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2020-21 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Jim Pierce

Matilda Weiler

  • Position IM/Freestyle
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Helsingborg, Sweden
  • Highschool Filbornaskolan

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Time
100 breast 1:03.11 (Nov. 18, 2017) Frank Elm Invitational
200 breast 2:28.93 (Jan. 13, 2018) NU vs. UVM
200 IM 2:00.83 (Feb. 14-17, 2018) CAA Championships
100 free 51.37 (Feb. 17, 2018) CAA Championships
200 free 1:54.17 (Nov. 16, 2018) Terrier Invitational

2020-21:
  • Won the 400 yard medly relay (3:37.16) at the virtual meet against the University of Richond
  • Finished second in the 50 yard freestyle, also against Richmond
  • Swam the 200 yard IM in 2:09.57, leading Northeastern at the Husky Virtual Invitation
2019-20:
  • Championed the 100 IM (1:01.15) at the University of Vermont (Sept. 21)
  • Championed the 200 IM (2:10.57) JMU (Oct.12)
  • Recorded a personal best time of 51.52 in thee 100 free at the Terrier Invitational (Nov. 22)
  • Finished with a season best time of 2:05.24 in the 200 IM at the Terrier Invitational, the best time of the season for the Huskies in the event (Nov. 22)
  • Placed eighth in the B Final of the 200 IM at the CAA Championship with a finals time of 2:08.23

2018-19: 
  • Championed the 200 medley relay (1:46.76) while also placing second in the 200Y IM (2:10.34) at the Boston University tri meet (Oct. 6)
  • Placed second in the 200 IM (2:13.28) at the Boston College tri meet (Oct. 20)
  •  Finished fourth in the 50 freestyle (25.55) at the South Championship Meet (Dec. 8)
  • Placed second in the 50 freestyle (23.60) at the Boston Winter Open (Feb. 8-9) 
  • Member of the 400 freestyle relay that placed third at the CAA Championships (Feb. 20-23).

2017-18:
  • Won the 400 medley relay (3:53.11) and placed 2nd in the 100 breast (1:06.50) against Wagner at NU’s parents and alumnae weekend (Oct. 6-7)
  • Finished third in the 800 freestyle relay (7:29.35) at the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 17)
  • Won the 50 freestyle (23.51) at the Boston University Winter Open (Feb. 9-10)
  • Won the 200 IM (2:00.83), placed second in the 200 freestyle relay (1:32.00), fifth in the 800 freestyle relay (7:25.95) and ninth in the 100 breast (1:03.35) at the CAA Championships (Feb. 14-17)

Personal: Parents are Maria and Patrick ... Stepmother is Inger ... Has three siblings, Johanna (sister), Matilda (stepsister) and Alexander (stepbrother) ... Played the French horn in a symphonic orchestra … Aspires to become a journalist or a writer … Hobbies include reading a good book, listening to music, and spending time with friends... Plans to major in communication studies.
 
Before NU: Attended Filbornaskolan (Helsingborg, Sweden), where she was a varsity swimming and kayaking student-athlete, trained under coach Jonas Lundstrom… Represented the Swedish national team at the 2014 European Junior Championships … Won gold in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2015 Swedish Youth Championships … Finalist in the 100 meter freestyle (short and long course) at the 2015 and 2016 Swedish Championships … Holder of five Swedish junior records in relay events (2015-16) … Won 15 gold medals in relay events at the Swedish Junior Championships between 2014 and 2016 … Earned three goal medals at the 2015 Swedish Championships in relay events.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    5'7"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Freestyle/Breaststroke/IM
    5'7"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Freestyle/Breaststroke/IM
    5'7"
  • 2020-21Senior

    IM/Freestyle
    5'7"