RUTGERS SCHOOL RECORD
- 100 Breaststroke | 1:00.65 (2022, Hawkeye Challenge)
- 200 Medley Relay (Second Leg) | 1:38.25 (2023, Big Ten Championships)
- 400 Medley Relay (Second Leg) | 3:35.17 (2023, Big Ten Championships)
RUTGERS AQUATICS CENTER POOL RECORD
- 200 Medley Relay (Second Leg) | 1:39.32 (2022, vs. Princeton)
RUTGERS TOP TEN
- First - 100 Breaststroke - 1:00.65 (2022, Hawkeye Challenge)
- Third - 200 Breaststroke - 2:13.51 (2022, Hawkeye Challenge)
- Third - 200 Individual Medley - 2:00.99 (2022, Hawkeye Challenge)
2022-23 (Graduate Student) - at Rutgers
- CSC Adademic All-District
- Podium finish seventh-place performance and school record with 200 medley relay team at Big Ten Championships (2/15)
- Third-place finisher in C final of 200 breast at Big Ten Championships (2/17)
- Won 100 breast and 400 medley relay vs. Nebraska (1/28)
- Fourth-place finish in 400 IM vs. Nebraska (1/28)
- Third-place finish in 200 breast vs. Nebraska (1/27)
- Runner-up in 200 IM vs. Nebraska (1/27)
- Won 200 medley relay vs. Nebraska (1/27)
- Won 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 medley relay vs. Villanova (1/21)
- Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (11/16)
- Third-place finish in 200 breast at Hawkeye Challenge (12/3)
- Eighth-place finish in 400 free relay with "B" team at Hawkeye Challenge (12/3)
- Won 100 breast and 200 medley relay at Hawkeye Challenge (12/2)
- Sixth-place finish in 400 IM at Hawkeye Challenge (12/2)
- Eighth-place finish in 800 free relay with "B" team at Hawkeye Challenge (12/2)
- Won 400 medley relay at Hawkeye Challenge (12/1)
- Third-place finish in 200 IM at Hawkeye Challenge (12/1)
- Won 100 and 200 breast and 200 medley relay in annual Battle For Cannon Trophy with Princeton (11/12)
- Runner-up in 200 IM in annual Battle For Cannon Trophy with Princeton (11/12)
- Won 100 and 200 breast and 200 medley relay at Northeastern (11/5)
- Runner-up in 200 IM at Northeastern (11/5)
- Won 100 and 200 breast and 200 medley relay at Ivy League Champion Harvard (11/4)
- Third-place finish in 200 IM at Ivy League Champion Harvard (11/4)
- Won 100 and 200 breast in first-ever victory over Purdue (10/28-29)
- Runner-up in 200 and 400 IM in first-ever victory over Purdue (10/28-29)
- Won 100 breast at North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) Mid-Summer Classic to qualify for Phillips 66 National Championships
- Broke 17-year old pool record held by six-time Olympian and former 100 breast world-record holder Rebecca Soni
- Won 200 breast and 200 and 400 IM in season-opener vs. LIU, Buffalo & Felician (10/7-8)
- Runner-up with 200 and 400 medley relay "A" team in season-opener vs. LIU, Buffalo & Felician (10/7-8)
- Fifth-place finish with 200 free relay "C" team in season-opener vs. LIU, Buffalo & Felician (10/7-8)
Prior To Rutgers
2021-22 (Senior) - at St. Bonaventure
- Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
- Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week - Oct. 12, 2021; Nov. 2, 2021; Jan. 25, 2022
- Finished career with seven individual medals at Atlantic 10 Championships in four seasons, also earning an additional relay medal
- Racked up 18 individual wins during the dual meet season
- Earned a silver medal at Atlantic 10 Championships in the 100-breaststroke (2/18)
- Member of the 200 medley relay team that placed fifth 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 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 breast at the Colgate Invitational (10/9)
- Won the 100 breast and 200 breast at A10 Classic (10/30-10/31)
- Captured victories in 200 IM and 200 breast at Cornell (11/6)
- Won 100 breast at WVU Invitational (11/18-11/20)
- Secured three wins at Canisius (1/15)
- Earned a trio of triumphs vs. Binghamton (1/22)
- Ended dual meet season at Niagara with victories in the 100 breast and 200 breast (1/29)
2020-21 (Junior) - at St. Bonaventure
- Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree
- Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
- Won a gold medal a set a new program record in the 100-breast (1:00.75) and also earned a silver medal in the 200-breast at Atlantic 10 Championships (4/17)
