Completed Event: Women's Swimming and Diving versus Arizona Christian on December 7, 2024 , Win , 150, to, 73
W Swimming
vs Arizona Christian
W 150-73
Grand Canyon University Athletics
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Nakashima, Raphaela
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/ Women's Swimming and Diving
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/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
/ Women's Swimming and Diving
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Raphaela Nakashima
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Events:
- Breast/IM
- Hometown:
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- High School:
- Amorim
Bio
2024-25: Graduate
- Added a top-10 school time in 50 Breaststroke.
- Received College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recognition.
- Competed in CSCAA NIC.
- 100 Breaststroke – 2nd at 2025 WAC Championships (1:01.07)
- 200 Breaststroke – 6th at 2025 WAC Championships (2:15.89)
- 400 Medley Relay – 1st at 2025 WAC Championships (3:38.50)
- 200 Medley Relay – 2nd at 2025 WAC Championships (1:39.40)
- 100 Breaststroke – 7th at 2024 Purdue Invitational (1:02.11)
- 400 Medley Relay – 3rd at 2024 Purdue Invitational (3:40.59)
- WAC: 200 medley relay - second team, 100 breaststroke - first team, 400 medley relay - first team, 200 breaststroke - second team.
- Named to Academic All-WAC team.
- Named 2024 Academic All-WAC honoree.
- Added 6 top-10 GCU times.
- School record in 400 medley relay at WAC Championships (3:37.93).
- At WAC Championships, 200 medley relay school record 1:38.86.
- Second place finish of 1:01.56 at WAC.
- Personal bests in 50 breast (28.34), 100 breast (1:01.04), and 200 Breast (2:14.87).
- Named 2023 Academic All-WAC honoree
- Holds 19 top-10 school times (including relays).
- WAC Champion in 200 medley relay (1:39.13).
- Took silver in 100 breast at WAC Championships (1:01.18).
- 200 medley relay first place finish at UNLV (1:41.17)
- Placed first in 200 medley relay at NMSU (1:45.71).
- First place finish in 100 breast and pool record (1:02.62).
- Placed first at midseason in 100 breaststroke (1:01.84).
- Named 2022 Academic All-WAC honoree
- At LSU, earned two third-place finishes in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:44.45) and the 200 Y Breast (2:22.65), placed fourth in the 100 Y Breast (1:04.43) and fifth in the 200 Y IM (2:11.49).
- Finished second in the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:49.28), third in the 200 Y Breast (2:23.82) and fourth in the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:49.28) at the LMU Invite.
- Won the 100 Y Breast (1:04.94), placed third in the 200 Y Breast (2:27.83) and fourth in the 200 Y IM (2:11.68) at Air Force.
- Contributed to two wins in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:44.16) and the 400 Y Medley Relay and earned a third-place finish in the 400 Y Free Relay (3:39.39) against the Falcons.
- Placed second in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:45.35) and the 200 Y Breast (2:23.96) and sixth in the 200 Y IM (2:11.59) at Washington State.
- Won the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:44.84), 100 Y Breast (1:03.24) and 200 Y Breast (2:21.18) and placed third in the 200 Y Free Relay (1:40.41) against Idaho.
- Claimed victories the 100 Breast (1:01.33) and placed second in the 200 Y Breast (2:16.94) and third in the 200 Y IM (2:05.03) at the Miami Invitational.
- Won the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:40.54) and finished second in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:40.37), third in the 200 Y Free Relay (1:36.82) and fourth in the 400 Y Free Relay (3:31.02) at Miami (Ohio).
- Took home wins in the 100 Y Breast (1:02.83) and 200 Y Breast (2:16.81) and placed second in the 200 Y IM (2:07.52) against NAU, ACU and OUAZ.
- Won the 100 Y Breast (1:05.93) and 200 Y Free Relay (1:39.56), placed second in the 1000 Y Free (11:21.43) and 100 Y Free (56.45) against Concordia.
- Won the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:45.24) and the 100 Y Breast (1:04.47) and placed second in the 200 Y Breast (2:22.16) and fifth in the 200 Y IM (2:15.36) at California Baptist.
- Won the 100 Y Breast (1:04.16), placed second in the 200 Y Breast (2:22.00) and fourth in the 200 Y Free Relay (1:38.72) versus UNLV.
- Contributed to a second-place finish in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:43.56) against the Rebels.
- Crowned WAC Champion in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:39.58), won silver in the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:39.13), setting two GCU school records at the 2022 WAC Championships.
- Earned bronze in the 100 Y Breast (1:01.99) and finished 10th in the 200 Y Breast (2:17.93) and 12th in the 200 Y IM (2:05.88) at WAC.
- At the CSCAA National Invitational, placed 11th overall in the 50 Y Breast (28.48), sixth in the 400 Y Medley Relay (3:41.72) and seventh in the 200 Y Medley Relay (1:40.91).
- Did not compete.
- 8x Brazilian Junior Championships
- 3x Team Records
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