Gabriela Pierobon Mays
Honors
• 2023-24 SEC Community Service Team
• 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
• 2023-24 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2022-23 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2021-22 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career-Best Times (collegiate)
50 Free: 23.51 at SEC Championships, 2.16.22
100 Free: 51.69 at Miami Invitational, 11.20.21
50 Back: 25.49 at SEC Championships, 2.14.23
100 Back: 54.95 at SEC Championships, 2.19.21
100 Fly: 55.50 at SEC Championships, 2.17.22
100 IM: 58.01 at Little Rock, 1.29.22
Commodore Record Watch
• Stands fifth all-time at Vandy in the 100 back and 10th in the 100 fly
• Also ranks among the top 10 in school history in the 50 back and 100 IM
As a Senior (2023-24)
• Made the C Final in the 100 back (57.45), and D Final in both the 50 (24.16) and 100 (53.13) free at the Gamecock Invitational (Nov. 15-17)
• Swam the 50 free (25.01) and 100 back (57.54) at Illinois (Nov. 4)
• Raced in both the 50 free (24.63) and 50 back (27.47) to help Vandy defeat both Little Rock and North Texas (Jan. 27)
• Competed in the 100 free and 100 back in meets against Florida (Sept. 29), Iowa (Oct. 28), Miami (Fla.) and Iowa (Jan. 2), Georgia and Florida State (Jan. 13), and Arkansas (Jan. 20)
As a Junior (2022-23)
• Posted Vandy’s second-best time in the 100 back, also swimming the lead leg for both the 200 and 400 medley relay teams that had the program’s best marks of the season
• Finished 33rd in qualifying in the 50 back (26.09) at the CSCAA National Invitational (March 9-11), competing in the 100 back (56.18) and 100 IM (59.35) as well
• Recorded season-low marks in the 50 free (23.85), 100 back (55.34) and 100 fly (57.46) at the SEC Championships (Feb. 14-18)
• Met the NIC B Standard and qualified for the A Final in the 100 back with her best time of the season after touching the wall in 55.63 at the Gamecock Invitational (Nov. 16-18)
• Tied for first in the 50 free (23.86) C Final with her fastest time of the season at the competition, also qualifying for the C Final in the 100 free (52.82)
• Led the Dores with a second-place finish in the 100 back (57.13) in dual meet at Iowa (Jan. 21)
• Placed second in the 100 back (57.34) in meet against Queens and Richmond (Nov. 5)
• Vandy’s top finisher in the 100 back (57.69) in season-opening meet against LSU and Tulane (Sept. 23), also recording 26.59 mark in opening leg of the 200 IM relay
• Also raced in the 100 free (53.96) at that meet
• Posted a top-five finish in the 100 fly (58.49) in Vandy’s victory over North Florida and Georgia Southern (Oct. 15)
• Finished fifth in the 50 back (26.84) and sixth in the 100 IM (59.94) against Arkansas and Little Rock (Jan. 28)
As a Sophomore (2021-22)
• Posted times that met the NIC A Standard in the 50 back, and NIC B Standard in the 100 back and 100 fly
• Had the team’s fastest time in the 100 back, ranking in top five in three other events (50 free, 100 free and 100 fly)
• Swam the lead leg for Vandy’s top teams in the 400 free and 400 medley relays, also contributing to the unit that recorded the program’s best mark in the 200 free relay
• Posted season-best times in three races — 50 free, 100 back (55.27) and 100 fly — at the SEC Championships (Feb. 15-19)
• Recorded her fastest mark of the season in preliminaries for the 100 free at the Miami Invitational (Nov. 18-20), going on to place fourth in the A Final in the event
• Also finished second in the A Final of the 100 back, and was second in the B Final in the 100 fly and third in the 50 free at that meet
• Placed third in the 100 back (58.08) in the Dores’ win over Florida Gulf Coast (Oct. 16)
• Finished third in the 100 back (58.19) as well as fourth in the 100 fly (58.42) in defeat of Tulane (Nov. 6)
• Was Vandy’s top finisher in the 100 IM (59.30) and 100 back (58.31) — finishing fourth and fifth overall, respectively — in opening meet of the season against Arkansas and Drury (Oct. 9)
• Also came in second in the 100 IM (59.39), fourth in the 100 back (58.50) and was sixth in the 100 free (53.18) in defeat of Illinois (Oct. 30)
• Had top-five finishes in the 50 free (24.48) and 100 back (57.41) in the Dores’ match-up with Tennessee (Jan. 20)
As a Freshman (2020-21)
• Competed in every meet
• Fastest 50 fly (26.24) was at the SEC Championships (Feb. 18-20)
• Quickest 50 back (26.57) came at Miami Invitational (Nov. 18-20)
• Placed third in the 100 fly (58.52) and sixth in the 100 back (57.80) in her first collegiate meet against Kentucky (Oct. 16)
The Pierobon Mays File
• Majors are medicine, health & society and neuroscience
• First-team All-American (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• School record holder in the 100 fly, 100 back, 50 free and 100 free, and 200 and 400 medley relay
• 2016 and 2017 individual state champion in the 100-yard butterfly
• High school was 3x state champions (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Four varsity letters in swimming
• 2018 and 2019 team captain
• Favorite aspect of Nashville is the country music
Why Vanderbilt: “I chose Vanderbilt because of the people, the city, the degree and the prestige. I’m so excited for a southern lifestyle, meeting new people and the classes.”