Rachel Komisarz

Rachel Komisarz

Personal information
Full name	Rachel Komisarz
National team	United States
Born	(1976-12-05) December 5, 1976 Warren, Michigan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, butterfly
College team	University of Kentucky
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 2004 Athens 4×200 m freestyle 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 2003 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 4×200 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 4×100 m medley 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m medley World Championships (SC) 2004 Indianapolis 4×200 m freestyle 2008 Manchester 4x100 m medley 2002 Moscow 4×200 m freestyle 2004 Indianapolis 100 m butterfly 2006 Shanghai 100 m butterfly 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m medley 2008 Manchester 100 m butterfly 2002 Moscow 400 m freestyle 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2006 Victoria 100 m butterfly

Rachel Komisarz (born December 5, 1976), also known by her married name Rachel Komisarz-Baugh, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. She began swimming when she was a senior in high school because of a gymnastics injury that left her with two fractured vertebrae.Komisarz swam at the University of Kentucky and became a seven-time All American swimmer and three-time SEC Champion by the end of her four years at the University. Not only was Komisarz very dedicated to swimming while at the University of Kentucky, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Education and a Kinesiology major with an emphasis in exercise.

She swam for the United States team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, and a silver medal in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay. Komisarz did not make the 2008 Olympics, and actually had shoulder surgery shortly after. Once she had fully recovered, Komisarz tried to get back into the pool, but it just was not the same anymore. It was in 2009 that she stopped competitively swimming.

Komisarz was named the head coach of the Ohio Bobcats women's swimming team at Ohio University in 2014, after serving five years as an assistant coach for the Louisville Cardinals swimming team at the University of Louisville. When Komisarz began her coaching career at the University of Louisville, they actually creating an assistant coaching position just so that they could hire her. While she was an assistant at the University, she helped bring the team to place fifteenth in the NCAA Championships.

Komisarz took the job at Ohio University because she wanted to build a program at the university. She loves her new job and plans to make Ohio University a nationally ranked team. Komisarz designed and executed the workout programs at the University of Louisville and plans to do the same at Ohio University.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay

External links

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