2020-21 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Matt Rakovec
- Position:
- Distance Free/IM
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Parma Heights, Ohio
- High School:
- Hawken School
Career: Scored 46 points at the Patriot League Championships ... graduated sixth in Bucknell's history in the 1,000 freestyle (9:30.85) and the 1,650 freestyle (15:46.18) and 10th in the 500 freestyle (4:30.29).
2020-21 (Senior): Did not compete ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Junior): Scored 13 points at the Patriot League Championships by finishing ninth in the 1,650 freestyle and 13th in the 500 freestyle ... improved program top-10 time in the 1,650 freestyle to 15:46.18 ... also swam the 200 freestyle ... highest individual finish was a third-place showing in the 500 freestyle against Binghamton ... also went fourth in the 200 butterfly at Holy Cross ... competed in four of five relays.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Scored 11 points at the Patriot League Championships by placing 11th in the 500 freestyle and 12th in the 1,650 freestyle ... also swam the 400 IM ... improved program top-10 time in the 1,000 freestyle (9:30.85) and cracked Bucknell's top 10 in the 500 freestyle (4:30.29) ... at the ECAC Championships, swam the 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle relay ... finished second in the 500 freestyle against Loyola ... finished third in the 1,000 freestyle against Army West Point.
2017-18 (Freshman): Scored 22 points at the Patriot League Championships behind an eighth-place finish in the 1,650 freestyle (15:50.99), 11th-place showing in the 400 IM (4:00.40) and 12th-place finish in the 500 freestyle (4:32.17) ... cracked Bucknell's top 10 in the 1,000 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle and 400 IM during the finals ... at the ECAC Championships, swam the 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle relay and 800 freestyle relay ... posted four runner-up finishes in individual events: in the 500 freestyle at Boston University and Bryant and in the 200 IM and 400 IM against UMBC.
High School: Team captain at Hawken School … Academic All-American … holds school record in the 200 IM … team went 11-1 and won state, district, and sectional titles … swam for the Lake Erie Silver Dolphins …
Personal: Son of Kurt and Cathie Rakovec … has one older sister, Maureen, who is on the swim team at Columbia … father played football at Dayton … major was environmental geosciences.
