2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster

Rayann Jaryszak

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Nolan Catholic
  • Hometown Arlington, Texas

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
50 Free (relay) 24.59 High School
100 Free 53.77 High School
100 Back 57.00 High School
200 Back 2:00.88 BIG EAST Championships (2.24.2018)
100 Breast 1:02.08 High School
200 Breast 2:14.61 High School
100 Fly 55.89 Bruno Invitational (12.1.2018)
200 IM 2:00.23 BIG EAST Championships (2.21.2019)
400 IM 4:24.41 High School
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2020-21 (Senior)
BIG EAST Champion 200 Yard Medley Relay (Breaststroke Leg) - 1:41.74 (28.24 split)
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Individual Medley
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Medley Relay (Breaststroke Leg)
2019-20 (Junior)
BIG EAST Champion 200 Yard Medley Relay (Breaststroke Leg) - 1:40.44 (28.28 split)
BIG EAST Champion 400 Yard Medley Relay (Breaststroke Leg) - 3:43.29 (1:02.50 split)
All-BIG EAST 100 Yard Breaststroke
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Individual Medley
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Medley Relay (Breaststroke Leg) 
All-BIG EAST 400 Yard Medley Relay (Breaststroke Leg)
2018-19 (Sophomore)
BIG EAST Champion 100 Yard Breaststroke (1:03.79 prelim) (1:02.75 final)
BIG EAST Champion 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:21.17 prelim) (2:18.41 final)
BIG EAST Champion 400 Yard Medley Relay (Breaststroke Leg) - 3:40.92 (1:02.73 split)
All-BIG EAST 100 Yard Breaststroke
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Breaststroke
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Individual Medley
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Medley Relay (Breaststroke Leg)
All-BIG EAST 400 Yard Medley Relay (Breaststroke Leg)
2017-18 (Freshman)
All-BIG EAST 200 Yard Individual Medley
ACADEMIC HONORS
CSCAA Scholar All-American - Honorable Mention (2017-18)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team (2018-19, 2019-20)
Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021)
 
Villanova Career: Competed for the Wildcats from 2017-21 and was one of the team’s top performers in the breaststroke and individual medley events … Six-time BIG EAST champion and 12-time All-BIG EAST performer during her career … Her BIG EAST titles included being a part of four champion relay teams as well as winning individual gold medals in both the 100 and 200 breast her sophomore year … Was a part of four straight BIG EAST team champions … As a freshman was named an honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American … Four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll all eight semesters of her collegiate career … As a sophomore and a junior was named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women’s Swimming & Diving Team.
 
2020-21: Competed in both breaststroke events along with the 200 IM at the BIG EAST Championships … Helped the Wildcats win the 200 medley relay on the first night of the BIG EAST meet and went on to earn All-BIG EAST honors for a runner-up finish in the 200 IM … Swam in all four of the regular season dual meets prior to the conference championships; BIG EAST Championships (4/7-4/10): Tallied a runner-up finish and earned All-BIG EAST honors in the 200 IM at the conference meet … Ranked second out of 36 competitors with a time of 2:03.15 in the preliminaries and maintained that spot by lowering her time to 2:02.39 in the final … Helped the Wildcats tie for a first place finish in the 200 medley relay on the first night of the conference meet … Swam the breaststroke leg of the relay with a split of 28.24 and Villanova finished the race in 1:41.74 … In her other individual events finished fourth in the 100 breast (1:03.02) and fifth in the 200 breast (2:19.43); Delaware (2/13): Finished first in the 100 breast with a time of 1:07.47 in the season opener … Came in third in the 200 IM (2:09.45) and fifth in the 200 breast (2:29.00) … Swam the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay which finished second in 1:47.48; Drexel (3/3): Double winner in a home meet against the Dragons with individual first-place finishes in the 100 breast (1:06.54) and the 100 IM (59.37) … Sawm the breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay in a lineup that finished first with a time of 1:48.34; Seton Hall (3/7): Tallied her third straight win in the 100 breast with a time of 1:07.87 … Came in second in the 200 IM (2:10.22) and fourth in the 200 breast (2:30.25) … Swam the second leg of the 200 medley relay in a lineup that won its race in 1:47.39; Loyola Md. (3/13): Recorded third place finishes in both the 100 breast (1:07.15) and the 200 IM (2:10.13) to go along with a sixth place finish in the 200 breast (2:28.86) … Swam on the 400 medley relay squad which came in first with a winning time of 3:53.92.
 
