AlexNelson
- class Junior
- Hometown Hartland, Mich.
- Major Psychology
- High school Hartland
50 Freestyle: 23.88 (2016 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/18/16)
100 Freestyle: 51.27 (2017 Ohio State Winter Invite, 02/11/17)
200 Freestyle: 1:50.77 (2018 SEC Championships, 02/16/18)
100 Backstroke: 55.44 (2020 Ohio State Winter Invite, 02/15/20)
200 Backstroke: 1:57.70 (2020 Ohio State Winter Invite, 02/16/20)
Top Times (LCM):
200 Freestyle: 2:08.29 (2018 Speedo Champions Series Iowa City, 07/20/18)
400 Freestyle: 4:31.51 (2019 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/21/19)
100 Backstroke: 1:04.08 (2019 Ohio State Fall Invite, 11/22/19)
200 Backstroke: 2:16.09 (2019 Ohio State Invite, 11/23/19)
Career Notes:
- 2018, 2019, 2020 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 (Senior): Set career-best marks in three events throughout the season … Finished in fourth place in the 100 backstroke in 55.56 at the Ohio State Winter Invite, before earning a career-best 55.44 during preliminaries … Finished in third place in the 200 backstroke in 1:59.21 at the Ohio State Winter Invite, before earning a career-best 1:57.70 during preliminaries … Finished in fourth place in the 200 IM in 2:05.69, a career best, at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Named to the 2020 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Junior): Recorded four season-best marks at the Ohio State Winter Invite, notching a 1:53.86 in the 200 free, 5:03.34 in the 500 free, 56.09 in the 100 back and 1:58.64 in the 200 back … Recorded a season-best 25.44 in the 50 free at home vs. LSU … Named SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Recorded three NCAA “B” cuts in the 200 back throughout the season, with her season-best time of 1:57.80 coming at the Ohio State Last Chance Qualifier meet … Posted a personal-best time of 1:50.77 in the 200 free at the SEC Championships … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Freshman): Competed primarily in sprint free and back events throughout the dual season … Finished second in the 200 back at the Ohio State Winter Invite with a time of 1:57.73, which ranks ninth in UK laurels … Set personal bests in the 100 free (51.27) and 100 back (55.59) at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to UK: Scholastic high school All-American … High school All-State qualifier … 2016 Hartland High Athlete of the Year … Hartland team MVP … Competed with Club Wolverine … Junior national qualifier … Owns several age group club records … NCSA Junior National semifinalist … Also competed in track … Member of Be The Change Club, Link Leader and the Student Council.