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2020-21 Swimming and Diving Roster

Rachel Wittmer 2019-20 Swimming and Diving Roster

Free / Fly / IM

Class Senior
Hometown Edina, Minn.
High School Edina
Rachel Wittmer - Swimming and Diving - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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HONORS, AWARDS AND CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

2020-21 Team Captain

2021 Notre Dame ACC Championship Team

2020 Notre Dame ACC Championship Team

As A Senior (2020-21)

  • Took fourth in the 100 Free (50.86), third in the 50 Free (23.39), fifth in the 100 Back (56.68), first in the 200 Free Relay (1:31.33; with Coleen Gillilan, Cailey Grunhard and Carly Quast), second in the 400 Medley Relay (3:40.94; with Quast, Ellie Jew and Megan Deuel), first in the 200 Medley Relay (1:39.36; with Quast, Jew and Grunhard) and second in the 400 Free Relay (3:21.90; with Sydney Whiting, Quast and Gillilan) in the virtual meet vs. West Virginia (Nov. 6-7, 2020)
  • Placed second in the 50 Free (23.21), fourth in the 100 Free (51.28), first in the 400 Free Relay (3:20.88; with Whiting, Gillilan and Skylar Fore) and first in the 200 Medley Relay (1:38.88; with Quast, Gillilan and Grunhard) vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 4, 2020)
  • Placed second in the 50 Free (23.23), fourth in the 100 Fly (54.28), seventh in the 100 Back (55.51), third in the 100 Free (50.44), first in the 200 Free Relay (1:30.78; with Quast, Grunhard and Gillilan), third in the 400 Medley Relay (3:38.44; with Bayley Stewart, Jew and Whiting), third in the 200 Medley Relay (1:40.75; with Stewart, Sarah Nicholls and Fore), third in the 800 Free Relay (7:28.70; with Emma Gleason, Winters and Allison Kopac) and first in the 400 Free Relay (3:19.51; with Fore, Quast and Gillilan) in the Shamrock Invitational
  • Placed first in the 100 Fly (54.09), second in the 50 Free (23.42), second in the 100 Back (54.87), first in the 400 Medley Relay (3:38.09; with Quast, Gillilan and Grunhard), first in the 200 Medley Relay (1:39.39; Quast, Gillilan and Grunhard), second in the 200 Free Relay (1:31.91; with Quast, Grunhard and Fore) and first in the 400 Free Relay (3:22.01; with Quast, Whiting and Grunhard) at West Virginia (Jan. 29-30, 2021)
  • Took 16th in the 100 Free (49.81), 17th in the 100 Back (53.42), 19th in the 100 Fly (53.23), fifth in the 200 Medley Relay (1:37.37; with Quast, Gillilan and Grunhard), fifth in the 400 Medley Relay (3:35.93; with Quast, Jew and Gillilan) and seventh in the 400 Free Relay (3:19.21; with Gillilan, Quast and Fore) at the ACC Championships (Feb. 17-20, 2021)

As A Junior (2019-20)

