2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Giles, Rylie
Sprint Free/Fly
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Diving
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Back/Free/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Breast/Fly/IM
/ Women's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Breast/IM
/ Women's Swimming and DivingBack/Fly/IM
/ Women's Swimming and DivingBreast
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Free
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Free/IM/Breast
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Fly
/ Women's Swimming and DivingBreast/Fly
/ Women's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Women's Swimming and DivingDistance Free
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Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Free/Fly
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Free/Fly/IM
/ Women's Swimming and DivingDiving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Free/Back/Breast/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Breast
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Free/Fly
/ Women's Swimming and DivingFree
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Fly/Back/IM/Sprint Free
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Free
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Free/Back
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Sprint Free/Breast
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Sprint Free/Breast
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Fly
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Free/Fly
/ Women's Swimming and DivingBreast/Fly/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Sprint Free/Back
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Distance Free/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Breast/Fly/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Free/Breast/IM
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
Rylie Giles
- Position:
- Distance Free
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Ridgefield
- Hometown:
- Ridgefield, Conn.
Bio
Career: Scored 80 points at Patriot League Championships ... part of school-record 800 free relay (7:17.89) and second-fastest 400 free relay (3:22.48) … swam on the 2023 ECAC champion 800 freestyle relay and 2025 ECAC champion 400 free relay … 15 wins in individual events.
2024-25 (Senior): Scored in three events at the Patriot League Championships, accounting for 36 points ... took 10th in the 200 freestyle, 16th in the 500 free, 17th in the 100 free ... earned two medals on relays ... part of silver medal 400 free relay (3:22.48) that missed the school record by just .46 seconds ... helped the 800 free relay win bronze with a school record (7:17.89) ... big meet at the ECAC Championships, highlighted by a gold medal in the 400 free relay and silver in the 800 free relay to help the Bison win the team title ... reached A Finals in three individual events: fourth in the 500 free, sixth in the 100 free, eighth in the 50 free ... posted eight individual event wins in the regular season ... won the 100 and 200 free against Boston University ... captured the 200 free in the quad meet vs. Navy, Lafayette, and American ... also won the 200 free at the Bucknell Winter Invitational and in duals against La Salle, Loyola, and Lehigh ... added a win in the 500 free against Lehigh... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2023-24 (Junior): Scored 35 points at the Patriot League Championships, placing eighth in the 200 freestyle (1:50.75), 14th in the 500 freestyle and 26th in the 200 butterfly … also swam the second leg of the fourth-place 800 freestyle relay team (7:19.96) at the PL Championships, which ranks fifth in program history … placed fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:50.38) and went eighth in the 100 freestyle and 200 IM at the ECAC Championships … logged five first-place finishes in individual events during the season, including wins in the 100 freestyle and 200 butterfly at Holy Cross … finished runner-up five times on the season … finished second in the 500 freestyle and third in the 200 freestyle at the Navy Quad Meet … earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Sophomore): Competed in the 1650 freestyle at the Patriot League Championships, finishing 18th … member of the winning 800 freestyle relay team at the ECAC Championships that recorded the 10th-fasted time in program history (7:27.89) … won the 1650 freestyle at the Bucknell Winter Invite … placed second in the 1000 freestyle at Binghamton … placed third four times, including in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle vs. Lehigh … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (First Year): Placed 10th in the 200 freestyle and 15th in the 500 freestyle at the Patriot League Championships ... also swam the 1,650 freestyle ... competed in nine different events, with majority of action coming in freestyle races ... won the 200 freestyle and finished second in the 500 freestyle against Binghamton ... went second in the 500 freestyle five times, in the 1,000 freestyle three times and in the 200 freestyle once ... took third in the 1,000 freestyle at Boston University ... competed in three of five relays.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Ridgefield High School … earned All-State and All-FCIAC accolades … was a member of an All-America 400 freestyle relay team, which also clocked a program-record time … graduated with a school record in the 500 freestyle … served as team captain as a senior, helping Ridgefield go an undefeated 8-0 … also swam for Ridgefield Aquatic Club … was a Futures and Open Water Junior Nationals qualifier … set club team records in the 800-meter freestyle and the 1,500-meter freestyle.
