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Rachel Mitter (2024) Commits to DIII Centre College

January 30, 2024

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Rachel Mitter, a member of the WTRC Sharks Swim Team in Dayton, Ohio, has committed to swim at Centre College, a DIII institution located in Danville, Kentucky.

I’m so grateful to announce that I am continuing my academic and athletic career at Centre College! I fell in love with the school and the team and I can’t wait to be a part of it all next year! A huge thanks to my family, coaches and friends for all their support! Roll Kerns

Mitters swims for Fairmont High School, where she recently competed at the Greater Western Ohio Conference Championships. There, she placed 2nd in the 100 fly (1:00.40) and 4th in the 100 Breast (1:13.70) to help her team to a fourth place finish.

At the OH Mako Holiday Sprint Classic this past December, Mitter swam most of her primary events, posting personal bests in the 200 breast (2:35.04) and 200 fly (2:25.73) while clocking times just off her PBs in the 50 fly (27.82), 50 breast (34.15) and 100 breast (1:12.82).

Best SCY times:

100 Fly – 59.44
50 Fly – 27.06
50 Free – 25.77
200 IM – 2:19.20
100 Breast – 1:12.23
200 Breast – 2:35.04

Centre College competes in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA), where the Kerns’ women finished second out of seven teams at the latest edition of the SAA Conference Championships.

Mitter is a great pick up for head coach Dean Brownley. Her personal best in the 100 Fly would have qualified her for the A final, while her 100 and 200 breast would have qualified her 16th and 11th, respectively. Her other main events, the 50 free and 200 IM, weren’t far off what it took to earn a second swim: it took a 25.39 in the 50 free and a 2:16.94 in the 200 IM to qualify for the B-final.

Mitter will fit in nicely with Centre’s top butterflyers and breastrokers. Her 100 fly would have ranked 2nd last season, behind only star swimmer Callie West, while her 100 and 200 breast rank 4th and 3rd, respectively, among the Kerns’ 2022-2023 top times.

Mitter will accompany Cate Coartney, Avery Gabbard, Roya Sanai, and diver Sara Jean Postle in the Kerns’ class of 2028.

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