Rebecca Koch
Rebecca Koch

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Sugarland, Texas

High School:
Clements

Event:
Freestyle/ Butterfly

Birthdate:
06/08/1982

Villanova: One of the nation's top swimmers...All- American...Big East Most-Outstanding Female Swimmer in 2003...Two-time Big East Champion... Villanova record holder in the 200 and 500 yard freestyle...Looking to make a run at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

2002-2003: All-American in the 500 freestyle... Senior National Qualifier in the 200 free, 500 free, and 1,650 free...NCAA Qualifier in the 200 free, 500 free, and 1,650 free...Finalist in the 400 and 800 freestyle at the ConocoPhillips Spring National Championships...Placed 11th in the 500 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Named the Big East Conference's Most Outstanding Female Swimmer at the 2003 Big East Championships...All-Big East in the 200 free, 500 free and 1,650 free...Won Big East Championships in the 500 yard freestyle (4:42.19) and the 1,650 yard freestyle (16:24.74)...Broke the Big East Conference Championship record in the 500 free...Second in the 200 yard freestyle (1:46.90) at the Big East Championships...Helped the 800 yard free relay to a fourth place finish, the 400 free relay to a fifth place finish, the 400 medley relay team to a fifth place finish and the 200 medley relay team to a sixth place finish at the Big East Championships...Had top times in the 100 free (50.44), 200 free (1:46.90), 500 free (4:42.19), 1000 free (9:51.79), and the 1,650 free (16:24.74) at the Big East Championships...Broke the Villanova Swim Center pool record in the 500 yard freestyle.

2001-2002: Big East finalist in the 100, 200, and 500 yard freestyle events and swam lifetime bests in all three events...Placed fourth in the 500 yard freestyle (4:50.54) at Big East Championships...Finished fourth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:48.59) at conference championships...Was sixth in the 100 yard freestyle (50.68) at Big East Championships...NCAA qualifier in the 100, 200, and 500 yard freestyle...Placed 20th in the 200 yard freestyle at NCAA Championships and 25th in the 500 freestyle...Team leader in the 100 and 200 yard freestyle...Swam a team season-best 50.68 in the 100 freestyle at Big East Championships...Posted a team season-best 1:48.09 in the 200 yard freestyle at NCAA Championships.

2000-2001: Helped the Wildcat 800 yard freestyle relay ream to a second place finish (7:25.82), the 200 yard freestyle relay team to a third place finish (1:33.86), the 400 yard medley relay team to a third place finish (3:48.37), and the 400 yard freestyle relay team to a fourth place finish (3:26.30) at the Big East Championships...Big East finalist in the 100 yard butterfly and 200 yard freestyle...Finished 11th overall in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 57.23...Placed eighth in the 200 yard freestyle (1:51.64) at the Big East Championships.

Clements High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimmings... Four-Time All-State performer... Received All-America accolades three times in her career...District MVP in 1999 and 2000...Named the Regional MVP in 2000...Team MVP all four years at Clements...Holds the Clements team records in the 50 and 100 freestyles, the 100 backstroke, and the 500 freestyle...Owns the District 100 free record...German National Honor Society.

Personal: International Business and German major...Youngest of four children of Michael and Sharon Koch...Born 6/8/82.

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