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Rachel Kimmel Named Big Ten Swimmer Of The Week
Nov 16 | Women's Swimming & Diving
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Graduate student Rachel Kimmel was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week by the league office on Wednesday afternoon.
Kimmel is the second Scarlet Knight to earn a Big Ten weekly honor this season.
The Fort Loundon, Pennsylvania, native helped set a new school record, collected two NCAA B cuts and moved up the all-time top times list in Rutgers' annual meet with in-state rival Princeton last week.
Kimmel swam breast for the 200 medley relay team that set a new Rutgers record with a time of 1:39.32 besting the previous record of 1:39.38 set by the Big Ten Championship podium-placing squad last season.
Individually, Kimmel logged a time of 1:01.60 in the 100 breast to move up one spot on the all-time list to fifth and clocked in at 2:13.62 in the 200 breast moving up five spots to third on the all-time list after shaving 2.21 seconds off her previous season top time. Among her Big Ten peers, her 100 breast time is currently sixth in the Big Ten, while her 200 breast time is fifth in the league.
Kimmel also placed third in the 200 IM against the Tigers with a time of 2:04.48.
Kimmel is the fifth Scarlet Knight to be named a Big Ten Swimmer of the Week since joining the league in 2014-15.
Earlier this season, Martyna Piesko was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after helping Rutgers to its first-ever win over Purdue behind one of the top 200 back times "On The Banks".
Rutgers Swimming & Diving Big Ten Swimmer of the Week
Rutgers Swimming & Diving Big Ten Freshmen of the Week
2014-15
Addison Walkowiak (Nov. 1)
Addison Walkowiak (Nov. 25)
Addison Walkowiak (Jan. 13)
Addison Walkowiak (Jan. 20)
2019-20
Sofia Chichaikina (Nov. 13)
Sofia Chichaikina (Nov. 20)
2021-22
Sofia Lobova (Nov. 17)
Sofia Lobova (Dec. 8)
2022-23
Martyna Piesko (Nov. 2)
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Kimmel is the second Scarlet Knight to earn a Big Ten weekly honor this season.
The Fort Loundon, Pennsylvania, native helped set a new school record, collected two NCAA B cuts and moved up the all-time top times list in Rutgers' annual meet with in-state rival Princeton last week.
Kimmel swam breast for the 200 medley relay team that set a new Rutgers record with a time of 1:39.32 besting the previous record of 1:39.38 set by the Big Ten Championship podium-placing squad last season.
Individually, Kimmel logged a time of 1:01.60 in the 100 breast to move up one spot on the all-time list to fifth and clocked in at 2:13.62 in the 200 breast moving up five spots to third on the all-time list after shaving 2.21 seconds off her previous season top time. Among her Big Ten peers, her 100 breast time is currently sixth in the Big Ten, while her 200 breast time is fifth in the league.
Kimmel also placed third in the 200 IM against the Tigers with a time of 2:04.48.
Kimmel is the fifth Scarlet Knight to be named a Big Ten Swimmer of the Week since joining the league in 2014-15.
Earlier this season, Martyna Piesko was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after helping Rutgers to its first-ever win over Purdue behind one of the top 200 back times "On The Banks".
Rutgers Swimming & Diving Big Ten Swimmer of the Week
2015-16
Joanna Wu (Oct. 7)
2016-17
Vera Koprivova (Nov.23)
2019-20
Francesca Stoppa (Jan. 16)
Terka Grusova (Nov. 20)
2022-23
Rachel Kimmel (Nov. 16)
Rutgers Swimming & Diving Big Ten Freshmen of the Week
2014-15
Addison Walkowiak (Nov. 1)
Addison Walkowiak (Nov. 25)
Addison Walkowiak (Jan. 13)
Addison Walkowiak (Jan. 20)
2019-20
Sofia Chichaikina (Nov. 13)
Sofia Chichaikina (Nov. 20)
2021-22
Sofia Lobova (Nov. 17)
Sofia Lobova (Dec. 8)
2022-23
Martyna Piesko (Nov. 2)
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