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2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Amelia Nielsen

  • Position Free
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Ontario, Canada
  • Highschool Sir Robert Borden High School

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
200Y Free 1:54.29 (Nov. 16, 2018)
500Y Free 5:06.25 (Nov. 16, 2018)

2018-19: Came in fifth in the 400Y freestyle relay (3:40.91), eighth in the 500Y freestyle (5:14.85), ninth in the 200Y freestyle (1:57.95) and 13th in the 50Y freestyle (25.60) at the Boston University tri meet (Oct. 6) ... Finished fifth in the 400Y freestyle (3:42.28) and sixth in the 200Y freestyle (1:59.01) at the Boston College tri meet (Oct. 20) ... Placed fourth in the 200Y freestyle relay (1:40.66), fifth in the 200Y freestyle (1:57.14), and sixth in the 500Y freestyle (5:15.46) against Columbia (Nov. 3) ... Finished fourth in the 200Y freestyle (1:57.94) and sixth in the 500Y freestyle (5:17.57) at the South Championship meet (Dec. 8) ... Came in 24th in the 200Y freestyle (2:01.16) at the FUN Invite (Dec. 20) ... Finished sixth in both the 200Y freestyle (1:57.87) and the 500Y freestyle (5:17.52) at the drexel tri meet (Jan. 5) ...  Championed the 200Y medley relay (1:50.19) at senior day vs. Vermont (Jan. 12) ... Finished third in the 500Y freestyle (5:12.24) and fourth in the 200Y freestyle (1:58.06) at Central Connecticut State (Jan. 26) ... Championed the 500Y freestyle (5:03.71), placed second in the 400Y IM (4:39.89) and third in the 200Y freestyle (1:54.54) at the Boston Winter Open (Feb. 8).
Before NU:
Swam for clubs Swim Ottawa and Nepean Kanata Barracudas for a cumulative nine years… Holds the Club All-Time top-ten performance for the Barracudas in 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500 Free… Holds Age-Group record for 400 Free… Three-year Swim Ontario Scholarship Award winner (’15, ’16, ’17)… 2016 Olympic Trials Qualifier… Canadian Senior Nationals Qualifier in 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500 Free (’16, ’17, ’18)

Personal:
Plans to major in Biology and pursue a career in molecular biology research… Member of Key Club… Member of Interweb/International Student Integration Club… Interests include biking, video games, Netflix, reading