Rachel Dixon
Rachel Dixon

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Las Cruces, N.M.
High School:
Las Cruces HS
Height:
6-0
Event:
Sprint Free/Back
Experience:
2L

03/23/2013

Rebel Women End Season At NCAAs

UNLV swims in a pair of events on the last day of the NCAA championships for the final action of the season.

03/22/2013

Rebels Post Top-20 Finishes At NCAA Champs

UNLV will finish up at the national championships on Saturday.

03/21/2013

School Record Falls At NCAA Championships

Two new UNLV marks by the 18th-place 400 medley relay.

03/18/2013

NCAA Championships Awaits 14 Rebels

Six women, eight men will be swimming at the national meet with the women's starting this week.

02/23/2013

Two More Records Fall At MW Championships

UNLV finishes in fourth place, Rebels win 400 free relay title.

2010-11 (Sophomore): Perhaps the biggest surprise All-American in UNLV history, as she was a late at-large addition to the 50 free at the NCAA Championships and ended up setting a school-record of 22.37 to place 15th and earn Honorable Mention AA honors ... At the MW Championships, recorded three fourth-place finishes, in the 50 free (22.64), the 100 free (49.97) and the 100 back (55.22) ... Swam on four relays as well, the 200 medley (third place) and 400 medley (second), as well as the 200 free (second) and 400 free (third) relay squads ... Currently ranks second in UNLV history in the 100 free, and fifth in the 100 back.

2009-10 (Freshman): Finished runner-up at the MW Championships in the 50 free in 22.71 ... Also placed ninth in the 100 free in 50.15 and 10th in the 100 back in 55.62 ... Swam on the 400 free relay that finished second and swam the free leg of the second-place 200 medley relay ... Leadoff leg on the seventh-place 200 free relay.

High School: Won state championships in the 50 and 100 free her senior year, and set a new state record in the 50 free in a time of 23.17 ... Helped the Balldawgs finish third in the state meet.

Club: Competed for Las Cruces Aquatic Team from 2008-10 ... Set the state record in the 50 free in 2009.

Personal: Rachel Alexis Dixon ... Born on Sept. 25, 1992 in Las Cruces, N.M. ... Daughter of Victor Dixon and Robin Tillett ... Has one sister, Cassie (24) and one brother, Trevor (21) ... her sister swam at the Savannah College of Art & Design from 2006-09 ... Undecided on a major.

Dixon's Personal Bests
50 Free		22.37
100 Free	49.56
100 Back	54.77

Career Highlights
2012 NCAA Honorable Mention All-American (50 Free)