By: David Nelson
Many of Minnesota’s top athletes rested over the weekend in preparation for the upcoming Big Ten championships, but senior Jimmy Rafter had a meet to remember.
The entire Minnesota bench stood on its feet for Rafter’s last race as a member of the Gophers.
The mass of yellow and white chanted his name as he prepped himself for the starting bell of the 200-yard backstroke.
Rafter swam his way to a sizable lead, but he halted himself at the wall after the first 100 yards of the race.