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Ella Nelson

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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Virginia All-Americans Ella Nelson And Maddie Donohoe Will Take Fifth Years

Donohoe and Nelson are the first Virginia seniors to opt for a fifth year of eligiblity, and are both huge returns for the Cavaliers.

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Kate Douglass vs. Caitlin Clark: Who Had The Better NCAA Season?

After Clark’s historic NCAA March Madness performance, we decided to compare her NCAA season to that of swim star Kate Douglass.

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Women’s Recruiting Class Rankings Revisited: Top 12 Schools For 2019-2023

The University of Virginia had the top-ranked high school recruiting class in 2019, and that remains the case four years later, led by Kate Douglass.

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2023 Women’s NCAA Championships: Results & Records Summary

A full recap of the top finishers and records broken during the 2023 Women’s NCAA Championships, won dominantly by the Virginia Cavaliers.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2019

Kate Douglass lived up to the billing and then some as the top-ranked recruit coming out of the girls’ high school class of 2019.

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2023 Swammy Awards: NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

The University of Virginia women came home from Knoxville with their third national championship in as many years after breaking six NCAA records this week.

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Ella Nelson Reflects on Her NCAA Career, Shares Plans For the Future

Nelson plans to take a few weeks to decide whether she will continue swimming: “I probably will be back… I honestly haven’t told anyone that.”

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