Rita Naude

Class:
Senior
High School:
Die Hoerskod Menlopark
Hometown:
Waterkloof, South Africa

SIU TOP TIMES

50-yard freestyle: 24.07
100-yard backstroke: 56.12
100-yard butterfly: 54.78
100-yard freestyle: 52.00
200-yard backstroke: 2:08.51
200-yard IM: 2:13.00

2019-2020 (SENIOR)

All-MVC First Team... MVC Scholar-Athlete... Broke school records in 200-medley relay and 400-medley relay... MVC Champion in the 200-medley relay... Top SIU time in the 100-fly... Top-five SIU times in the 50-free, 100-free, and 100-fly... Swam on three of SIU's fastest relays... Placed second in the 100-fly, 10th in the 100-free, and 16th in the 50-free at the MVC Championships... PR's in the 100-fly (54.78) and 100-free (52.00) at MVC's... Won seven events... Claimed first in the 100-fly at the SIU Invitational... First-place marks in the 50-free and 100-fly on Senior Day against Evansville... 14 top-five finishes.

2018-2019 (JUNIOR)

All-MVC honorable mention... MVC Scholar-Athlete... Competed in four events... Placed fifth in the 100-back at the MVC Championships... Placed seventh in the 100-free and 100-fly at the MVC Championships... Won the 100-back and finished second in the 100-free versus Little Rock... 12 top-five finishes.

2017-2018 (SOPHOMORE)

MVC Scholar-Athlete… Member of the 200-yard medley relay team that set school record (1:42.79)… Swam fifth-fastest 100-yard backstroke (57.08) in Saluki history… Swam in six events… Placed first in the 100-yard butterfly at Arkansas-Little Rock and at tri-meet against Illinois St. and Illinois… Placed first in 100-yard backstroke at tri-meet against Truman St. and McKendree and at Arkansas-Little Rock.

2016-2017 (FRESHMAN)

Swam in five events for the Salukis... Turned in four top-five finishes, the best of which was a third place result in the 100-yard butterfly against Butler.

PERSONAL

Born November 14, 1997 in Pretoria, South Africa to Joe and Esther Naude... Father is a mechanical engineer and mother is a former biology teacher... Has three older brothers... Plays piano... Majoring in electrical engineering.