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2015-16 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Rachel Hiestand

Lindsey Fano

  • Position Breaststroke, Individual Medley
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Fairview
  • Hometown Boulder, CO
  • Major English

Biography

This senior will look to not only continue contributing speed and points for the blue streaks in the Breaststroke and IM events but also leadership as the captain throughout the 2015-16 season.

School Records Held
100 Breast - 1:05.32
200 Breast - 2:25.51
200 Medley Relay - 1:47.37
400 Medley Relay - 3:57.95

Career Honors
CSCAA Scholar All-American, 2014
All-OAC 100 Breast: 2013, 2014, 2015
All-OAC 200 Breast: 2015
All-OAC 200 IM: 2013, 2014
All-OAC 200 Free Relay: 2014
All-OAC 400 Free Relay: 2014
All-OAC 800 Free Relay: 2014
All-OAC 400 Medley Relay: 2013, 2015
Academic All-OAC, 2014

2014-2015
OAC Champion in the 100 Breast and captured 2nd in the 200 Breast at OACs with a 1:05.32 and 2:25.51... Won the 100 Breast versus Wilmington with a time of 1:08.62... Placed 1st in the 400 IM against Hiram in 5:00.14... Got 2nd place against Oberlin in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:31.76... Won both the 100 Breast and 200 IM versus Ohio Wesleyan. Took home the win on 10 different occasions throughout the season... Broke the school record in the 100 Breast (1:05.32) and 200 Breast (2:25.51)... Member of the record breaking 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:47.37... Earned an NCAA B-cut in the 100 Breast.

2013-14
CSCAA Scholar All-American ... OAC champion in the 200 IM touching at 2:09.88 ... OAC champion in the 100 Breast clocking in at 1:06.47 ... Earned five All-OAC honors and was Academic All-OAC ... Set the school record in the 100 Breast in the prelims of the OAC Championship (1:05.97) ... Time of 2:27.66 in the 200 Breast prelims at the OAC Championship set a school record ... Runner-up 200 Medley Relay, 400- Fee Relay and 800 Free relay ... Time of 1:48.55 in the 200 Medley Relay set a school record ... Captured first in the 200 IM at the Transylvania Invitational (2:12.16) ... Finished with 15 individual first-place and four relay first-place finishes in dual meets.

2012-13
Named All-OAC three times with second place finish in 100 Breast and 400 Medley Relay as well as third place showing in 200 IM ... 100 Breast time at OAC Championships of 1:06.48 set school record ... Placed second in all three individual and one relay event in collegiate debut against Ohio Northern ... Part of 200 Medley Relay team which touched first against Lake Erie College ... First individual first place showing came in 200 Breast against Case Western Reserve ... Captured first in 200 IM and was part of winning 200 Medley Relay relay in double-dual meet against Defiance and Wilmington.

High School
Was a four-time state qualifier at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado ... Was Swimmer of the Year and a team captain as a senior ... Was an Academic All-American ... Swam for head coach Bob Smartt ... Graduated with a 3.9 GPA ... Involved in Choir, Yearbook ... Link Leader.

Academic & Personal
Majoring in English with a minor in Exercise Science at JCU and sports a 3.9 GPA ... Member of the Dean's List ... Member of SAAC ... Writing Center consultant ... Daughter of Ron & Kelly Fano.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

    Breaststroke, Individual Medley
    5'6"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Breaststroke, Individual Medley
    5'6"
  • 2014-15Junior

    Breaststroke, Individual Medley
    5'6"
  • C

    2015-16Senior

    Breaststroke, Individual Medley
    5'6"
    C

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