Rachel Conley

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Free/Fly
Height:
5-7
High School:
H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program/Yorktown High School
Hometown:
Arlington, Va.

Career Notes

Ranks third in team history for the 200 fly (1:55.41) and 10th in the 100 fly (52.85)

Career Honors and Awards

Won Outstanding Student-Athlete of the year for a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher at 2025 team banquet
2026 CSCAA Individual Scholar All American
2026 Academic All Big Ten honoree\
Won the Outstanding Student Athlete award, Most Improved award, and the W.I.N. award at the 2026 team banquet

2025-26 Sophomore Season: CSCAA Individual Scholar All American...Academic All-Big Ten honoree...Outstanding Student Athlete, Most Improved, and W.I.N awards winner at team banquet...Nebraska / South Dakota Tri-Dual: placed 1st in 200 Y Fly (2:00.86)... George Washington Dual: placed 2nd in 200 Y Fly (1:59.05), placed 4th in 200 Y IM (2:06.28)... Auburn Dual: placed 5th in 100 Y Fly (54.57)... Georgia Tech Dual: placed 5th in 200 Y Fly (2:03.26)... Iowa Dual: placed 1st in 200 Y Fly (2:00.88), placed 7th in 100 Y Free (52.39)... Wisconsin Dual: placed 2nd in 200 Y Fly (1:58.19), placed 3rd in 100 Y Fly (54.26)... Minnesota Invitational: placed 9th in 200 Y Fly (1:58.85), posted a time of 1:49.50 in the 200 Y Free, placed 19th in 50 Y Free (23.07)... Tampa Dual: placed 1st in 200 Y Fly (2:00.15), placed 3rd in 100 Y Fly (56.07)... St Thomas / South Dakota Tri-Dual: placed 3rd in 200 Y IM (2:08.63), posted a time of 24.30 in the 50 Y Free... Northwestern / Purdue Tri-Dual: placed 2nd in 200 Y Fly (1:58.88), placed 4th in 100 Y Fly (54.54)... First Chance Meet: placed 3rd in 50 Y Free (22.99)... Big Tens: placed 4th in 200 Y Fly (1:55.98), placed 20th in 100 Y Fly (52.85), placed 50th in 50 Y Free (23.15)... Last Chance Meet: placed 1st in 200 Y Fly (1:55.41)... NCAAs: placed 23rd in 200 Y Fly (1:55.99)

2024-25 Freshman Season: Won Outstanding Student-Athlete of the year for a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher at team banquet ... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: fourth in the 200 fly (2:00.19), seventh in the 100 fly (54.85) ... Arizona Dual: first in 200 fly (2:01.16) ... Arizona State Dual: third in 200 fly (1:59.39), fifth in 100 fly (55.71) ... Minnesota Invite: sixth in 200 fly (2:00.35), 16th in 100 fly (55.13), 22nd in 200 IM ... Iowa Dual: first in 200 fly (2:02.43) ... Wisconsin Dual: second in 200 fly (2:00.38) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: fourth in 200 fly (1:54.66) ... Army Dual: third in 200 fly (2:00.78) ...South Dakota/Nebraska Tri-Dual: second in 200 fly (2:04.76), third in 400 free (3:30.28), fourth in 200 medley relay (1:45.84), 100 fly (56.34)

Prep: Member of Yorktown High Schools National Honor Society (2023, 2024) ... All-Conference selection (2021-2024) ... All-Section (2022-2024) ... All-State (2023 & 2024) ... All-American (2022 & 2023) ... NISC Academic All-American (2024) ... Better Sports Club of Arlington Swim and Dive Sportswomen of the year in 2024 ... 2023 Washington Post All-Met second team and honorable mention 2022 and 2024 ... Team District Champions (2021-2024), Region Champions (2022-2024), and State Champions (2021, 2023, 2024) ... Winter Junior National Qualifier in 2023 ... PVS and AAC Scholar Athlete (2021-2024)

Personal: Daughter of Alexis and Kyle Conley ... has two siblings, Sarah and Sean ... Mother, Alexis, swam at the University of Virgina (1987-1989), while brother, Sean, swam at Franklin and Marshall College (2020-2024) ... hobbies include photography and baking ... plans to major in business

Why Minnesota: "I chose the University of Minnesota because it had everything I was looking for in a school. Minnesota offers a great mix of academics and athletics, as well as an amazing team environment and coaching staff."