Rachel_Nicol_(swimmer)

Rachel Nicol (swimmer)

Rachel Nicol (swimmer)

Canadian swimmer

Rachel Nicol (born February 16, 1993)[2] is a retired Canadian competitive swimmer, who competed primarily in the breaststroke events. Nicol won multiple medals for Canada in her career, highlighted by two gold medals at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, as well as a bronze medal at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.[1]

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Career

In 2016, she qualified for the Canadian National team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100m breaststroke after setting a new personal best of 1:06.88.[3] At those Olympics in Rio, she finished 5th in the 100m breaststroke with a time of 1:06.68.[4] Nicol was also part of Canada's 4 x 100m medley relay team, and they finished 5th.[5]

In September 2017, Nicol was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[6][7]

Nicol medaled at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships as part of the Canadian team in the 4×100 m medley relay.[8][9]

Nicol won two gold medals at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, where she won the 100 m breaststroke event,[10] and helped Canada win the 4 x 100 medley relay.[11]

Retirement and personal life

Nicol announced her retirement from swimming in January 2024.[12]

She completed an undergraduate degree in applied physiology and sport management at Southern Methodist University, and then a masters degree in kinesiology at the University of Calgary (2022).[13]

References

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    "National team profile". Swimming Canada. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
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    "Rachel Nicol". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
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    "Olympic Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Swimming Canada. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
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    "Women's 100m Breaststroke". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
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    "Rio 2016Swimming 4x100m medley relay women Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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    "Swimming Canada Nominates 26 Athletes to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games Team". www.swimming.ca/. Swimming Canada. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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    "Oleksiak, Masse headline Canadian swim team for Commonwealth Games". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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    "Summer McIntosh wins record second gold, fourth medal as Canada completes best-ever performance". Swimming Canada. June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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    Harrison, Doug (June 25, 2022). "Canada's Summer McIntosh, 15, wins 2nd gold medal at world aquatics". CBC Sports. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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    Paula Nichols, Michael Charlebois. "Day 1 at Santiago 2023: Canada sweeps mountain bike, earns two golds in swimming". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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    Fenton, Caela. "Day 5 at Santiago 2023: Mac Neil makes history, badminton gold rush". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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    Swimming Canada. "Some things mean more than medals as Nicol reflects on retirement". SIRC. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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    "Rachel Nicol". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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