2015-16 Swimming and Diving Roster

Rachel Johnson

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Elkhorn, Wis.

Biography

2015-16: Placed 76th in the 50-yard freestyle (24.21), 76th in the 100-yard freestyle (52.30) and 75th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.67) at the Big Ten Championship ... finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle vs. Green Bay with a time of 1:56.15 ... placed seventh in the 200-yard freestyle at USC with a time of 1:57.01 ... finished 58th in the preliminary heat of the 50-yard freestyle at the Texas Invitational with a time of 24.62 ... claimed an eighth-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle at Northwestern with a time of 55.62.

2014-15: Swam personal best times in the 50- (23.88) and 200-yard freestyle (1:51.57) at the Big Ten championships ... also recorded a personal best in the 500-yard freestyle (5:12.95) at Arizona State ... tallied 16 individual top-10 finishes

2013-14: At Big Ten championships, swam personal-bests in the prelims of the 50-yard (23.92), 100-yard (52.04), and 200-yard (1:51.85) freestyle prelims ... broke under the one-minute mark in the 100-yard butterfly (59.76) at the Texas Invitational

2012-13: Swam a personal best time of 24.11 in the 50-yard freestyle at the Big Ten championships... swam her best time of her career (53.18) in the 100-yard freestyle at the Big Ten championships ... led Wisconsin's 'B' squad to a third-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle (3:32.14) at the Michigan Dual (9/29) ... guided UW's 'C' 200-yard medley relay squad to a fifth-place finish (4:03.88) at the USC Invite (1/12).

Prep: Two-time all-state honoree broke eight of Elkhorn's 11 school records during her four-year career ... earned a second-place finish in the 200 meter freestyle at the WIAA State Championships during her senior season ... earned all-state honors all four years and swam as a member of the junior national team during 2011 ... member of National Honor Society and student council.

Personal: Born in Elkhorn, Wis. ... parents are Ted and Coreen ... has one brother, Sam, and one sister, Sarah ... enjoys the outdoors, biking and reading ... double majoring in sociology and legal studies.

Best Times
50 Free: 23.88 (2/19/2015)
100 Free:52.04 (2/19/2014)
200 Free: 1:51.57 (2/20/2015)
500 Free: 5:12.95 (10/3/2014)
100 Fly: 59.76 (12/5/2013)

Honors:
2015-16
2016 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree
2016 Academic All-Big Ten

2014-15
2015 Academic All-Big Ten

2013-14
2014 Academic All-Big Ten

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Free
    5'3"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Free
    5'3"
  • 2014-15Junior

    Free
    5'3"
  • 2015-16Senior

    Free
    5'3"