Rachel Ridgeway Class: Senior Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: Loyola Academy Height: 5-6 Event: Freestyle/Butterfly/IM Experience: 3V

Cal Success

• 2007 NCAAs 200 IM (1:59.93), 400 IM (4:12.82 - prelims), 200 fly (1:55.87)

• 2006 Pac-10s: 400 IM (4:16.34), 200 fly (2:00.31), 200 IM (2:01.42)

• Team's Most Improved award winner in 2005-06

• Cal All-Time Top 10: 200 fly (5th-1:55.87), 200 IM (7th-1:59.93), 400 IM (3rd-4:12.82)

NCAA Championship Success

• 2007 All-American: 400 IM (8th, 4:16.27), 200 fly (8th, 1:57.97)

• 2006 All-American: 200 fly (8th, 1:59.79)

• 2006 Honorable Mention All-American: 200 IM (12th, 2:00.37), 400 IM (14th, 4:18.26)

National/International Success

• 2006 Summer Nationals: on sixth-place 400 free relay team

Personal

• Likes to clean and organize her apartment

• American studies major

Best times at Cal (in yards)

• 500 free 4:50.71 (2005 NCAAs); 200 free 1:47.93 (2006 Georgia Invite); 100 fly 54.07 (2006 Georgia Invite); 200 fly 1:55.87 (2007 Pac-10s); 200 IM 1:59.93 (2007 NCAAs); 400 IM 4:12.82 (2007 NCAAs)

Why I chose Cal "Cal was the only place for me.The balance of academics, athletics and community, made it exciting to come to Cal."