Record-Setting Ivy Champion Raunak Khosla Named Suburban Transit Athlete Of The Week

Raunak Khosla closed his Ivy League debut season in dramatic fashion last weekend, as he won both the 200 IM and 200 fly in Princeton record-setting times, and he added a runner-up finish in the 400 IM. Those efforts helped Princeton place second in the team championship race, and it helped Khosla claim Suburban Transit/GoPrincetonTigers.com Athlete of the Week honors.

Last Thursday, Khosla broke the Princeton record in the 200 IM two times — once over former Ivy champ Teo D'Alessandro, and once over his own prelim time — and upset two-time reigning champion Mark Andrew of Penn to win the Ivy League title in the event in an Ivy championship meet-record time of 1:42.80.

What an @IvyLeague Championships debut for Raunak Khosla! He wins the 200 IM in Princeton-record time and knocks off 2-time champ Mark Andrew in the process! pic.twitter.com/BuAd2nL6qj
— Princeton Swim/Dive (@PUCSDT) March 1, 2019

Two days later, Khosla was back at it in the 200 fly. The Princeton freshman broke the record of assistant coach Doug Lennox '09 during his thrilling Saturday night win. Harvard freshman Jacob Johnson led the race after 150, but Khosla found a level nobody could match and won the race in 1:42.05, more than half a second faster than Princeton swimmer in history.

Make it TWO titles for freshman Raunak Khosla, who rallied in the final 50 to win the 200 fly! What a Saturday night for PUCSDT! pic.twitter.com/GjsgkW9epU
— Princeton Swim/Dive (@PUCSDT) March 3, 2019

Khosla will now await the announcement of the NCAA field, but he looks to have a strong chance to qualify for the 2019 Championships, which will be held March 27-30 at the University of Texas.

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