Maria Tirulli
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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Hometown:
- Sau Paulo, Brazil
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Colegio Amorim
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- Events:
- Butterfly, Freestyle, & IM
Bio
2023-2024: Tiruli finished out last season taking home bronze in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:05.57 at the South Atlantic Conference Championships. In the 1000-yard freestyle, she earned first place in 10:46.29 in the meet at Berry College. She also came in second in the 100-yard fly with a time of 58.88. In each of the meets against Mars Hill, Tiruli won gold in the 1000-yard freestyle (11:09.95) in the away meet and in the 500-yard freestyle (5:14.54). The meet at U-Indy saw Tiruli reach two personal best times in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.64) and 1000-yard freestyle (10:30.48). Tiruli capped off the season setting four personal best times and 14 top-5 finishes.
2022-2023: Tirulli landed in first during the 200-yard butterfly timed finals at the South Atlantic Conference Championships with a time of 2:06.15 and placed third in the finals in 2:05.80. She also won gold in the event against Emory & Henry and Lees-McCrae during the season. At the Emory Invitational, Tirulli placed third in the 200 fly with a time of 2:07.29. Tirulli placed first in the 100-yard butterfly against Milligan in 58.16 as well as taking first against Emory & Henry earlier in the season, adding to her total of 18 top-5 finishes on the year.
2021-2022: Finished top-5 in the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships in the 200-yard butterfly.
High School: Tiruli placed 2nd at the Junior Brazilian Nationals in the 200-meter butterfly. She finished top-10 in the 2018 Brazilian Nationals in the 200-meter butterfly and top-8 in 2019. In 2021, Tiruli placed 3rd at the Senior Brazilian Nationals in the same event.
Personal: Daughter of Ricardo José Tirulli and Claudinéia Felix, Tiruli intends to major in Sports Science at Carson-Newman.
News mentions
GREENSBORO, N.C.- Carson-Newman swim's Martina Ivanova won gold in the women's 200-yard butterfly this evening, Feb. 16, during the third day of the 2024 SAC Men's & Women's Swimming Championships.
ROCK HILL, S.C.- Carson-Newman swimmer Maria Tirulli was named the South Atlantic Conference Women's Swimmer of the Week today, Dec. 12, after her performance against the Emory & Henry Wasps this past weekend.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- Carson-Newman swim grabbed a slew of top-5 finishes during the first two days of midseason competition.
MARS HILL, N.C.- Carson-Newman swimming is headed home from Mars Hill, N.C. with another dominant victory on the season. The Eagles bested the Lions 256-149 in a 22-event dual meet.