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Carter Nelson
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Carter Nelson Season 2020-21

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ClassFreshman
HometownColumbia, Ill.
Top Times: 
50 Free: 19.67 - SEC Championships (23-24)
100 Free: 43.27 - SEC Championships (23-24)
200 Free: 1:35.28 - Art Adamson Invitational (22-23)

2023-24 (Senior):
  • Lowered his personal-best times in the 50 free (19.67) and 100 free (43.27), advancing to the finals in the 50 free at SEC Championships. 
  • Posted season-best times in the 50 free (20.10) and 100 free (44.34) at the Art Adamson Invite. 
  • Went 1:38.81 in the 200 free against TCU. 

2022-23 (Junior):
  • Joined the Aggies in Minneapolis for NCAA Championships as a relay alternate.
  • Broke the 20 second threshold in the 50 free as he clocked a career-best 19.73 at American Short Course Championships.
  • Swam a new personal best in the 200 free at the Art Adamson Invite, going 1:35.28.
  • Named to the 2023 SEC Men's Swimming & Diving Community Service Team.

2021-22 (Sophomore): 
  • Went 44.56 in the 100 free and 1:37.37 in the 200 free at American Short Course Championships. 
  • Earned a spot on the Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

2020-21 (Freshman):
  • American Short Course: Lowered season-best times in the 50 (20.02) and 100 free (43.54).
  • Swam season-best times in the 50 free (20.53) and 100 free (44.62) at the Art Adamson Invite.

Before A&M:
  • Was an eight-year member of the Flyers Aquatic swim team, coached by Derek Shipp.
  • Collected club awards for Most Memorable Swim (2017-18), Hardest Worker (2016-17) and Swimmer of the Year (2016-17).
  • Was a four-year letterwinner at Columbia High School coached by Kelly Landgraf.
  • Set the school record in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free.
  • Participated in two events at the state championships each year with the team, with top-10 finishes to cap off his 2018-19 season.
  • Received IHSA All-State honors in 2019.
  • Was named to the USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
COLLEGE STATION, TX - September 07, 2022 - Carter Nelson during Texas A&M Aggies Swimming & Diving photo day in College Station, TX. Photo By Ethan Mito/Texas A&M Athletics
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COLLEGE STATION, TX - September 21, 2021 - Oda Borgstrom during Texas A&M Aggies Swimming and Diving Headshot Day at the Studio in College Station, TX. Photo By Texas A&M Athletics/Texas A&M Athletics
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