Ella Nelson

2020-2021 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: December Edition

The Virginia Cavaliers have assembled a loaded roster that leads the NCAA ranks. The top threats to their title run, though, remain hard to predict.

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Tennessee Invite Day 3 Finals: Brownstead, Douglass Set Records as UVA Sweeps

The UVA men narrowly edged Alabama, thanks to a team record-setting 400 free relay to close out the meet, to close out three fast days by all teams.

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Tennessee Invite Day 2 Prelims: Kate Douglass Hits Lifetime Best 50.18 100 Fly

That’s a lifetime best by .18, moving her up one spot to #10 in history, and bringing her less than a second off of the fastest time ever done (49.26).

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Kate Douglass’s 1:51.89 200 IM Highlights Tennessee Invite Day 1 Prelims

SEC foes Alabama and Tennessee join with the ACC’s Virginia for a three day invite-style double dual in Knoxville this week.

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2020 U.S. Open – Richmond Saturday Recap: Huske Goes 54.0 in 100 Free

We’ve some exceptional age group swimming so far at the Richmond site of the 2020 U.S. Open, and we should be in for some more this morning.

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BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: Nashville Aquatic Club

Founded in 1975, the Nashville Aquatic Club has grown to become one of the premier teams in not just the state of Tennessee, but in the entire country.

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Freshmen Shine as Virginia Sweeps Navy

Sophomore Kate Douglass led the Cavaliers with three individual wins, but UVA also had three freshmen take two events each.

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NCAA Swimming & Diving Dual Meet Season Heats Up with Record Chases in Austin

This weekend will mark the biggest weekend in college swimming since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, with several teams competing in dual meets.

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US National Teamer Weyant and Olympian Atkinson Face off at SYS v. SOFL Dual

Two of Florida’s top teams squared off in a dual meet last weekend that featured an Olympian, US National Team member, and a US Junior National Team member.

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UVA Snags 3rd Top-20 from 2022 with Verbal from #8 Emma Weber

59.7/2:10 breaststroker Emma Weber has given the UVA women’s swimming and diving team their 5th 2022 verbal commitment; 3 of those are top-20 recruits.

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Santa Margarita Catholic Named NISCA Girl’s All-Time Dual Meet Champion

Santa Margarita was named the girl’s winner of NISCA’s All-Time Dual Meet Challenge after facing off against Fossil Ridge, Baylor, and Harpeth Hall.

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2020 Women’s NCAA Season: How Did Our Top 20 Recruits Perform As Freshmen?

It was shaping up to be a banner year for freshmen, led by #1 recruit Kate Douglass – who was on the cusp of a historic freshman scoring effort.

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Top Quotes From the (Unexpected) Last NCAA Taper Meets — Women’s ACCs

While it’s tragic that the 2020 NCAA season ended this way, the season we did have was filled with amazing individual and team performances.

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29 Swimmers 18&Under Projected For NCAA Invites, Including 17-Year-Old Pasadyn

29 swimmers age 18 or younger are projected to earn NCAA individual invites on the women’s side, including one 17-year-old.

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Kate Douglass to Swim 200 IM, 100 Fly, and 200 Breast at Her First NCAA Champs

UVA freshman Kate Douglass will repeat her multi-discipline event lineup from ACCs at her first NCAA Championships later this month.

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