Grace Drabot

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Class:
Senior
Position:
IM/Breast/Free
High School:
Cedarburg HS
Hometown:
Mequon, Wis.

Career Notes

Ranks 10th in team history for the 400 IM (4:13.08), 13th for the 200 breast (2:13.20) and 14th for the 200 IM (1:59.95)

Career Honors and Awards

Named Most Improved at 2023 team banquet
2x Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2024, '25)

2024-25 Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Big Tens: placed 24th in the 400 IM finals (4:14.74) ... Purdue/Northwestern Tri-Dual: placed third in the 400 IM (4:15.79) and fifth in the 200 breast (2:13.59) ... Arizona Dual: placed fourth in the 100 breast (1:03.58), fifth in the 200 breast (2:18.62), and third in the 400 IM (4:22.81) ... Arizona State Dual: placed fourth in the 100 breast (1.02.94), third in the 200 breast (2:15.13), fourth in the 200 IM (2:02.50) ... Minnesota Invite: placed 12th in the 200 IM (2:01.73), fifth in the 400 IM (4:15.00), and eighth in the 200 breast (2:14.38) ... Iowa Dual: member of the second place 400 medley relay team (3:45.32), second in 200 breast (2:18.70), and third in 400 IM (4:27.95) ... Wisconsin Dual: sixth in 100 breast (1:02.63), fifth in 200 breast (2:15.18) and sixth in the 200 IM (2:04.44) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: placed first in the 400 IM (4:21.18) and second in the 500 free (5:04.04) ... Army Dual: placed second in the 100 breast (1:02.81), first in the 200 breast (2:13.92), and second in the 200 IM (2:03.07) ... South Dakota/Nebraska Tri-Dual: placed fifth in the 100 breast (1:05.07), second in 200 breast (2:18.67), and fourth in the 200 IM (2:07.53)

2023-24 Sophomore Season: Big Ten All-Academic Team... Big Tens: finished 10th in the 200 breast with a new personal best time (2:13.20), came in 18th in the 400 IM (4:13.08) and 20th in the 200 IM (1:59.95)... Purdue/Iowa/Northwestern Quad-Dual: captured fifth place in the 200 breast (2:16.71), 200 IM (2:02.61) and 400 IM (4:19.82)... Pitt Dual: captured third place in the 200 breast (2:20.59) and 200 IM (2:07.41) while placing fifth in the 100 breast (1:05.33)... Tampa Dual: touched the wall in second place in the 200 breast (2:24.02), third in the 400 IM (4:34.77) and fifth in the 100 breast (1:08.45)... Minnesota Invite: finished third in the 400 IM (4:15.58), fourth in the 200 IM (2:00.16) and seventh in the 200 breast (2:13.72)... Wisconsin Dual: came in fourth in the 100 breast (1:05.26) and fifth in the 200 breast (2:20.42) and 200 IM (2:07.19)... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: won the 200 IM (2:05.71) and the 1000 free (10:25.43)... SMU Dual: won both the 100 breast (1:04.11) and 200 breast (2:19.45)... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: placed second in the 100 breast (1:05.06), third in the 200 breast (2:20.57) and fourth in the 400 IM (4:31.12)

2022-23 Freshman Season: Named Most Improved at team banquet ... Big Tens: came in 10th in the 400 IM (4:13.09), 15th in the 200 breast (2:13.87) and 35th in the 500 free (4:58.01) ... Northwestern/Purdue/Iowa Quad-Dual: took second in the 200 breast (2:14.95), third in the 400 IM (4:18.69), sixth in the 100 breast (1:03.13) and ninth in the 200 fly (2:02.16); also part of the 200 medley relay that took seventh (1:43.31) ... Minnesota Invite: captured seventh in the 400 IM (4:16.00) and 18th in the 500 free (4:53.08) and 200 breast (2:15.62); also part of the 400 medley relay that placed 19th (3:45.78) ... Iowa Dual: won the 500 free (5:02.05) and 200 fly (2:04.52); also part of the 400 free relay that finished fourth (3:35.84) ... Wisconsin Dual: claimed sixth in the 200 breast (2:20.32) and 200 IM (2:04.74) and seventh in the 1000 free (10:20.27) ... St. Thomas/South Dakota State Tri-Dual: took second in the 200 fly (2:05.42) and swam the 500 free in an exhibition (5:07.66); also part of the 200 medley relay that was third (1:46.67) and swam the 400 free relay in an exhibition (3:35.41) ... SMU Dual: won the 200 breast (2:18.38) and came in second in the 400 IM (4:23.93) and third in the 1000 free (10:22.95); also part of the 200 free relay (1:39.52) and 400 free relay (3:32.96) that both finished fifth ... Nebraska/South Dakota Tri-Dual: Made collegiate debut by taking second in the 200 breast (2:20.31) and third in the 1000 free (10:21.21) and swimming the 200 IM (2:07.10) and 400 free relay (3:38.76) in exhibition races

Prep: Attended Cedarburg High School where she lettered four times in swimming … state qualifier from 2019-21 … finished second in the 500 free and third in the 200 IM at state in her senior season … 2020 North Shore Conference Co-Swimmer of the Year … two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … member of the High Honor Roll from 2018-22 … National Honor Society member … swam at the club level for Ozaukee Aquatics since 2011 … competed at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships, NCSA Spring Swimming Championships and Futures Championships … finished fifth in the 400 IM at the Futures in the summer of 2021 … placed ninth in the 400 IM at the Winter Juniors in winter of 2021 … club teammates with former Gopher swimmer Nick Plachinski

Personal: Parents are Nancy and Larry Drabot … has two older sisters, Annie and Katie, and an older brother, Joe … sister, Annie, played basketball at Macalester College … sister, Katie, swam at Stanford … brother, Joe, competed in cross country and track and field at Bellarmine … hobbies include singing, baking and photography

Why Minnesota: "I chose the University of Minnesota because of the friendly environment, incredible staff and wide range of academic opportunities."