2019-20: Swam the breaststroke legs of the 200 yard medley relay and the 400 yard medley relay to help Villanova win BIG EAST titles in each race … Also earned All-BIG EAST honors individually in both the 100 yard breaststroke and the 200 yard individual medley … Posted a split of 28.28 on her leg of the 200 medley relay which had a winning time of 1:40.44 … Had a split of 1:02.50 in the 400 medley relay and the Wildcats won the race with a time of 3:43.29 … Runner-up in both the 100 breast and the 200 IM, posting season-best times of 1:03.37 and 2:02.51, respectively, in the final of those events … Lowered her time in the 100 breast by just over half a second after leading the field of competitors with a time of 1:03.89 in the preliminary heats … Also tallied a season-best time of 2:21.53 to finish fifth in the final of the 200 yard breaststroke … During the season recorded top times of 55.99 in the 100 yard butterfly and 2:02.35 in the 200 yard backstroke at the WVU Invitational, as well as a mark of 4:34.46 in the 400 yard individual medley in a home dual meet against Connecticut … Part of relay teams which recorded six first-place finishes during the year, including the BIG EAST titles in each event … Recorded first place finishes in the 100 breast against West Virginia, Richmond, Georgetown and La Salle during the year.
 
2018-19: Swept the BIG EAST titles in the 100 yard breaststroke and the 200 yard breaststroke while swimming a leg of the Wildcats conference champion 400 yard medley relay … Earned a total of five All-BIG EAST honors at the conference meet, as she was also the runner-up in the 200 yard individual medley and swam a leg on the second place 200 yard medley relay … Registered season-best times in all three of her individual events … Won the 100 breast in 1:02.75 and the 200 breast in 2:18.41 … Came in second in the final of the 200 IM in 2:00.23, cutting more than two seconds off her time and moving up two spots from where she ranked during the preliminary heats … Recorded a split of 1:02.73 on the breaststroke leg of the 400 medley relay and Villanova tallied a winning time of 3:40.92 in the race … Also swam the breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay … Her other top times during the season were 55.89 in the 100 yard butterfly at the Bruno Invitational, 2:05.77 in the 200 yard backstroke against Georgetown and 4:32.40 in the 400 yard individual medley versus Penn … Tallied first place finishes in the 100 breast in dual meets against Georgetown, Penn and La Salle … In the La Salle meet was a double winner in the 100 breast and the 200 breast … Recorded a total of 17 top-three individual finishes during the season.
 
2017-18: Earned All-BIG EAST honors in the 200 yard individual medley as a freshman, coming in third in the final at the conference championships with a season-best time of 2:01.14 … Also placed fourth at the BIG EAST meet in the 100 yard breaststroke and was fifth in the 200 yard backstroke … Her time of 1:03.09 in the preliminary heats of the 100 breast was a season best, as was her mark of 2:00.88 in the final of the 200 back … Her other top times during the year were 56.14 in the 100 yard butterfly and 2:19.97 in the 200 yard breaststroke at the Big Al Invitational, 57.65 in the 100 yard backstroke against Penn State and 4:30.74 in the 400 yard individual medley at Rutgers … Double winner in the 100 fly and the 200 back in a dual meet against Ursinus … Tallied runner-up finishes in the 100 breast against Drexel, Penn and Connecticut … Recorded third place finishes in both the 100 breast and the 200 breast against Richmond, as well as finishing third in the 200 IM and the 200 back against West Virginia.
 
Nolan Catholic High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming … Set the TAPPS state record in the 100 yard breaststroke and the 200 yard individual medley … Won four consecutive state titles in each of those events and was a four-time TAPPS and TISCA first team All-State performer … Winner of the Bruce Rollins Distinguished Swimmer Award as a junior … Two-time NISCA Academic All-American and three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.
 
Personal: Born 6/25/99 in Racine, Wis. … Daughter of Jim and Renae Jaryszak … Enjoys traveling in her spare time … Chose to attend Villanova because the campus felt like home and for its incredible academic reputation … Psychology major and Sociology minor.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Breaststroke, IM
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Breaststroke, IM
  • 2019-20Junior

    Breaststroke/IM
  • 2020-21Senior

    Breast/IM