Rachael Kurtz
Rachael Kurtz
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Kirkland, Wash.
  • High School:
    Juanita
  • Events:
    Sprint, Free

Bio

2013-14: Had a very successful junior year finishing in the top eight in every event at the GLIAC Championships...First took seventh place in the 200 Freestyle…Swam to a third place finish in the 100 Freestyle with a DII B cut and school record time of 51.19 which          qualified her for the Division II NCAA Championship meet…Placed third in the 50 Freestyle with a DII B cut which landed her a spot at the Division II NCAA Championship meet where she placed seventh with a school record of 23.19…Member of the 200 Medley Relay which placed sixth, the 200 Freestyle Relay which placed fifth, and the 800 Freestyle Relay which placed fifth at the GLIAC Championship meet.

2012-13: Finished her sophomore year with two individual records and three relay records… Swam to a fourth place finish in the 50 Freestyle at the GLIAC Championships smashing her own school record of 23.61 earning her a B cut…Placed seventh at GLIACs in the 100 Freestyle with a record time of 51.91 along with another B cut... Swam a career top time in the 200 Freestyle at 1:54.27 earning her a 10th place finish and B cut at GLIACs…Member of the 200 Medley Relay that placed seventh at the GLIAC Championships, broke the school record, and earned a Division II B cut…Led off the 200 Freestyle Relay that broke the school record, earned a B cut, and placed fifth at the championships… Anchored the 400 Freestyle Relay that finished sixth at the GLIAC Championships, earned a B cut, and broke the school record with a time of 3:32.84. 

2011-12: Turned in a spectacular freshman year breaking two school records in the 50 Freestyle (24.12) and 100 Freestyle (52.67)…Holds the 4th top time in the 200 Freestyle…Member of the 200 Freestyle Relay and 800 Freestyle Relay that qualified for Division II B cut…Placed 6th at the GLIAC Championships in the 400 Medley Relay.…Individually placed 9th in the GLIAC Championships and qualified for a Division II B cut in the 50 Freestyle while placing 8th and qualifying for a B cut in the 100 Freestyle…placed 11th in the 200 Freestyle and a member of the  4th place 400 medley relay that qualified for a B cut.

High School: Shattered many school records and earned High School All-American status at Juanita High School...Helped set state record in the 200 freestyle relay...Holds school records in the 100 free, 100 fly, 200 IM, 200 free relay and 400 free relay...As a senior in 2010, finished fourth in the state in the 100 free and 200 IM events...Named her school's Athlete of the Month in November 2010...As a junior in 2009, placed fourth in the state in the 100 fly and 200 IM...Took seventh in the state in the 200 free and 500 free as a sophomore in 2008...Career-best times include 24.11 in the 50 free, 52.22 in the 100 free and 2:09 in the 200 IM...Also recorded a 58.8 in the 100 fly as a junior, and completed the 500 free in 5:15 as a sophomore...Helped team to a second-place finish in the 3A state meet in 2009...Born May 26, 1993...Mother is Shari...Member of the Key Club at her high school in 2011.

 

2012-13 Top Times

2011-12 Top Times