Rachel Nicol (swimmer)

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Rachel Nicol
Personal information
National team Canada
Born (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993 (age 31)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubLethbridge Amateur Swim Club[1]
College teamSouthern Methodist University

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

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]

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

Nicol medaled at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships as part of the Canadian team in the 4×100 m medley relay.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "National team profile". Swimming Canada. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rachel Nicol". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  3. ^ "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. Swimming Canada. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Swimming Canada Nominates 26 Athletes to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games Team". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Oleksiak, Masse headline Canadian swim team for Commonwealth Games". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "Summer McIntosh wins record second gold, fourth medal as Canada completes best-ever performance". Swimming Canada. June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Harrison, Doug (June 25, 2022). "Canada's Summer McIntosh, 15, wins 2nd gold medal at world aquatics". CBC Sports. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

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