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2017-18 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Profile

  • Free/IM/Fly
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Potomac Falls, Va.
    Hometown
  • 5'5
    Height
  • Dominion High School
    High School
Gracie Withers/George Mason Univ.
Rachel Williams
Rachel Williams
Free/IM/Fly
Position
Senior
Class
Potomac Falls, Va.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

Performance History

HONORS

  • Fall 2015 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Spring 2017 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • 2017-18 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2016-17:  Recorded one individual first place and three individual third place finishes during the season…Finished 22nd in both the 50-yard freestyle (24.11) and 100-yard freestyle (52.26) and was 33rd in the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.50), all season-best times, Feb. 15-18 at the 2017 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships…Placed ninth in the 50-yard freestyle (24.98), 100-yard freestyle (53.92) and 200-yard freestyle (1:57.37) Jan. 21 vs. Army and Boston University…Made the podium with third place finishes in both the 200-yard freestyle (1:59.24) and 100-yard butterfly (1:01.94) and placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (25.53) Jan. 16 vs. La Salle…Notched a third place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (54.09) and touched the wall fourth in both the 50-yard freestyle (24.94) and 200-yard freestyle (1:58.59) Jan. 14 vs. George Washington…Finished 17th in the 50-meter freestyle (31.07) and was member of the fourth place 200-meter freestyle relay (1:49.00) and 11th place 200-meter medley relay (2:04.81) Jan. 3 at the Orange Bowl Classic in Key Largo, Florida…Swam in four individual events Nov. 17-19 at the Patriot Invitational, finishing seventh in the 100-yard freestyle (52.40), 13th in the 50-yard freestyle (24.30), 14th in the 200-yard IM with a season-best time (2:08.89) and 25th in the 100-yard butterfly with a season-best time (58.54)…Recorded a fifth place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (53.13) and a sixth place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (58.96) Nov. 4-5 vs. Towson and Northeastern…Finished 11th in both the 100-yard freestyle (54.71) and 200-yard freestyle (2:00.10) on day one, while placing fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (54.21) and sixth in the 50-yard freestyle (24.89) on the final day of competition Oct. 21-23 at the Richmond Duals…Won the 100-yard freestyle (53.94) and touched the wall fourth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.19) Oct. 15 vs. Delaware…Began the season with an eighth place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (54.00) and a ninth place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.28) Oct. 7 vs. Navy and UMBC.

2015-16:  Earned two individual third place finishes during the season…Placed 21st in the 100-yard butterfly (57.64), 24th in the 200-yard IM (2:07.64) and 33rd in the 100-yard freestyle (52.71) Feb. 17-20 at the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championships (all season-best times)…Had a fourth place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:56.13) and a sixth place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (53.91) Jan. 22 vs. Army and American…Posted a fourth place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:59.21) and a fifth place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (54.86) Jan. 18 vs. George Washington…Finished sixth in the 100-meter butterfly (1:08.23) and eighth in the 50-meter freestyle (28.17) Jan. 3 at the Orange Bowl Classic in Key Largo, Florida…Recorded a ninth place finish in the 200-yard freestyle with a season-best time (1:57.06), 17th in the 200-yard IM (2:10.86), 21st in the 100-yard freestyle (53.58), 29th in the 100-yard butterfly (59.44) and 30th in the 50-yard freestyle with a season-best time (24.86) Nov. 19-21 at the Patriot Invitational…Placed fourth in both the 100-yard freestyle (53.66) and 200-yard freestyle (1:57.56) Nov. 13 vs. La Salle…Was eighth in the 100-yard freestyle (54.10) and ninth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.40) Oct. 30-31 in quad meet vs. Drexel, Towson and Northeastern…Finished fourth in both the 50-yard (24.98) and 100-yard (54.37) freestyle and sixth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.40) Oct. 24 vs. Delaware…Recorded an eighth place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (54.36) Oct. 16 at the Richmond Duals…Finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:57.74) and seventh in both the 100-yard freestyle (54.10) and 100-yard butterfly (1:00.12) Oct. 9 vs. Navy.

2014-15:  19th overall in the 100-yard butterfly at Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 57.29...22nd overall in the 100-yard freestyle (52.46) and the 200-yard IM (2:07.74)...Season-best 50-yard freestyle finish of 24.45.

Prep:  Swam and lettered for four years in high school...High school MVP 9th-12th grade and a state qualifier all four years as well...Captain her senior year...Sectional swimmer 2012-14...All-District 2011-14...All-Loudoun 2013 and 2014...Loudoun Times Mirror Athlete of the Year...Dominion High School Female Athlete of the Year...Also recruited by Mary Washington, Radford and UNC Asheville.

Personal:  Daughter of Cindy and Steve Williams...Has one brother, Ryan, who plays basketball at Mary Washington...Relatives Susan Maloy played basketball at Campbell University, Thomas Williams played baseball at Mount St. Mary's and Chad Williams swims at St. Peter's University...Nation's Capital Swim Club, Loudoun County for 10 years...Hobbies include shopping, going to the beach and hanging out with friends...Communication major with a double minor in sport communication and psychology.

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