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2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

©Timothy Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos
©Timothy Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos
Ryan Levine
Ryan Levine
John Byrne

Rebecca Murray

  • Position Freestyle / Butterfly
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Falkirk, Scotland
  • High School Braes HS

Biography

2017-18 (Jr.): Emerged as one of the Wolf Pack’s most versatile freestyle swimmers, having tallied an individual victory in three different freestyle events … Won Nevada’s only individual swimming event at the Mountain West Championship with her 100-yard freestyle victory with a time of 49.44, which ranks second in program history, earning All-Conference honors in the process  ... Became the first swimmer to win the 100-yard freestyle at the conference meet since Nevada joined the Mountain West … Finished the season notching off 14 top three finishes, having claimed first place four times … Part of Nevada’s 800-yard freestyle relay team that won the program’s first relay at the conference meet since joining the MW … Served as a member of Nevada’s 200-yard freestyle relay team that recorded the third-fastest time (1:31.23) in program history … Moved into fourth on the program’s all-time list in the 50-yard freestyle, swimming the event in 23.08 at the conference meet … Letterwinner.

2016-17 (So.): Earned MW All-Conference honors in the 100 and 200-yard freestyle relay … Involved in four different relay teams that recorded season-best times for the Pack … Part of Nevada’s 400-yard freestyle relay team (3:18.48) and 800-yard freestyle relay team (7:07.78) that each took second place at the MW Championships … Also part of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that placed second at the conference meet with a time of 3:18.48 … Served as the anchor in the 200-yard medley relay team that posted the Pack’s season-best time of 1:40.79 at the MW Championships … Contributed 62 points to Nevada’s overall score at the conference meet … Recorded the team’s best 100-yard freestyle time (49.84) of the season in the A finals of the conference meet … In 19 events, finished outside of the top five just four times all season … Tallied off 13 top three finishes, including wins at the UNLV Invitational and against San Jose State, both in the 500-yard freestyle … Recorded the Pack’s top time of an event seven times at seven different meets … A Silver and Blue Scholar-Athlete … Letterwinner.

2015-16 (Fr.): Was named to the All-Mountain West team while also earning MW All-Academic honors … Competed in the 2016 NCAA Championships in Atlanta, swimming in Nevada’s A cut, 800-yard freestyle relay team … Swam in seven regular season meets, the MW Championship and the NCAA Championships on the season … Advanced to the A finals and placed second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.89) and fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (49.46) at the Mountain West Championships … Advanced to the B finals and placed 10th overall in the 500-yard freestyle (4:50.30) at the conference meet … Also swam in all four of Nevada’s conference relay teams, helping the Pack place runner-up in the 400 and 800 free relay, fourth in the 200 medley relay and sixth in the 200 freestyle relay … Helped contribute to a total of 162 points for Nevada at the conference meet in individual events and relays, leading the Wolf Pack to its first-ever Mountain West title … Swan the second leg of the 800 free relay at the NCAA Championships as Nevada placed 26th … Tallied 14 top-three finishes in the regular season … Helped lead the Wolf Pack to an undefeated 10-0 record, the first Mountain West championship in program history and a top 25 CSCAA national ranking … Letterwinner.

PRIOR TO NEVADA
Graduated from Braes High School in Falkirk, Scotland … Helped set a Scottish national junior record in the 4x50 meter relay at the Scottish Gas National Short Course Championships … Earned a bronze medal with a third place finish in the 200-meter freestyle at the 2014 British Nationals … Tallied numerous Scottish junior titles in freestyle events.

PERSONAL
Born Rebecca Elise Murray … Daughter of Garvie and Ann Murray … Has two sisters; Laura and Emma … Intends to major in math and statistics at Nevada … Chose to attend Nevada because of the support the swim team has to offer and due to academics … Also enjoys playing volleyball and basketball.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    5'11"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    5'11"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Freestyle / Butterfly
    5'11"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Freestyle / Butterfly
    5'11"