Ray Bartel

Position:
Breaststroke
Height:
6-1
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Avon Lake, Ohio
High School:
Avon Lake

At BGSU: 2001- 100 breast (56:98, 2nd; EMU Invitational), 200 breast (2:07.75, 12th; MAC Meet), 200 medley relay (1:32.01, 4th; MAC Meet), 400 medley relay (3:27.58, 6th; MAC meet) 2000- 100 breast (56.43/3rd; 57.12 prelims), 200 breast (2:08.20/13th; 2:08.27 prelims), 200 IM (2:01.00).

Personal: Full name--Raymond W. Bartel...son of Raymond and Judith Bartel...born November 16, 1980, in Cleveland, Ohio...has a younger brother (Bradley, 20) and sister (Julie, 16)...ranked 3rd in 100 breast and 6th in 200 breast in BG's Top Swimmers list...has served as a swim coach in previous summers...lettered all four year at ALHS for coach Gary Fahey...was a nine-time first team all Southwest Conference honoree...led the Shoremen to three consecutive first place finishes...was the 1999 district runner-up in the 100 breaststroke...earned honorable mention All-American honors in the 100 breaststroke...selected as All-American for both the 200 free relay as well as the 200 medley relay...Avon Lake finished 10th at the 1999 Ohio State Championships after placing 19th the year before...elected captain of the swim team his senior year...was a member of the National Honor Society in high school.