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2020-21 Swimming and Diving

Ella Needler

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Lake Forest, Ill.
  • High School Lake Forest
  • Events BK, FR

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS

EVENTTIMEMEETDATE
50 Free25.19Miami Invite11/30/2017
100 Free53.71Denison Invite12/7/2019
200 Free1:56.21Denison Invite11/30/2018
100 Back56.81Denison Invite11/30/2018
200 Back2:02.83Denison Invite12/1/2018
100 Breast1:10.46IWU Invite11/17/2018
100 Fly58.26Miami Invite12/2/2017
200 Fly2:14.12Truman State Dual1/18/2020
200 IM2:05.92Denison Invite11/29/2018

2020-21: Academic All-UAA.

2019-20: Academic All-UAA ... season-bests 1:01.04 in the 100-yard butterfly and 1:11.76 in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational on Nov. 23 … season-bests 53.71 in the 100-yard freestyle (relay lead-off), 1:56.91 in the 200-yard freestyle, 57.88 in the 100-yard backstroke 2:05.85 in the 200-yard backstroke and 2:08.01 in the 200-yard individual medley at the Denison Invitational Dec. 5-7 … season-best 2:14.12 in the 200-yard butterfly against Truman State on Jan. 18

2018-19: NCAA Qualifier in 200 backstroke ... Swam to multiple season-best times at the Denison Invite including the 200 FR (1:56.21), 100 BK (56.81), 200 BK (2:02.83) and the 200 IM (2:05.92) ... WashU's fastest performer for the year in the 100 BK, 200 BK and 200 IM ... Academic All-UAA ... CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team.

2017-18: CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention ... WashU's second fastest performer in the 100 backstroke (57.62), 200 backstroke (2:03.45), 100 butterfly (58.26) and 200 IM (2:06.93) ... Swam to a B cut time in the 200 backstroke (2:03.45) at the UAA Championships on Feb. 17.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in swimming & diving at Lake Forest High School … All-American … Recipient of Sportsmanship award … Member of the Illinois state runner-ups in 2015 … Personal Bests: 100 Back: 58.25; 200 IM: 2:07.51; 100 Free: 53.63 … Recipient of Cum Laude National Honors Society.

PERSONAL: Majoring in economics and strategy ... Daughter of Doug and Karen.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior