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Rachael Johnston
Rachael Johnston

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Minnetrista, MN
High School:
Orono
Height:
5-3
Event:
Breaststroke
Major:
Exercise science



02/24/2013

GW Women's Swimming Sets Two More School Records on Final Day of A-10s

Junior Lindsay Moore Sets School Record, Ties for Third in 200-Yard Backstroke

02/23/2013

GW Women's Swimming Snaps Four School Records on Day 3 of A-10s

Colonials in Fifth Heading into Final Day of Competition

01/12/2013

GW Women's Swimming Finishes Fourth at Rhode Island Invite

Colonials Travel to District Foe Georgetown on Jan. 19

01/28/2012

GW Women's Swimming Falls to George Mason in Season Finale

Colonials Drop 179-108 Decision to Patriots on the Road

01/21/2012

GW Women's Swimming Comes From Behind to Defeat Georgetown, 132-129

Colonials Beat Hoyas in Final Relay Event

02/05/2013

GW Swimming vs. George Mason (1.26.2013)

Senior Day (1.26.2013)

11/13/2012

GW Men's & Women's Swimming vs. Drexel

GW vs. Drexel (11.03.2012) Photos by: James Lang

2011-12: Swam a career-fastest time of 1:06.80 in the 100-yard breaststroke to place 11th at the Atlantic 10 Championships (Feb. 22)...Finished in a career-best time of 2:15.64 in the 200-yard individual medley at the A-10 Championships...Swam a season-best 2:23.60 in the 200-yard breaststroke at the Patriot Invitational (Nov. 17)...Claimed top honors in the 100 breast and 100 back against George Mason (Jan. 28)...Came in second in the 200 breast against UMBC (Oct. 29)...Swam second leg of first-place finishing 400-yard medley relay to help defeat Georgetown (Jan. 21)...Named to GW Department of Athletics and Recreation Academic Dean's List.

2010-11:At the Atlantic-10 Championships, finished eighth in the 200-yard breaststroke and 11th in the 100-yard breaststroke...Also competed in the preliminary heat of the 200-yard individual medley...Swam the breaststroke leg of the 200- and 400-yard medley relays, which finished 10th and ninth, respectively...Atlantic-10 performance in the 200-yard breaststroke ranks eighth all-time on GW's top times list...Claimed top honors in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events and landed second in the 200-yard IM against Howard...Finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke against Drexel...Against Georgetown, finished second in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke...Took home third in the 200-yard breaststroke at the URI Invitational.

High School:Swam for the Orono High Spartans...Named to all-conference and all-state teams as well as earning All-America consideration...Also swam for the Minnetonka Swim Club from 2007-2010.

Personal: BornRachael Ann Johnston on May 28, 1991...Daughter of Lisa and Charlie Olson and Jeff Johnston...Has one brother, Patrick, one step-sister, Samantha, and one step-brother, Mathew...Brother Patrick plays golf at Minnesota...Majoring in exercise science.

CAREER BESTS (Through 2011-12 Season)
100-Yard Breaststroke 1:06.80 Atlantic 10 Championships (2/22/2012)
200-Yard Breaststroke 2:23.57 Atlantic 10 Championships (2/23/2011
200-Yard Individual Medley 2:15.64 Atlantic 10 Championships (2/22/2012)

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