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2021-22 St. Bonaventure Women's Swimming and Diving

Rachel Kimmel

  • Height 5-5
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Fort Loudon, Pa.
  • High School James Buchanan
  • Position Breast/IM
  • Major Journalism/Mass Communication

Biography

HONORS 
Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week - Oct. 12, 2021; Nov. 2, 2021; Jan. 25, 2022
Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team - 2019-20; 2020-21; 2021-22
CSCAA Scholar All-American - 2018-19

As A Senior (2021-22) | Personal Bests

  • Finished career with seven individual medals at Atlantic 10 Championships in four seasons, also earning an additional relay medal as well
  • Racked up 18 individual wins during the dual meet season
  • Earned a silver medal at Atlantic 10 Championships in the 100-breaststroke with a time of 1:00.76 (2/18)
  • A member of the 200-medley relay team that placed fifth, touching the wall in a time of 1:42.15 to move into third-place for top times in St. Bonaventure program history at the A-10 Championships (2/16)
  • Tied for seventh at the A-10 Championships with a time of 2:02.98 in the 200-IM (2/17)
  • Scored three individual event victories against Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/25)
  • Broke the pool record that was set in 1996 with a time of 1:03.70 in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Colgate Invitational (10/9)
  • At the A-10 Classic, she won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.74, and also was victorious the 200-yard breaststroke by touching the wall in a time of 2:18.41 (10/30-10/31)
  • Captured victories in 200-yard IM and 200-breaststroke at Cornell (11/6)
  • Touched the wall in a time of 1:01.32 at the WVU Invitational in the 100-yard breaststroke to earn victory (11/18-11/20)
  • Secured three wins at Canisius (1/15)
  • Earned a trio of triumphs vs. Binghamton (1/22)
  • Ended her great dual meet season at Niagara with victories in the 100-breaststroke (1:03.16) and the 200-breaststroke (216.93) (1/29)

As A Junior (2020-21)

  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree
  • Won a gold medal a set a new program record in the 100-breaststroke (1:00.75) and also earned a silver medal in the 200-breaststroke (2:14.72) at Atlantic 10 Championships (4/17)
  • Won the 100-breaststroke (1:04.73), 200-breaststroke (2:21.02) and the 200-IM (2:10.55) while also finishing second in the 200-medley relay (1:51.52) at Binghamton (4/3)

As A Sophomore (2019-20)

  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree
  • Broke the St. Bonaventure program record and won silver medals in the 100-breaststroke (1:01.24) and 200-breaststroke (2:12.26). Also was a member of the SBU record-setting 200-medley relay team that finished in 1:41.36 at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/22)
  • Part of the bronze medal winning 400-medley relay team that clocked in at 3:41.98 at A-10 Championships (2/21)
  • Won the 200-IM (2:10.17), 100-freestyle (54.94) and was a member of the winning 200-medley relay team (1:50.84) in a win at Niagara (1/31)
  • Winner of the 100-breaststroke (1:05.18), the 200-breaststroke (2:21.66) and was part of the first place 200-medley relay team that took first (1:47.93) in a home victory vs. Binghamton (1/20)
  • Finished fourth in the 100-breaststroke (1:02.42) and the 200-breaststroke (2:16.36) at the Zippy Invite (12/8)
  • Earned wins in the 200-IM (2:10.14), the 100-breaststroke (1:04.71) and was a member of the winning 400-medley relay team (3:59.59) in home win vs. Canisius (11/15)
  • Tallied wins in the 100-breaststroke (1:04.00) and the 200-breaststroke (2:20.19) while also finishing third in the 200-IM (2:11.21) on the road against Cornell (11/9)
  • Claimed individual wins in the 100-breaststroke (1:03.28) and the 100-breaststroke (2:17.98) while earning victories with the 400-medley relay (3:52.63) and 200-medley relay (1:47.35) teams at the Atlantic 10 Classic (11/3)
  • Winner of the 200-breaststroke (2:19.70), the 400-IM (4:36.23) and the 100-breaststroke (1:04.31) while teaming up for wins in the 400-freestyle relay (3:39.81) and the 400-medley relay (3:57.84) during the Justin Jennings Memorial Invitational (10/12)
  • Finished second in the 100-breaststroke (1:03.51), fourth in the 50-breaststroke (29.69) and eighth in the 200-IM (2:12.22) at the PSU Sprint Fest (10/4)

As A Freshman (2018-19)

  • Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree
  • Won a bronze medal and broke the St. Bonaventure program record in the 100-breaststroke (1:01.62) and the 200-breaststroke (2:15.98) at the 2019 Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships (2/23)
  • Helped 200-medley relay team to a fifth-place finish and the 200-freestyle relay team to an 11th place finish and also finished in 14th place in the 200-IM at the 2019 Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Championships (2/23)
  • Part of the winning 200-medley relay team (1:50.38) and took third in the 200-freestyle (2:01.20) vs. Niagara (2/2)
  • Won in the 100-breaststroke (1:04.80), and the 200-breaststroke (2:23.58) and was a member of the second-place 200-medley relay (1:50.73) team at Binghamton (1/26).
  • Earned the victory in the 100-breaststroke (1:03.97) and was a member of the second-place 400-medley relay (3:57.93) and second-place 200-freestyle relay (1:46.16) teams against Cornell (1/21).
  • Grabbed first-place in the 200-IM (2:11.16), first-place in the 100-breaststroke (1:04.19) and was a member of victorious 200-medley relay (1:51.38) against Canisius (11/10).
  • Finished first in the 200-breaststroke (2:20.66), was a member of the second-place 400-medley relay (3:56.80) and second-place 200-medley relay (1:47.74) teams and placed fourth in the 200-IM (2:11.74) at the Atlantic 10 Classic (10/28).
  • Earned first in the 200-breaststroke (2:20.06), was a member of the first-place 400-medley relay (3:54.76) team and placed second in the 200-IM (2:11.98) against Colgate (10/20).
  • Won the 100-breaststroke (1:04.80) and the 200-breaststroke (2:25.00), placed fifth in the 100-IM (1:02.54) and was a member of the sixth-place 200-medley relay (1:52.62) team at the Justin Jennings Memorial Invite (10/5).
  • Set Justin Jennings Memorial Invite meet record in 100-backstroke with a time of 1:04.80 (10/5).

High School/Club
Varsity Letterwinner ... Two-time district champion ... state meet silver medalists.

Personal
Daughter of Tracey and Myers Kimmel ... Journalism/Mass Communication major ... has three siblings, Sarah, Hannah and Joshua.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Breast/IM
    5'5"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Breast/IM
    5'5"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Breast/IM
    5'5"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Breast/IM
    5'5"