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Hillsdale College

2024-25 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Lucia Ruchti

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Nairobi, Kenya
  • High School German School Nairobi/Lees-McRae
  • Events Spr. Freestyle

Biography

2023-24: Swam four individual events for Hillsdale at the 2024 G-MAC/MEX Championships, with top ten finishes in the 200 freestyle (seventh in a personal best time of 1:55.14) and 50 freestyle (ninth in 24.56)...also swam a personal best in the 1,000 free (11:38.41) in a tri-met hosted by Davenport (Jan. 20).

Before Hillsdale: Important contributor for two years at Lees-McRae in North Carolina, taking third in both the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at last year's Conference Carolinas Swimming Championships...also swam on record-setting 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay teams for the Bobcats in that event...prior to Lees-McRae, was a strong competitor in her home country of Kenya, representing Kenya in national and international meets while also excelling for Otters Swimming Club...On both the Dean's List and President's List at Lees-McRae as a student...comes to Hillsdale with two seasons of eligibility remaining beginning in 2023-24...parents are Heinz Ruchti and Eunice Magomere.

Top Times:

50 free: 24.36 (2022)

100 free: 52.85 (2023)

200 free: 1:55.14 (2024)

1,000 free: 11:38.41 (2024)

100 backstroke: 1:00.46 (2022)
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior