At a glance: Will swim primarily breaststroke events for the Buckeyes.
As a senior (2016): Honorable mention All-American in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays as well as the 200 medley relay … Big Ten Champion as a part of the 200 freestyle relay … competed at the Big Ten Championships in three events: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 100 breaststroke, finishing in ninth place in the latter (1:01.23) … First Team All-Big Ten … part of two school-record setting relay: 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay … owned the fourth-fastest 50 and 100 freestyle times and the second-fastest 100 breaststroke time for Ohio State this season … Ohio State Scholar Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten
As a junior (2015): Competed at the Big Ten chmapionships for her third time, earning Second Team All-Conference honors and appearing individually in the 100 breaststroke… her time of 59.61 in that event was the fastest on the team all season
As a sophomore (2014): Made her second-consecutive appearance at the Big Ten championships, competing individually in the 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 50 freestyle … set personal best times at Big Tens in all three events – 50 freestyle (23.14), 100 freestyle (50.71) and 100 breaststroke (1:02.02) … received Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete recognition.
As a freshman (2013): Recorded the second-fastest time in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.55) and fifth-fastest in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.78) … competed at the 2013 Big Ten Championships in the 100 breaststroke, where she claimed 16th with a time of 1:03.35, a personal best … also participated in the 200 breaststroke and 200 individual medley at the conference showcase … opened Buckeye career in a home tri-meet with Kenyon and Cleveland State … gained experience at the central zone, sectional three leg of the USA Swimming Speedo Champions Series over the summer, competing in the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke.
Background: Rachael earned all-league, all-city and all-state recognition each of her four years at Notre Dame Academy … captained the team as a senior … voted as the team’s most valuable swimmer … was named TRAC Swimmer of the Year in 2012 … led the team to district championships all four years … also lettered in softball under head coach Al Beale … would like to become a registered architect following graduation from Ohio State … daughter of Betty and Bob Dzierzak … has two siblings, Ellen and Tommy.
