Position | Breaststroke |
High School | The Glennie School |
Class | Senior |
Hometown | Toowoomba, Australia |
Major | Finance |
JUNIOR (2018-19)
Placed ninth in the 100 breast at MAC Championships, touching in a career-best 1:02.11 … Recorded a season-best 23.93 in the 50 free at MAC Championships … Placed 22nd in the 200 breast at MAC Championships, clocking a career-best 2:21.16 … Recorded four first place finishes in the 100 breast … Member of three first-place relay teams … Registered 13 top-10 individual finishes … Academic All-MAC.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Registered 12 top-five finishes and one first-place finish … Career-best 23.91 in the 50 free at the Zippy Invitational on Dec. 1… Recorded a career-best 2:21.67 in the 200 breast at the Zippy Invitational on Dec. 3 … Tallied a career best 29.95 in the 50 breast against Akron on Jan. 13 … Sixth in program history in the 100 breast at 1:02.85 … Part of the Toledo squad selected to the 2018 CSCAA National Invitational.
FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Earned 11 top-five finishes in three separate events … Placed first in the 100 breast against Bowling Green … Placed 14th at the MAC Championships in the 100 breast with a career-best time of 1:03.80 … Registered career-best time of 2:22.82 in the 200 breast prelims at the conference meet.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
2015 Australian University Games Champion and record holder in 50 breast … 2016 Australian Swimming Championships semi-finalist in open 50 breast … 2013 School Sport Australia Champion in 50 breast … 2013 School Sport Australia Champion and Australian record holder in 4×50 medley … 2015 Queensland State Sprint Champion in 50 breast … 2015 Queensland State Short Course Champion in 50 and 100 breaststroke … Named school’s Sports Woman of the Year and team captain … Member of Swimming Queensland State Short Course team, Queensland School swim team, and Darling Downs School sport swim team.
PERSONAL
Born Rebecca Ashleigh Welke … Daughter of Ashley and Karen Welke … Has one sister, Vanessa, and one brother, Todd … Majoring in finance.