Nelson Earns First Profession Big West Weekly Honor

HONOLULU — University of Hawai’i ladies’s swimmer Holly Nelson was named Big West Athlete of the Week following a pair of excellent performances towards Grand Canyon. The honor marks Nelson’s first profession weekly award.

Nelson led the Rainbow Wahine tallying eight podium finishes, together with six wins and a team-high 34 factors throughout the 2 twin meets. She helped UH to a 140-84 win on Friday, main the staff with 12 factors earlier than posting a meet-high 22 factors on Saturday.

In Friday’s residence opener, Nelson earned three victories and one bronze. Nelson contributed to notch victories within the 200 medley relay (1:39.26) and 400 free relay (3:21.44), whereas additionally taking first within the 100 free, touching the wall at 49.62. She added a third-place end within the 50 free with a time of 23.01.

Nelson raised the bar even greater in Saturday’s rematch towards the Lopes, with three extra wins and one runner-up end. Nelson helped set two Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex information, successful the 50 free (22.62)—breaking the document set simply the day earlier than—and anchoring UH’s 200 free relay (1:30.92) with a 21.94 cut up, surpassing the earlier document of 1:31.74 set in 2000. 

Nelson’s 50 butterfly and 50 free ranked #14 and #42 within the NCAA DI this yr, whereas three of the relay groups she competed with had been all ranked within the Top 20 within the NCAA.

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