Nick Raithel

Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Bethesda, Md.
High School:
Walter Johnson HS

2005-06 Update (Freshman): Finished fourth (10:29.76) in the 1000-yard free vs. Boston University (11/12), Finished seventh (10:55.28) in the same event at the Connecticut Invitational (10/15)...In the 200-yard butterfly, finished fourth (1:59.79) vs. Stony Brook (10/29), third (2:02.50) at Southern Connecticut State (11/6), and seventh (2:02.51) at the Connecticut Invitational (10/15)...Finished 17th (24.26) in the 50-yard freestyle at the Connecticut Invitational (10/15)....was part of the 400 yard medley team that finished seventh at Army with a time of 3:56.09 (11/18)...finished fifth in the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 2:01.61 and also swam in the 1,000 yard freestyle and finished eighth (10:43.82) also at Army(11/18).
Before UMass: A 2005 graduate of Walter Johnson High School where he was a four-year letterwinner ... also competed in cross country ... was a 2004 Maryland Distinguished Scholar ... earned the 2004 Curtis Jacobs Memorial Award ... member of the French Honor Society and the National Honor Society (2002-05) ... a four-time county debate finalist.
Personal: Nick Raithel ... born Oct. 17, 1987 in Cheverly, Md. ... son of Michael Raithel and Mindy Hicks ... has one brother, Max ... intends to major in mechanical engineering at UMass.