Diego Camacho Salgado
PositionBackstroke
Height5-8
ClassJunior
HometownTijuana, Mexico
Previous SchoolInstituto Mexico Americano Noroeste
BYU Highlights
- Represented Mexico at 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan
- Helped BYU men to top-10 finish at CSCAA National Invitational Championship (2023)
- Helped BYU to 2023 MPSF 400 Freestyle Relay and Medley Relay Championships
- Helped BYU to 2022 MPSF 400 Medley Relay Championship
- Three-time All-MPSF First Team performer, Four-time All-MPSF Second Team performer
Personal
- Parents are Florencio Camacho & Georgina Salgado
- Major: Design
- Enjoys drawing
Before BYU
- Prepped at Instituto Mexico Americano Noroeste under coach Raúl Palma
- Club: Olympus Swim Team
- LCM 50m and 100m Mexican national record holder
- Won Mexican title for backstroke
Personal Bests
Event (Yards) | Time | Meet |
---|---|---|
50-yard freestyle | 20.25 | '22-'23 MPSF Championships |
50-yard backstroke | 22.61 | '22-'23 CSCAA National Invitational Championship |
100-yard freestyle | 45.85 (relay leadoff) | '22-'23 Air Force Invite |
100-yard backstroke | 47.53 | '22-'23 MPSF Championships |
200-yard backstroke | 1:44.65 | '22-'23 Mizzou Invite |
200-yard freestyle | 1:41.35 | '22-'23 Denver Dual |
500-yard freestyle | 4:31.83 | '21-'22 Utah Tech Invite |
Career Results
Career All-Conference Honors
Season | Event | Status | Conference |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 400 Medley Relay | First Team | MPSF |
400 Free Relay | First Team | MPSF | |
200 Medley Relay | Second Team | MPSF | |
200 Back | Second Team | MPSF | |
2022 | 400 Medley Relay | First Team | MPSF |
200 Medley Relay | Second Team | MPSF | |
100 Back | Second Team | MPSF |