Rachel Szymkowiak

Class:
Senior
High School:
Mars Area
Hometown:
Mars, Pa.

Szymkowiak's Best Times
Year	Event	Time
2011-12	100-yard Breaststroke	1:04.32
2011-12	200-yard Breaststroke	2:18.30
2011-12	200-yard IM	2:03.53

as a Senior (2012-13): Registered a second-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke against St. Francis (Nov. 10) … placed second in the 100-yard butterfly against Oakland (Mich.) (Jan. 11) … set season best time in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.70) against Ball State (Oct. 27) … held the second-fastest 200-yard breaststroke (2:18.93) and 200 IM (2:04.08) times on the roster, set at MAC Championships.

as a Junior (2011-12): Reset her own school record in the 200-yard breaststroke at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23-25) with a 13th place finish (2:18.30) ... took over two seconds off her previous record ... led the team in the 200-yard IM, where she placed 13th at the MAC Meet in a personal best 2:03.53 ... also swam a personal best in the prelims of the 100 breast (1:04.32) at the MAC Meet, before finishing 16th in the final ... a member of the sixth place 200-yard medley relay at the MAC Meet (1:43.18) ... was runner-up in both the 100 and 200 breast in the dual against Ball State (Nov. 5) ... also took second in the 200 breast during three other duals ... clocked a season best in the 400 IM (4:40.01) against Bowling Green (Nov. 18) ... an honorable mention Academic All-MAC pick.

as a Sophomore (2010-11): Clocked in a pair of season bests at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23-26) when she swam a 1:05.27 in the 100-yard breaststroke and a 2:07.87 in the 200-yard IM ... also competed in the 200-yard breast at the MAC Meet ... finished 16th in the 200-yard breast and 21st in the 100-yard breast at the Zippy Invite (Dec. 3-5) ... won the 200-yard breast against Marshall (Jan. 14) ... was the runner-up in the 200-yard breast at Ohio (Jan. 22).

as a Freshman (2009-10): Finished 12th in the 200-yard breaststroke at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24-27) in a then school-record time of 2:20.80 ... also completed season best swims in the 200-yard IM and the 100-yard breaststroke at the MAC meet ... collected first career victory in the 200-yard breaststroke against Ball State (Nov. 6) ... finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 7) and the 100-yard breaststroke against Ohio (Oct. 30) ... tallied a pair of third place finishes against Buffalo (Jan. 22).

at Mars Area High School: Qualified for the WPIALS and PIAA meets all four years of high school career, finishing fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke and eighth in the 100-yard butterfly as a senior ... twice was the MVP of her high school swim team .. set school records in the 100-yard breaststroke, 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard IM, as well as 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays.

Personal: Daughter of Paul and Anne Szymkowiak ... has an older brother, Nathan.