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Rei Kuramoto

Rei Kuramoto - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 5-3
Major Civil Engineering
Hometown Fujisawa, Japan
Last School Burlingame High School (Burlingame, Calif.)
Year Freshman
Rei Kuramoto - Swimming & Diving - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2021-22 (Sophomore): Freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer … Recorded a personal best at the ACC Championships in the 200 IM (2:00.87), good for fifth all-time … Posted personal bests 200 free (1:49.93) and 500 free (4:57.69) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Swam the 200 fly (2:04.97) and 200 IM (2:07.17) against Gardner-Webb … Clocked times in the 200 free (1:50.21) and 100 fly (56.00) against Tulane and Arkansas … Turned in times in the 800 free (8:31.50) and 150 fly (1:31.41) against Northwestern and Miami … Recorded times in the 1650 free (17:58.81) and 100 fly (57.80) against Duke … Secured times in the 1000 free (10:31.84) and 100 fly (56.95) against North Carolina … Attained times in the 200 free (1:52.86) and 200 IM (2:06.14) against Florida State … Opened the season against SCAD in the 200 free (1:54.50) and 100 fly (57.08)

2020-21 (Freshman): Competed in the freestyle, butterfly and individual medley … Holds the tenth best 200 fly time (2:00.61), fifth best 200 IM time (2:01.78) and 400 IM (4:19.77) in program history … Clocked a personal best in the 400 IM (4:19.77) at the ACC Championships … Set a personal best in the 100 fly (55.56) against Vanderbilt … Turned in personal bests in the 50 free (24.84), 100 free (51.64), 200 free (151.27), 50 fly (26.01), 200 fly (2:00.61) and 200 IM (2:01.78) at the Georgia Invitational … Posted times in the 100 free (53.72), 200 free (1:54.76) and 100 fly (58.02) against Gardner Webb … Recorded times in the 200 free (1:55.05), 200 back (2:08.50) and 100 fly (57.90) against Alabama … Touched in 57.69 and 2:06.37 in the 100 fly and 200 fly, respectively, against Auburn … Secured times in the 200 free (1:51.56), 50 fly (26.38), 100 fly (56.59) and 200 fly (2:10.19) against Florida State

High School: Competed with Burlingame Aquatic Club & in Japan for Kanagawa Sohgoh High School… 2016-17 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American… 2016 & 2017 Burlingame HS Swim MVP… Winter Juniors West finalist in 2016… Broke 33 records at the Burlingame Aquatic Club… Placed sixth at Junior Nationals in Japan in the 200 Fly.

Personal: Picked Tech because of the schools resources, opportunities and swim team culture… Enjoys watching movies, reading books and spending time with family & friends… Plans to join Japanese Club and other volunteering/charity organizations.

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