Rachel Nicol (swimmer)

Rachel Nicol (born February 16, 1993)[2] is a Canadian competitive swimmer. She competes primarily in the breastroke events. Nicol won two medals at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto and also won multiple medals at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore.[1]

Rachel Nicol
Personal information
National team Canada
Born (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993
Regina, Saskatchewan
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbreaststroke
ClubLethbridge Amateur Swim Club[1]
College teamSouthern Methodist University

Career

In 2016, she qualified for the Canadian National team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100m breaststroke after setting a new personal best of 1:06.88.[3]

2018

In September 2017, Nicol was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[4][5]

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References

  1. "National team profile". Swimming Canada. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. COC profile
  3. "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. Swimming Canada. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. "Swimming Canada Nominates 26 Athletes to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games Team". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  5. "Oleksiak, Masse headline Canadian swim team for Commonwealth Games". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). 26 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.


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