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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2016-17 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Khamai Simpson

Khamai Simpson

  • Position:
    Freestyle
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Cutler Bay, FL
  • High School:
    Coral Reef

Summary

Biography

At UR 2016-17: Again was limited to three meets late in the season, but showed impressive speed during senior year...Was on UR's 5th place 200 freestyle relay team at the UAA Championships, helping Rochester post a season best time of 1:36.79 in the event, ranking 40th in NCAA Division III...Added 6th place result as a part of the 400 freestyle relay and was on 14th place 200 medley 'B' relay at UAA's...Individually, finished 27th in the 50 freestyle, 29th in the 100 butterfly and 30th in the 100 freestyle...Named to UAA and Liberty League All-Academic team and was awarded a Fulbright Grant to work as an English Teaching Assistant in Germany after graduation.

At UR 2015-16: Studied abroad during fall semester and returned to competition late in the season, competing in four meets...Had season best times in the 100 free and 100 butterfly in runner-up finishes at the Ithaca Invitational on Feb. 13...Was on 1st place 200 freestyle relay against Nazareth on Jan. 16.

At UR 2014-15: Was again part of the Rochester contingent at the NCAA Division III Championships, earning two Honorable Mention All-America honors on the 200 and 400 freestyle relays...200 free relay finished 10th and set a new school record time of 1:34.79 while 400 free relay was 15th in another school record time of 3:28.01...Also, broke a third school record earlier in the year at the UAA Championships on the 800 freestyle relay which posted a time of 7:47.23, good for 4th place at UAAs...Also, earned All-UAA honors on 3rd place 200 free relay...Scored additional points for Rochester in the 100 butterfly (12th), 100 free (20th) and 50 free (21st) while swimming on 14th place 200 medley 'B' team...Had phenomenal Liberty League Championships, winning six of the seven events she entered...Was champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle events along with being on 1st place 200 and 400 freestyle and 200 and 400 medley relays...Second leading point scorer for UR in 2014-15, tallying 271 points (including relays)...Named to UAA and Liberty League's All-Academic team.

At UR 2013-14: The freshman enjoyed a fast start to her Yellowjacket career, participating at the NCAA Division III Championships in two events, the 200 and 400 freestyle relays...Placed 15th and earned Honorable Mention All-American honors on 200 freestyle relay and helped set school record in 22nd place result on 400 free relay (3:32.46)...Was a part of two more school records at the UAA Championships, earning a record time of :52.50 seconds in a 9th place finish in the 100 freestyle...Also, earned All-UAA status and an NCAA B cut on the 200 free relay which set a school record of 1:35.20...Competed on 6th place 400 freestyle relay team at UAAs...Recorded six top-8 finishes at the Liberty League Championships, including wins on 200 and 400 free relays...Placed 2nd in 100 freestyle, 6th in the 50 free and 100 fly and 8th in the 200 freestyle...200 freestyle relay team ended season with the 12th fastest time in NCAA Division III.

HS: Member of the swimming program at Coral Reef HS in Miami, FL...Captained Barracudas swim team her junior and senior seasons...Named team MVP her freshman and sophomore years...Was a 3-time selection on the All-Dade County 2nd Team...State qualifier sophomore through senior years.

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