Ella Nelson

2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Alex Walsh, the two-time defending NCAA champion in the 400 IM, will swim the 200 free on Thursday along with younger sister Gretchen.

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Aimee Canny Posts 500 Free Time (4:36.26) That Would Have Won 2023 NCAAs

Canny, in her first time swimming the 500-yard freestyle, posted a time that leads the NCAA by over two seconds and would have won at 2023 NCAAs.

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2023 Tennessee Invitational: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Jordan Crooks headlines the men’s 50 freestyle on Day 1 of the Tennessee Invite, where the meet is running LCM for prelims and SCY for finals.

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Psych Sheets Released For Tennessee Invite With LCM Prelims, SCY Finals

The Walsh sisters will race head-to-head in the 200 free at the Tennessee Invitational, which gets underway on Wednesday from Knoxville.

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2023 Virginia Vs. Texas Dual Meet: Day 2 Live Recap

Texas and Virginia return to action this morning in Charlottesville in a shorter format with no “super finals,” but still plenty of chances for fast swims.

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2023 Virginia vs. Texas Dual Meet: ‘Super Finals’ Live Recap

Texas (No. 2 women/No. 7 men) visits Virginia (No. 1 women/No. 15 men) for a weekend matchup that starts with some winner-take-all “superfinals” on Friday.

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SwimSwam’s 2024 Women’s NCAA Pre-Season Champion Picks

It was nearly unanimous among the nine writers contributing to this report that the Virginia women will again sweep the relays at the NCAA Championships.

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2024 College Swimming Previews: #1 Virginia Women Aim for 1st Four-Peat of 21st Century

It feels like the end of an era with Douglass gone, but a stacked recruiting class combined with a veteran core has the Virginia women set for the future. 

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How Does The Girls Class of 2025 Stack Up Against The Star-Studded 2015 Class?

The girls’ high school class of 2025 appears to be the best in recent memory, and perhaps rivals the class of 2015 that was spearheaded by Katie Ledecky.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Preview: Douglass, King Set for Epic Battle in Women’s 200 Breast

Just like the 50 and 100 breaststroke races, the 200 breast features veteran Lilly King attempting to hold off the next generation of American talents.

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Ella Nelson Skipping 2023 International Team Trials, Beginning Prep for Next Season

Ella Nelson, who had a good chance at making the Pan American Games team this summer, will skip next week’s International Team Trials after a 3 week trip to Europe.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Previews: Katie Grimes Eyes American Record in Women’s 400 IM

17-year-old Katie Grimes, the defending World Championships silver medalist, is knocking on the door of the oldest women’s American record left standing.

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Ella Nelson, Alex Walsh Go 2:24/2:25 in the 200 Breast at Richmond, VA Club Meet

Ella Nelson missed her best time in the 200 breaststroke, from the 2021 US Olympic Trials, by less than a tenth of a second.

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Ella Nelson, Nyls Korstanje Among 53 Honored By ACC With Postgraduate Scholarships

Nelson, a Kinesiology major, played an integral part to UVA’s third straight women’s national title this past season with three top-four finishes.

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200 Free Relay American Record Holder August Lamb Will Return To Virginia For Fifth Year

Lamb plays a huge role on Virginia’s relays, having split 18-point time and time again over the last two years at ACCs and NCAAs.

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