Andrew Merrilees Paiva Season 2014-15

2014-15 (Freshman)
• Saw time with the 2V8 and 3V8 with most of his races coming in the 3V8
• Won three races on the year
• Came in fourth with the 2V8 at the Pac-12 Championships
• Notched wins over UC Davis and UC San Diego at the Stanford Invitational
• Posted a first place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic to medal
• Lost to No. 1 Cal with the 2V8 at the Big Row
• Finished second to Oregon State and Wisconsin at the Pac-12 Challenge
• Made his collegiate debut at the Head of the American, sitting two seat in the second varsity eight that claimed second place

High School
• Graduated in 2014 from C.K. McClatchy
• Swam all four years of high school
• Team MVP in 2013
• Set the Sacramento Metro League and C.K. McClatchy record in the 200 and 500 freestyle
• Finalist at the CIF Sac-San Joaquin Section Championships all four years
• Member of the Arden Hills Swimming club from 2010-14
• Sierra-Nevada Olympic Training Center team member in 2012
• Western Zone Championships team member in 2012

Personal
• Born in Sacramento, Calif.
• Parents are Michael Paiva and Alison Merrilees
• Has one sibling, Abby
• Father, Michael, and mother, Alison, rowed at Cal
• Uncle, Neil Merrilees, also rowed at Cal