Rachel Ranson

Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
High School:
Satellite
Hometown:
Indian Harbour, Fla.

TOP TIMES
100 fly: 58.09 at C-USA Championship (2/25/11)
50 free: 23.83 at C-USA Championship (2/16/12)
100 free: 51.35 at C-USA Championship (2/18/12)
200 free: 1:50.28 at C-USA Championship (2/15/12) 2011-12: Swam in all nine meets as a sophomore...set a Tulane record in the 200 free with a leadoff split of 1:50.28 at the Conference USA Championship (Feb. 15)...also posted top times of 23.83 in the 50 free in the preliminaries of the C-USA Championship (Feb. 16), 51.35 in the 100 free with a leadoff split at the C-USA Championship (Feb. 18) and 1:00.13 in the 100 fly at LSU (Sept. 30)...tallied seven individual top three finishes: winning the 100 free vs North Texas; coming in second in the 50 free vs North Texas and both the 100 and 200 free at LSU; and touching the wall third in the 100 free at Alabama and the 200 free vs Vanderbilt and at the Houston Tri-Meet...in relay action, earned third-team All C-USA honors in the 200 free...helped relay teams post five other top three finishes: winning the 400 free vs North Texas and Vanderbilt; coming in second in the 400 free at LSU; and finishing third in the 200 free and 400 free at the Houston Tri-Meet...also swam leadoff in the 800 free at the UH Cougar Classic, San Diego Relays and C-USA Championship while anchoring the 200 medley at the UH Cougar Classic as well as the 400 medley at the UH Cougar Classic, San Diego Relays and Houston Tri-Meet...away from the pool, claimed C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll and Tulane 3.0 Club recognition. 2010-11: Participated in eight events as a true freshman...posted top times of 51.46 in the 100 free (Feb. 26), 1:51.84 in the 200 free (Feb. 25) and 58.09 in the 100 fly (Feb. 25) at the Conference USA Championship, and 24.27 in the 50 free at North Texas (Oct. 9)...had eight top three individual finishes: winning the 50 and 100 free at UNO, and the 100 and 200 free at Vanderbilt ; coming in second in the 50 and 100 free at North Texas, and the 100 free at San Diego State; and finishing third in the 100 free at the LSU Invitational...helped the relay teams post seven top three finishes: winning the 200 free at North Texas and UNO, and the 800 free at San Diego State; coming in second in the 200 free at San Diego State and the 400 free at Vanderbilt; and finishing third in the 200 free at the Phil Hansel Cougar Classic Invitational and the 400 medley at Vanderbilt...also participated in the 200 medley relay...away from the pool, claimed C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll and Tulane 3.0 Club recognition. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Satellite High for coach Helen Ryan...earned All-Brevard County honors each years as a prepster and advanced to the finals of each event she participated in during the state championship throughout her SHS career...helped the team win the state title as a freshman and finish second as a sophomore...named Scholastic All-American and voted team captain during her final two prep seasons and claimed Brevard County Swimmer of the Year honors as a junior...capped her career by winning the 1A state title in the 100 free with a time of 50.42...finished second in the state in the 100 free as a sophomore and junior...posted All-America times in the 100 and 200 free (1:51.19) as a senior, and garnered All-American consideration in the 50 free as a junior (24.12)...away from the pool, served as president of the National Honor Society and the Junior Class...received multiple Brevard County Student Leadership Awards and AP Scholar titles, was a member of the Latin Club and Ten Tones elite choral group, and was a South Brevard Debutante. Personal: Born Rachel Ann Ranson on March 8, 1992, in Harbour Beach, Fla...daughter of Randy and Judy Ranson...has one sister, Hayley...undecided on major.