Rachel Naurath
Rachel Naurath

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Manakin-Sabot, Va.

High School:
Collegiate

Height:
5-7

Event:
Free/Fly/IM



03/23/2013

Virginia Women Finish 18th at NCAA Championships

Cavaliers finish in top 20 for sixth consecutive season

03/22/2013

Bartholomew Wins 100 Back Consolation Final on Second Day of NCAAs

Cavaliers earn honorable mention All-America honors in three events

03/21/2013

Cavaliers Conclude First Day of NCAA Championships

200 free relay places 15th

03/21/2013

NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships Blog

Updates from the IU Natatorium

03/20/2013

Virginia Women Begin NCAA Championships Thursday

Cavaliers will have 13 swimmers competing

01/26/2013

Swimming vs. Wisconsin/Virginia Tech (by Matt Riley)

Swimming vs. Wisconsin/Virginia Tech (by Matt Riley)

01/22/2013

Swimming Senior Day (by Matt Riley)

Swimming Senior Day (by Matt Riley)

NCAA All-American

2011:
500 Free (HM), 800 Free Relay
2012:
500 Free (HM), 400 Free Relay (HM), 800 Free Relay (HM)



ACC Champion

2011: 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay
2012:
800 Free Relay



UVa Career Bests

200 Free:
1:44.52
500 Free:
4:37.87*
1000 Free:
9:44.91
1650 Free:
16:09.17
100 Fly:
54.22
200 Fly:
1:55.88
*School record

Of Note
• School record holder in the 500 freestyle

• Member of the 800 freestyle relay team that holds the ACC and school record (7:03.00)

• Five-time All-American and three-time ACC champion

• 2011 ACC champion in the 200 butterfly 

• Six-time all-conference selection

• Also ranks second in the 200 freestyle, third in the 200 butterfly, sixth in the 1650 freestyle, eighth in the 1000 freestyle and 10th in the 100 butterfly on Virginia's all-time top times list 

• 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly



2011-12
• Swam the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly at her second straight NCAA Championships

• Broke her own school record in the 500 freestyle (4:37.87) to finish 10th and earn honorable mention All-America accolades for the second consecutive year in the event
• Just missed a return swim in the 200 freestyle, finishing 18th overall in 1:45.27 at NCAAs

• Also tied for 29th place in the 200 butterfly (1:58.34) at the national meet

• Led off the honorable mention All-America 800 freestyle relay team with a time of 1:44.52, the second-fastest 200 freestyle time in ACC history

• The 800 freestyle relay team went on to finish ninth in the nation (7:03.68)

• Also a part of the honorable mention All-America 400 freestyle relay team that placed 15th (3:17.68) at NCAAs

• Picked up three all-conference honors at the ACC Championships

• Earned spots on the podium in both the 500 freestyle (4:41.03) and 200 freestyle (1:46.34) finishing second and third, respectively

• Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 1650 freestyle (16:23.76) at the conference championships

• Led off Virginia's ACC champion 800 freestyle relay team in 1:46.14; the Cavaliers won the event in 7:03.56

• Tallied a personal-best time in the 1000 freestyle in a dual meet vs. NC State (Feb. 4), finishing in 9:44.91

• Swam the 100 butterfly in 54.22 in a dual meet at North Carolina (Jan. 21)


2010-11
• Named to 2010-11 United States National Team

• Competed in the 500 freestyle, 1650 freestyle and 200 butterfly in her NCAA Championships debut

• Set the Virginia school record in the 500 freestyle during the preliminaries at the national meet with a time of 4:38.48

• Went on to place 16th in the 500 freestyle (4:42.17) to earn her first career honorable mention All-America accolade

• Also finished 18th in the 1650 freestyle (16:09.17) and 28th in the 200 butterfly (1:57.95) at NCAAs 

• Member of UVa's 800 freestyle relay team that placed sixth overall and collected All-America honors

• Won her first career individual championship in the 200 butterfly at the ACC Championships, finishing in a winning time of 1:55.88

• Virginia went 1-2-3 in the 200 butterfly at ACCs, led by her win, to clinch its fourth consecutive conference championship

• Recorded all-ACC honors with a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:45.66) behind teammate Lauren Perdue

• Just missed all-conference accolades with a fourth-place showing in the 500 freestyle with a mark of 4:41.27

• Led-off Virginia's championship 800 freestyle relay team that set an ACC record with a time of 7:03.00

• Her 200 freestyle split of 1:45.66 in during that race was her fastest of the season

High School
• All-American in six events

• Three-time Richmond Female All-Metro Swimmer of the Year
• Five-time Collegiate High School swimming MVP 

• Set six individual school records

• Three-time Swimmer of the Meet at VSIS Championships

• Two-time High Point Female at NCSA Junior Nationals

• Member of the 2009 National Junior Team

• Captain of the 2010 Irish Nationals NCSA All-Star Team

• Set 15 Virginia state records (18 & under)

• Five-time High Point Virginia Senior Champs Female Swimmer

• Set 26 Individual Nova Records

• Senior Nationals finalist in the 200 fly in 2010

• Swam 400 and 800 freestyle events at 2008 Olympic Trials

• Two-time Academic All-American



Personal
• Daughter of Shelly Wiltshire and Scott Naurath

• Has four brothers: Brett, Brian, Thomas and Ran, and one sister, Becca 

• Enjoys larping

• Majoring in foreign affairs and French