2017-18 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Kawaguchi, Rhys
IM/Back
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Distance
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Breast
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Back/Fly
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Back/Fly
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Free/IM/Back
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Fly/Back/IM
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Fly/Back
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Back
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Free/Fly
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Back
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
IM/Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Free/Back
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Diving
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Breast
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Fly/IM
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Breast/IM
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Free
/ Men's Swimming & Diving
Rhys Kawaguchi
- Position:
- Free/IM/Back
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cary, N.C.
- High School:
- Cary
Bio
Career Best Times:
2020-21 / Senior
Placed third in the 100 back against Villanova (3/3)…came in third place in the 100 back and the 200 IM against Delaware (3/13).
2019-20 / Junior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…earned a second-place medal in the 200 fly (1:55.19) against Georgetown…earned a bronze medal in the 200 fly against Towson…helped earn a silver medal in the 400 freestyle relay against Delaware…placed top-20 in the 200 IM (1:58.74), fifth in the 400 IM (4:06.30) and seventh in 400 free (3:13.31)…earned seventh place in the 200 fly (1:50.30) in the 2020 CAA Championships.
2018-19 / Sophomore
Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...earned fourth-place finishes in the 100 back and 200 back against La Salle…Earned a runner-up finish in the 200 back (1:56.07) and was third in the 100 back (53.04) against Seton Hall…Claimed sixth-place results in the 100 back and 200 back at the Thomas Murphy Invitational…Finished third in both the 200 back (1:55.06) and 100 back (52.61) against Delaware…Ended the regular season with a third-place finish in the 100 back against Georgetown…Competed in the 100 back and 200 back at the CAA Championships.
2017-18 / Freshman
Placed fifth in the B Final of the 100 back with a time of 51.33, prelim of 51.31... placed eighth in the B FInal of the 200 back with a time of 1:54.78, prelim of 1:51.28... Drexel men placed second at the 2018 CAA Championships... at the 2017 Thomas Murphy Invitational, placed third in the 200 back with a time of 1:55.03 and third in the 800 free relay with a time of 7:01.26... Drexel men placed first at the 2017 Thomas Murphy Invitational with a score of 954.50... at the 2017 Patriot Invitational placed third in the B Final of the 100 back with a time of 51.91... participated in the 500 free (4:38.99), 800 free relay (6:57.60), and 200 back (1:52.16)... Drexel men placed first at the 2017 Patriot Invitational with a score of 779… a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Background
A two-time conference MVP while representing his Cary High School swim team…was the state runner-up in the 500-yard freestyle as a senior…a North Carolina honors graduate.
Personal
Son of Lisa and Ray Kawaguchi…has an older sibling, Tosh…majoring in mechanical engineering.
| 50 Free – 22.89 | 200 Back – 1:51.28 |
| 100 Free – 48.99 | 100 Breast – 1:04.65 |
| 200 Free – 1:45.62 | 100 Fly – 52.60 |
| 500 Free – 4:38.99 | 200 Fly – 1:50.30 |
| 1000 Free – 10:13.51 | 100 IM – 58.55 |
| 50 Back – 25.18 | 200 IM – 1:52.37 |
| 100 Back – 50.70 | 400 IM – 4:06.30 |
2020-21 / Senior
Placed third in the 100 back against Villanova (3/3)…came in third place in the 100 back and the 200 IM against Delaware (3/13).
2019-20 / Junior
Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll…earned a second-place medal in the 200 fly (1:55.19) against Georgetown…earned a bronze medal in the 200 fly against Towson…helped earn a silver medal in the 400 freestyle relay against Delaware…placed top-20 in the 200 IM (1:58.74), fifth in the 400 IM (4:06.30) and seventh in 400 free (3:13.31)…earned seventh place in the 200 fly (1:50.30) in the 2020 CAA Championships.
2018-19 / Sophomore
Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...earned fourth-place finishes in the 100 back and 200 back against La Salle…Earned a runner-up finish in the 200 back (1:56.07) and was third in the 100 back (53.04) against Seton Hall…Claimed sixth-place results in the 100 back and 200 back at the Thomas Murphy Invitational…Finished third in both the 200 back (1:55.06) and 100 back (52.61) against Delaware…Ended the regular season with a third-place finish in the 100 back against Georgetown…Competed in the 100 back and 200 back at the CAA Championships.
2017-18 / Freshman
Placed fifth in the B Final of the 100 back with a time of 51.33, prelim of 51.31... placed eighth in the B FInal of the 200 back with a time of 1:54.78, prelim of 1:51.28... Drexel men placed second at the 2018 CAA Championships... at the 2017 Thomas Murphy Invitational, placed third in the 200 back with a time of 1:55.03 and third in the 800 free relay with a time of 7:01.26... Drexel men placed first at the 2017 Thomas Murphy Invitational with a score of 954.50... at the 2017 Patriot Invitational placed third in the B Final of the 100 back with a time of 51.91... participated in the 500 free (4:38.99), 800 free relay (6:57.60), and 200 back (1:52.16)... Drexel men placed first at the 2017 Patriot Invitational with a score of 779… a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
Background
A two-time conference MVP while representing his Cary High School swim team…was the state runner-up in the 500-yard freestyle as a senior…a North Carolina honors graduate.
Personal
Son of Lisa and Ray Kawaguchi…has an older sibling, Tosh…majoring in mechanical engineering.
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