Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Intrasquad Meet on September 13, 2025 at 9 a.m.
9 a.m.
Swimming & Diving
vs. Intrasquad Meet
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Molinaro, Grace
Breast
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free
/ Swimming & Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
IM/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Mid-Distance Free
/ Swimming & Diving
IM/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Back, IM
/ Swimming & Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free/IM/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Back/Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Fly/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free/Breast/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Mid-Distance Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Distance Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint/Mid-Distance Free
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
Back/IM
/ Swimming & Diving
Sprint Free/Breast/Fly
/ Swimming & Diving
/ Swimming & Diving
Mid-Distance Free/Fly/Back
/ Swimming & Diving
Grace Molinaro
- Position:
- Fly/Back
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clearwater, Fla.
- High School:
- Clearwater
- Major:
- Psychology
- Birthday:
- 1/1
Bio
Career Accolades
- 2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 50 Free – 24.87 at 2020 C-USA Championships (2/27/20)
- 200 Fly – 2:07.65 at 2020 C-USA Championships (2/29/20)
- Won first place in the 100 Fly (57.05) against St. Thomas
- Won the silver in the 100 Fly (56.77) against University of Florida
- Placed in second in the 200 Fly (2:04.00) against Indian River
- Finished in 14th place in the 100 Fly (55.33) in the C-USA Championships
- Captured two top-10 individual finishes in second year with the Owls
- Tallied 21st in the 200 fly (2:09.10) and tied for 20th in the 100 fly (56.73) and 23rd in the 50 free prelims (24.57) at the 2021 C-USA Championships
- In the Owls’ lone regular season swim meet, tallied second in the 100 fly (59.13) and fifth in the 200 fly (2:14.02) at FIU
- Also was a part of relays at FIU that placed second in the 200 free relay (1:41.24) and third in 200 medley relay (1:49.94)
- Tabbed to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Achieved eight top-5 individual finishes during freshman campaign
- Recorded 18th in the 100 fly (56.90) and 23rd in the 200 fly (2:07.82) in the finals of each event at the 2020 Conference USA Championships
- Made fourth in the 100 fly (59.01) and sixth in the 200 fly (2:10.78) at FIU
- Produced fifth in the 200 fly (2:11.30) in the Owls’ first program win vs. Florida Gulf Coast
- Tallied third in the 100 fly (58.89) and contributed to first in the 200 medley relay in the Owls’ win over SUNY Geneseo
- Claimed fourth in the 50 back (29.20) at the FAU Fun Invite
- Finished 22nd in the 200 fly (2:11.47) and 23rd in 100 fly (58.68) in the finals of each event at the Patriot Invitational
- Came up with fifth in the 100 fly (58.90) in dual meet against Princeton
- Tallied a pair of fifth-place finishes in the 100 fly (59.22) and 200 fly (2:11.69), as well as contributed to first in the 200 medley relay in win over reigning NJCAA Champion Indian River State
- Delivered a huge swim in her first collegiate race in the 100 fly (57.79) to tally a second-place finish against No. 10 Florida
- One of 24 on the women's team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- State qualifier all four years at Clearwater HS
- District champion in the 100 fly for three consecutive years
- Conference champion in the 100 fly
- Holds school records in two individual events and two relays
- Recipient of Clearwater High's Most Outstanding Female Athlete award
- Coached by Kyle Trelka
- NHS member
- Received her AA through the early college program
- Born on January 1
- Daughter of Linda and Joe Molinaro
- Plans to major in psychology
- Born and raised in Clearwater, Fla.
- Holds professional goal of holding her own TED talk
- Enjoys painting and creating art in her spare time
- Fun fact: first baby born in the new millennium (first baby born in 2001)
- Chose FAU because she fell in love with how coastal Boca is and the entire feel of the campus and the team when she came on her visit that she couldn't see herself going anywhere else
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