Angela Lopez (2022) - Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame

Angela Lopez

Induction:
2022
Class:
1978

Lopez made history in 1974 when she earned All-America honors in the 200-yard breaststroke, becoming the first Pitt women's swimmer to earn that lofty stature. She repeated the achievement in 1975 competing in the 100-yard breast. Lopez would also distinguish herself on the national stage. Representing her native country of Puerto Rico, she competed in the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico as well as the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. As an Olympian, she competed in the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke events, and as a member of the 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter medley relay teams.