Personal: Rylie Elizabeth Giles … born September 3, 2003 in Ridgefield, Connecticut … daughter of Patrick and Jennifer Giles … has three younger siblings: Brendan, Keira and Owen … uncle Tommy Giles played football at the University of Delaware … cousin Patrick Giles was a member of the Boston College hockey team's class of 2022 … cousin Ryan Giles was a member of the Denver men's lacrosse team's class of 2024 … majoring in finance.
2024-25 (Senior): Scored in three events at the Patriot League Championships, accounting for 36 points ... took 10th in the 200 freestyle, 16th in the 500 free, 17th in the 100 free ... earned two medals on relays ... part of silver medal 400 free relay (3:22.48) that missed the school record by just .46 seconds ... helped the 800 free relay win bronze with a school record (7:17.89) ... big meet at the ECAC Championships, highlighted by a gold medal in the 400 free relay and silver in the 800 free relay to help the Bison win the team title ... reached A Finals in three individual events: fourth in the 500 free, sixth in the 100 free, eighth in the 50 free ... posted eight individual event wins in the regular season ... won the 100 and 200 free against Boston University ... captured the 200 free in the quad meet vs. Navy, Lafayette, and American ... also won the 200 free at the Bucknell Winter Invitational and in duals against La Salle, Loyola, and Lehigh ... added a win in the 500 free against Lehigh... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2023-24 (Junior): Scored 35 points at the Patriot League Championships, placing eighth in the 200 freestyle (1:50.75), 14th in the 500 freestyle and 26th in the 200 butterfly … also swam the second leg of the fourth-place 800 freestyle relay team (7:19.96) at the PL Championships, which ranks fifth in program history … placed fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:50.38) and went eighth in the 100 freestyle and 200 IM at the ECAC Championships … logged five first-place finishes in individual events during the season, including wins in the 100 freestyle and 200 butterfly at Holy Cross … finished runner-up five times on the season … finished second in the 500 freestyle and third in the 200 freestyle at the Navy Quad Meet … earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 (Sophomore): Competed in the 1650 freestyle at the Patriot League Championships, finishing 18th … member of the winning 800 freestyle relay team at the ECAC Championships that recorded the 10th-fasted time in program history (7:27.89) … won the 1650 freestyle at the Bucknell Winter Invite … placed second in the 1000 freestyle at Binghamton … placed third four times, including in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle vs. Lehigh … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 (First Year): Placed 10th in the 200 freestyle and 15th in the 500 freestyle at the Patriot League Championships ... also swam the 1,650 freestyle ... competed in nine different events, with majority of action coming in freestyle races ... won the 200 freestyle and finished second in the 500 freestyle against Binghamton ... went second in the 500 freestyle five times, in the 1,000 freestyle three times and in the 200 freestyle once ... took third in the 1,000 freestyle at Boston University ... competed in three of five relays.
Before Bucknell: Swam for Ridgefield High School … earned All-State and All-FCIAC accolades … was a member of an All-America 400 freestyle relay team, which also clocked a program-record time … graduated with a school record in the 500 freestyle … served as team captain as a senior, helping Ridgefield go an undefeated 8-0 … also swam for Ridgefield Aquatic Club … was a Futures and Open Water Junior Nationals qualifier … set club team records in the 800-meter freestyle and the 1,500-meter freestyle.
Personal: Rylie Elizabeth Giles … born September 3, 2003 in Ridgefield, Connecticut … daughter of Patrick and Jennifer Giles … has three younger siblings: Brendan, Keira and Owen … uncle Tommy Giles played football at the University of Delaware … cousin Patrick Giles was a member of the Boston College hockey team's class of 2022 … cousin Ryan Giles was a member of the Denver men's lacrosse team's class of 2024 … majoring in finance.
Michigan State at Bucknell Field Hockey Highlights 9-28-2025
Sunday, September 28
Saint Francis at Bucknell Football Highlights 9-27-2025
Sunday, September 28
Post Game Interview vs. SFU
Sunday, September 28
Boston University at Bucknell Men's Soccer Highlights 9-27-2025
Saturday, September 27
