Rafael Zasas
Rafael Zasas
Height: 6-1
Year: SR
Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa
High School: Crawford College Sandton
Events: Free
Major: Computer Science

2019-20

  • Member of the team that earned a 5-3 dual-meet record and a fourth-place showing at the SCIAC Championships
  • Swam the 10th-fastest time in Redlands history in the 200 Free by clocking a 1:41.97 during the final of the SCIAC Championships
  • Registered a career-best time of 47.15 in the 100 Free during the consolation final of the SCIAC Championships
  • Also fired off the fastest 50 Free of his career by touching the wall in 21.63 at the same meet
  • Member of the 800 Free Relay that ranks fifth all-time at the U of R with a time of 6:51.79 and landed fourth at the SCIAC Championships
  • Contributed to the 200 Medley Relay that fired off the ninth-fastest time in Redlands history, which came in 1:33.70 during the SCIAC Championships
  • Swam on the second-place 400 Free Relay that clocked an All-SCIAC time of 3:03.10 at the SCIAC Championships

2017-18

  • Part of the team's fourth-place showing at the SCIAC Championships
  • Took fourth in the 500 Free with a time of 4:49.54 at the Collegiate Winter Invite
  • Also registered a third-place time of 16:53.32 in the 1650 Free during the same meet

Awards

  • All-SCIAC 400 Free Relay (2019-20)
  • Member of the CSCAA Scholar All-America team (2017-18, 2019-20)

Fun Facts

  • Postgraduate Plans: Software Developer
  • Favorite Professional Athlete: Michael Phelps
  • Favorite Music Band/Artist: Mac Miller
  • Favorite Food: Chicken Schnitzel
  • Favorite Inspirational Song/Quote: "People often overestimate how much they can do in a day and underestimate how much they can do in a year."
  • Why I Chose to Become a Bulldog Student-Athlete: Great weather, great people, great vibes.