2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Rubadue, Rachel

Rachel Rubadue
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Worthington Kilbourne High School
Bio
CAREER HONORS
ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES (2)2018 - 1
2016 - 1
SEC MEDAL COUNT (5)
Gold: 1
2016: Platform
Silver: 2
2018: Platform
2017: Platform
Bronze: 2
2018: 3-Meter Springboard
2016: 3-Meter Springboard
CAREER AWARDS
2018 CSCAA All-American
2018 All-SEC (2nd team)
2018 SEC Diver of the Week (1 time)
2017 All-SEC (2nd team)
2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 SEC Diver of the Week (1 time)
2016 SEC Diver of the Week (1 time)
2016 CSCAA All-American
2016 SEC Freshman Diver of the Year
2016 All-SEC
2018-19 - SENIOR
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Competed in eight meets during the regular season and racked up five individual wins (four springboard, one platform)
- Top regular season times: 1-meter springboard (301.65), 3-meter (308.55), and Platform (278.15)
2017-18 - JUNIOR
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Diving at her hometown club pool at Ohio State, reached her first NCAA championship final, placing seventh on 1-meter with a score of 302.30
- Also finished 21st on platform and 26th on 3-meter (302.60)
- At NCAA Zone B Diving Championships, won the platform competition with a two-list combined score of 590.35
SEC MEET RECAP
- Captured silver in the platform (295.65); she had medaled on platform the first three years of her career (2016 - gold; 2017 - silver; 2018 - silver)
- Took bronze in the 3 meter dive (366.40), her second career third-place finish in the event at SECs
- Placed 10th in the 1 meter dive (277.85)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Competed in nine meets during the regular season, scoring nine individual victories
- Swept all three diving competitions (1-meter - 276.50; 3-meter - 322.80; platform - 280.15) at the Tennessee Invitational to earn SEC Diver of the Week honors in December
- Won both springboard competitions in the road dual meet at Georgia, scoring a season-best 329.48 on 3-meter
2016-17 - SOPHOMORE
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Qualified through Zones to the NCAA championships for a second time, finishing 19th on platform (239.95), 24th on 1-meter (259.55) and 41st on 3-meter (267.55)
SEC MEET RECAP
- Returned to the podium on platform, taking silver with a five-dive score of 315.20. She had won the title as a freshman
- Also placed 13th on 3-meter (301.90) and 1-meter (294.40)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Competed in five events during the fall semester, picking up seven individual victories (3 1-meter, 3 3-meter, 1 platform). Her top scores during the fall included: 320.26 on 1-meter (North Carolina), 343.95 on 3-meter (Louisville), and 318.60 on platform.
- Earned SEC Diver of the Week honors for the first time after winning 1-meter and platform and placing third on 3-meter against North Carolina.
2015-16 - FRESHMAN
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Earned Honorable Mention All American Honors for finishing 14th on 1-meter
- Finished 30th on 3-meter and 22nd on Platform
SEC MEET RECAP
- Won gold in first SEC Swimming & Diving Championship in the women's platform diving with 330.50 final and 32 team points.
- Placed third in women's 3-meter diving with a final score of 354.00.
- Took seventh in 1-meter diving, scoring 23 team points.
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Placed fourth in the platform event at the 2014 USA Diving Junior National Championships with a score of 450.00.
- Won the 3-meter springboard event at the 2013 USA Diving Junior National Championships, scoring a 479.85.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of John and Kerry Rubadue. She has two sisters, Emily and Abigail.
- Recipient of the A. Dean & Ann Skadberg Fund for Student-Athlete Academic Excellence
- Birthday: December 21, 1996
- Rubadue on Why Tennessee: "I felt very at home once I joined the team. Everyone was so welcoming. Every meet we competed at everyone was there supporting me and I can't wait for another great year."
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