Rachel Smith
Rachel Smith
Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Superior, Wis.

High School:
Superior

Height / Weight:
6- / 170

Event:
Breaststroke

Birthdate:
02/22/1981

2001-2002: Finished seventh in the 100 breast and eighth in the 200 breast at the Horizon League Championships...also placed 13th in the 50 free at the league meet...recorded three second-place finishes on the season...finished fifth in the 200 breaststroke at the Wheaton Invitational...was also fifth in the same event in the Bill Ritter Invitational.

2000-2001: Member of the third place 200 freestyle relay at the conference meet...Finished fifth in the 100 and sixth in the 200 breaststrokes with career-best times of 1:07.73 and 2:26.01, respectively, at the MCC Championships.

1999-2000: Placed third in the 200 and fourth in the 100 breaststrokes, while also taking sixteenth in the 50 freestyle at the MCC Championships...won the 100 freestyle at the Bill Ritter Invitational...was a co-recipient of the team's "Rookie of the Year" award.

High School:Won numerous 'Athlete of the Week' and 'Athlete of the Month' honors from various media outlets such as WDIO-TV, Extreme Magazine and the Duluth News Tribune during her swim seasons...earned Academic All-American honors as a swimmer...also played for the Spartan basketball and soccer teams...earned a total of eleven varsity letters and captain or co-captain honors in three different sports...was involved with DECA...recieved membership in the National Honor Society and made the honor roll.

Personal: Daughter of Skip and Julie...majoring in nursing...has also volunteered for the Boys and Girls Club and The Salvation Army.

Rachel Smith's Career Bests

EventTimeRecords Held
50 Freestyle 25.46 (2001) X
100 Breaststroke 1:07.73 (2001) X
200 Breaststroke 2:26.01 (2001) X