2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster
Raquel Corniuk
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Huntington Beach H.S.
Senior - 2017-18
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Did not compete
Junior - 2016-17
- Did not compete
Sophomore - 2015-16
- Did not compete
Freshman - 2014-15
- Reset the school record on the platform dive four times during the season
- Became the first Illini to advance to the finals on tower at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships
- First Illinois diver to ever score on the platform die at the Big Ten Championships
- Finished 10th in the platform dive with a score of 452.80, two places away from qualifying for the NCAA Championships
- Set a school record in platform diving (254.85) at the Big Ten Championships
- Set a personal best in three-meter dive (269.55) at Iowa State
- Set a personal best in one-meter dive (263.02) at Iowa
Club
- Competed with Mission Viejo Nadadores
- Placed eighth in one-meter dive and fifth on platform at Age Group Nationals in 2014
- Placed first in three-meter dive and fifth on platform at Age Group Nationals in 2013
Personal
- Born September 3, 1996
- Parents are Joe and Diane Corniuk
- Attended Huntington Beach High School
- Member of National Honors Society
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- Majoring in biology
- Hobbies include surfing, paddle boarding and going to the beach
- Biggest thrill in sports comes from working hard and seeing that work pay off
- Plans to become a marine biologist after graduation
- Greg Louganis most influenced her athletic career by improving her diving and helping her with the mental side to diving
Wednesday, May 21
Tuesday, May 20
Saturday, May 17
Saturday, May 17
