The Nozaki File

2014-15: Captain … Finished ninth overall in the 800-Free Relay with a time of 9:20.93 at the Seven Sisters Championship …

2013-14: Finished sixth in both the 400-free (4:00.39) and 200-free (1:49.65) relays at the Seven Sisters Championship … Also placed seventh in the 800-free relay (8:49.18) and the 1650-free (19:21.63) …

2012-13: Finished eighth in the 200-free relay (1:54.05) and ninth in the 200-back (2:30.05) at the Mount Holyoke Invitational … Was second in the 800-free relay (8:13.11) at the Seven Sisters Championship … Also placed eighth in both the 400-medley relay (4:30.40) and the 200-free (2:07.58) … Finished ninth in the 200-back (2:29.20) and the 400-free relay (4:02.00) at Seven Sisters …

2011-12: Was fourth in the 200-free relay (1:49.67) and sixth in the 200-IM (2:27.84) at the Mount Holyoke Invitational … Finished fifth in the 800-free relay (8:46.06) at the Seven Sisters Championship … Also placed eighth in the 1650-free (19:52.73) and the 400-free relay (4:03.56) … Was ninth in the 200-free (2:10.59) and 10th in the 500-free (5:41.92) and the 400-medley relay (4:53.20), also at Seven Sisters …

Before Mount Holyoke: Member of the swimming team … Swan in the New Mexico State Championships …

Personal: Biochemistry and Mathematics double major … Daughter of Michiyo Nozaki.

Getting to Know Rui

• Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - I wanted to attend a small, private school, and it has a beautiful campus, and everyone is so friendly.
• What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - That I feel really safe walking around campus.
• Favorite TV Show - Glee
• Hobbies - Reading
• Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - My sister 
• Most Prized Possession - My Build-A-Bear 
• Place You'd Like to Visit - Spain 
• Career Aspirations - Physician