The Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams took on Michigan State at home on January 21st.
AS A FRESHMAN: Registered a top eight finish at the BIG EAST Championships with a 1:48.27 performance in the 200 back ... also recorded personal best times of 3:59.22 in the 400 IM and 1:50.64 in the 200 IM at the league championship ... top 100 back time came at the Hawkeye Invitational with a 50.59 showing ... swam to another personal best against Cleveland State, touching the pad in 1:42.62 in the 200 free.
THE NEL FILE: Won the bronze medal at the 2010 South African National Short Course Championships in the 200 individual medley ... swam for Ben Vorster High School in Tzaneen, South Africa ... team captain as a senior ... also played rugby ... holds a number of provincial, school and club records ... competed in two FINA World Cup meets and the 2008 South African Olympic Trials ... high school class president ... born Feb. 2, 1991, in Nelspruit, South Africa ... full name is Albertus Jacobus Nel ... son of Corne and Joce Nel ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.
