Beata Nelson

Pancake Hot Take: Week 1, Day 1 of Conference Championship Season

This is week 1 of major NCAA DI Conference championships, and we are taking you through every day of racing with our picks for the top swims

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2020 Women’s B1G Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Last year, Indiana drew first blood with a win in the 200 medley relay, where they swam a 1:34.71 to win the event for a second year in a row.

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2020 Women’s B1G Fan Guide: Michigan a Favorite to Take Back Big Ten Title

Michigan looks set to take the Big ten title back after getting dethroned by IU last year.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 72% Pick Michigan To Win Big Ten Women’s Title

71.9% of voters picked Michigan to win the women’s Big Ten swimming & diving title, a huge landslide of votes over defending champs Indiana.

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2019-2020 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Power Rankings: February Edition

Michigan keeps climbing. Maggie MacNeil and the Wolverines move up another spot and crack the top 5 in our pre-Conference Power Rankings

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Beata Nelson Named Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Week

In addition to Nelson being named Female Swimmer of the Week, Northwestern’s Markie Hopkins and Ally Larson were named Big Ten Diver and Freshman of the Week.

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Despite Three Pool Records from Beata Nelson, NU Women Defeat Wisconsin

The Northwestern women won against Wisconsin for the first time since 2009, breaking a seven-meet Badger win streak as Nelson made pool history.

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Beata Nelson Takes 100 Back/100 Fly Double as Wisconsin Women Down Hawaii

Wisconsin’s women and Drury’s full team competed with Hawaii last night, with the Badgers winning against both teams and Hawaii prevailing over Drury. 

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How to Get SwimSwam Magazine’s 2019 Year in Review

If you subscribe today, you will receive four issues of SwimSwam Magazine, including the 2020 Olympic Preview, our biggest issue of the 4-year cycle. 

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Jack Spitser’s Top Swimming Photos of 2019

2019 is a year that I will always remember, starting with getting hired with SwimSwam and my photographic career taking off.

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SwimSwam’s Official 2019 Swammy Awards Index

Keep track of all of our Swammy Award winners here, with links out to full Swammy Award stories and honorable mentions for all categories.

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2019 Swammy Awards: Female NCAA Swimmer of the Year Beata Nelson

In a season with a lot of highlight performances from collegiate women, Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson stood out above an impressive field of nominees.

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2019-2020 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Power Rankings: December Edition

The tides are turning, and we have a new #1 in our NCAA swimming & diving rankings, updated after mid-season invites across the nation.

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Holiday Swimmer Gift: SwimSwam Magazine’s 2019 Year in Review

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for your swimmer or swim coach? Get SwimSwam Magazine’s 2019 Year in Review. We’re ready to ship today.

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Madisyn Cox Disqualified after 2:11.0 in 200 IM Prelims at U.S. Open

Madisyn Cox was the 2nd-fastest swimmer in the morning prelims of the 200 IM, but was disqualified after swimming 2:11.01.

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