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2018-19 Women's Swimming Roster

Rebecca Smith

  • Position Freestyle/Butterfly
  • Height 5-11
  • Elig 1
  • Major Life Science
  • Academic Yr. 1
  • Faculty/College New College
  • Hometown Red Deer, Alta.
  • High School West Hill C.I.
  • Prev Team B.titley/Ntl Centre

Biography

International Experience:

2018-19: Claimed three bronze medals at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea...swam in the preliminaries to help Canada to third-place finishes in the 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays, as well as the 4x100 medley relay. 

2017-18: Represented Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Austrailia...claimed a silver medal as a member of the 4x200 freestyle relay team...placed fifth in the 50 butterfly and sixth in the 100 butterfly...also represented Canada at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo, claiming two bronze medals as a member of the 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relay teams.

2016-17: Claimed a bronze medal in the 4x100 medley relay team at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest...At the 2017 FINA World Junior Championships in Indianapolis, she won two gold medals in the women’s 4×100 and 4×200 freestyle relays and added a pair of individual medals including silver in the 100 butterfly and bronze in the 50 butterfly. 

2015-16: Earned three individual silver medals in the 100 and 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Kihei, Maui...

2014-15: Represented Canada at the 2015 Australian Age Group Championships and the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships...at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships in Singapore, she earned herself a silver and bronze in the 4×100 and 4×200 freestyle relays.

Varsity:

2018-19: Named U of T's female rookie of the year. 

OUA Championships
2019: 1st 50 fly, 1st 100 free, 1st 100 fly, 1st 200 free...named the OUA female rookie of the year. 

U SPORTS Championships
2019: 1st 50 fly, 1st 100 fly, 1st 100 free, 2nd 200 free...named the U SPORTS female rookie of the year. 

Personal: Sister, Madalyn, is a member to the Alberta Pandas swimming team.
    Nickname: Becs
    Favourite professional athlete: Kylie Masse
    Favourite food: Steak
    Favourite music: Coldplay
    Favourite TV show: Stranger Things
    Most influential person to you: My sister