- Won the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM and finished second in 200 medley relay at Binghamton (4/3)
2019-20 (Sophomore) - at St. Bonaventure
- Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree
- Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
- Broke the St. Bonaventure program record and won silver medals in the 100 breast (1:01.24) and 200 breast (2:12.26). Also a member of the SBU record-setting 200 medley relay team (1:41.36) at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/22)
- Part of the bronze medal winning 400 medley relay team at A-10 Championships (2/21)
- Won the 200 IM, 100 free and member of the winning 200-medley relay team in a win at Niagara (1/31)
- Winner of 100 breast, 200 breast and part of the first place 200 medley relay in a home victory vs. Binghamton (1/20)
- Finished fourth in the 100 breast and 200 breast at the Zippy Invite (12/8)
- Earned wins in the 200 IM, 100 breast and 400 medley relay team in home win vs.Canisius (11/15)
- Tallied wins in the 100 breast and 200 breast while also finishing third in 200 IM on the road against Cornell (11/9)
- Claimed individual wins in the 100 breast, 200 breast, 400 medley relay and 200 medley relay at the Atlantic 10 Classic (11/3)
- Winner of the 100 breast, 200 breast, 400 IM, 400 free relay and 400 medley relay at Justin Jennings Memorial Invitational (10/12)
- Second in 100 breast, fourth in 50 breast and eighth in 200 IM at the PSU Sprint Fest (10/4)
2018-19 (Freshman) - at St. Bonaventure
- Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree
- Won a bronze medal and broke the St. Bonaventure program record in the 100 breast (1:01.62) and 200 breast (2:15.98) at Atlantic 10 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).
Personal
- Daughter of Tracey and Myers
- Has one brother, Joshua, and two sisters, Sarah and Hannah
Know Your Knights
One word to describe your coach: Cool
Best player ever competed against: Courtney Harnish
Major: Master's in Communication and Media
I chose my major because: I like the skills I learn, and I think my major can apply to a lot of careers.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Library
The person I most admire is and why: My sister Sarah Kimmel. She inspires and challenges me to be a better human. I love our discussions and for always making me laugh.
If I wasn’t swimming, I’d be: Reading a book in the library, and I'd probably be a librarian.
Favorite professional athlete: Simone Biles
Favorite professional sports team: Pittsburg Penguins
One word to describe myself in the pool: Dangerous
One word to describe myself outside the pool: Fun
Few people know that I: call my ride or dies.
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Lori Jo McCullough
I started playing my sport because…: My parents told me I needed to do a sport, and then I ended up liking swimming more than other sports.
I chose Rutgers because…: It has great competition and a great communications masters Favorite cereal:: Honey Oats
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: The Man from Snowy River
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Kendall Jenner
Favorite musician/group: Enya
The first song I knew all the words to is: Pocket Full of Sunshine
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Eating
Famous people I have met include: Yanni, Adrian Wojnarowski
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Wearing my parka and sneakers, listening to music before my race
Favorite all-time gift received: Little golden bee earrings
Pets I had growing up were: Black labrador retriever and goldfish
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Genie
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Ireland
The website I visit most often is: Official Boho Beautiful TV
My favorite teacher was: Dr. Philip Payne, College Senior, 20th Century American History. He knew everything.
The quote that most resonates with me is: "Fear is the mind-killer." Frank Hubert, Dune
If my life was a book, the title would be: The Adventures of Rae
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: light green
My spirit animal is: bird
One thing on my bucket list is: Skydiving
Phone app you cannot live without: Spotify
