blank	Rachel Nicol
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada High School: Catholic Central Height: 5-4 Position: Breaststroke

ALL-AMERICAN

2011-12 (Fr.): NCAA Championship: Finished 20th in the 200-yard breaststroke, 31st in the 100-yard breaststroke and was a member of the 12th-place 200-yard medley relay team 3/15-17 at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships... Conference USA Championship: Set a meet record in the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes, and placed third in the 200-yard individual medley 2/15-18 at the Conference USA Championships... Won the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes 2/4 at Texas... Placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke and was a member of the second-place 200-yard medley relay team 1/25 at TCU... Took second in the 200-yard breaststroke 1/21 at Houston... Came in ninth in the 200-meter breaststroke and 11th in the 100-meter breaststroke 1/20-22 at the Austin Grand Prix... Finished second in the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes, and was a member of the second-place 200-yard medley relay and the second-place 400-yard medley relay team 11/17-19 at the Cougar Classic... Was a member of the winning 400-yard medley relay team 11/4 against North Texas and Wyoming... Placed second in the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes 10/15 at Rice.

Awards
2011-12 Conference USA Freshman of the Year
C-USA Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2012)

Personal: Anticipated biology major... Chose SMU for the campus and the swim staff... Enjoys reading, drawing and eating... Parents are Chris and Lorraine... Has two brothers.