5'7"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Breast/IM
    5'7"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Breast/IM
    5'7"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Breast/IM
    5'7"