  • Placed first in the 50-yard Freestyle (23.21).  Participated in the 200-yard IM (2:04.86).  Placed third in the 100-yard Backstroke (55.82).  Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Sammie Eyolfson, Erin Sheehan, and Katie Smith (1:43.70) vs. Florida State.
  • Placed third in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Skylar Fore, and Lauren Heller (3:26.75).  Placed third in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Coleen Gillilan, and Cailey Grunhard (1:42.92).  Participated in the 50-yard Freestyle (23.66).  Participated in the 100-yard Butterfly (55.09) vs. Kentucky and IU.
  • Placed second in the 100-yard Backstroke (55.81).  Placed second in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Skylar Fore, and Lauren Heller (3:25.56).  Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Bayley Stewart, Elizabeth Fry, and Skylar Fore (1:44.18).  Participated in the 100-yard Butterfly (55.02) vs. Purdue.
  • Placed second in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Coleen Gillilan, and Cailey Grunhard (1:40.53).  Placed second in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Carly Quast, and Skylar Fore (3:23.56).  Placed third in the 50-yard Freestyle (23.45).  Placed third in the 100-yard Butterfly (54.61) vs. Louisville.
  • Placed first in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Kelly Jacob, and Carly Quast (1:33.27).  Placed first in the 100-yard Freestyle (51.07).  Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Coleen Gillilan, and Erin Sheehan (1:42.24).  Placed second in the 200-yard IM (2:04.60).  Participated in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Sydney Winters, Madison Potter, and Lauren Heller (3:50.40) in the win over Pittsburgh.
  • Placed third in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Carly Quast, and Kelly Jacob (1:30.85).  Placed third in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Coleen Gillilan, Cailey Grunhard (1:38.94).  Placed fourth in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Coleen Gillilan, and Carly Quast (3:17.91).  Participated in the 200-yard IM (2:00.86).  Participated in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Sarah Nicholls, Maddy Potter, and Lauren Heller (3:46.56).  Participated in the 100-yard Butterfly (55.15).  Participated in the 100-yard Backstroke (55.79).  Participated in the 100-yard Freestyle (50.61) in the third place finish at the Ohio State Fall Open Invitational.
  • Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Colleen Gillilan, and Cailey Grunhard (1:40.67). Placed first in the 50-yard Freestyle (23.37). Placed third in the 100-yard Butterfly (55.62) in the win against Iowa and Illinois.
  • Placed first in the 50-yard Freestyle (23.20). Placed first in the 100-yard Freestyle (50.77). Placed first in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Colleen Gillilan, and Carly Quast (3:21.84) in the win against No.25 Northwestern.
  • Placed first in the 400-yard Freestyle Relay with Abbie Dolan, Coleen Gillilan, and Lauren Heller (3:18.61).  Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, and Coleen Gillilan, and Cailey Grunhard (1:38.73).  Placed first in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Coleen Gillilan, Abbie Dolan, and Carly Quast (1:30.56).  Participated in the 200-yard IM (2:02.77).  Participated in the 50-yard Freestyle (23.45).  Participated in the 400-yard Medley Relay with Bayley Stewart, Elizabeth Fry, and Lauren Heller (3:44.32).  Participated in the 100-yard Butterfly (54.51).  Participated in the 800-yard Freestyle Relay with Erin Sheehan, Luciana Thomas, and Madeline LaPorte (7:23.07).  Participated in the 100-yard Freestyle (51.15) in the Shamrock Invitational.
  • Placed first in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Coleen Gillilan, and Cailey Grunhard (1:40.97).  Placed first in the 100-yard Backstroke (55.83).  Placed second in the 100-yard Freestyle (51.62) in the win against Michigan State, Ball State, and Indiana State.
  • Participated in the 200-yard Medley Relay with Carly Quast, Coleen Gillilan, and Cailey Grunhard (1:37.44).  Participated in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Carly Quast, Coleen Gillilan, and Abigail Dolan (1:29.72).  Participated in the 100-yard Butterfly (54.06) at the ACC Championship.

As A Freshman (2017-18):

•    Had a great first season for the Irish, earning a spot to compete in the 2018 ACC Championships.
•    Against Georgia Tech, won her first collegiate race in the 100 butterfly (:54.80) and placed third in the 200 freestyle (1:50.50).
•    At the dual meet with No. 16 Purdue, finished third in the 50 freestyle (:23.35), fourth in the 100 freestyle (:51.27), and third in the 100 butterfly (:55.50).
•    Placed fourth in the 50 freestyle (:23.35) and third in the 100 butterfly (:54.47) against No. 9 Indiana and Cincinnati.
•    Came in first in the 100 IM (:56.85) and second in the 200 butterfly (2:04.06) against Illinois and Iowa.
•    At the dual meet with No. 25 Florida State, won the 100 IM with a season-best time of :56.72, and placed second in the 100 butterfly (:55.30).
•    Finished second in the 100 backstroke (:56.46) against Ball State and Green Bay.