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Rachel Bootsma Aims for Backstroke American Record Tonight, Scratches 100 Fly

Full Name:	Rachel Bootsma
Born:	December 15th, 1993
	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nationality:	U.S.
Status:	Active

Rachel Bootsma The Minnesota native, Rachel Bootsma, was born on Dec. 15, 1993 to parents Jan and Robert. The Olympic gold medalist started her swimming career with the Aquajets, an age group team located in Eden Prairie, Minn. High school swimming As a member of the Eden Prairie High School swim team Bootsma was the Minnesota High School State Champion in the 100 back in 2008 and 2010. Her performance in 2010 was record breaking; her time of 51.5 broke the National Public High School record of 51.8. She was also the 2010 Minnesota High School State Champion in the 100 fly with a time of 52.73 which bested her own Minnesota High School State record of 53.67. Early career 2010 was an especially good year for Bootmsa; prior to the high school season, she represented the U.S. at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, Cali. where she took home a bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke with a time of 28.44. She shared the bronze with Emily Thomas of New Zealand and Fabiola Molina of Brazil. Bootsma did not defend her 100-yard backstroke title at the 2011 Minnesota High School State Championships as she was competing with the U.S. National Team. Instead of competing at the …

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