2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
2019-20 (Jr.): Competed in all regular season meets including the Phill Hansel Invite that saw her mark two season bests… Finished with a time of 26.08 in the 50 back and 56.48 in the 100 fly … In the dual meet victory over Fresno State, she marked two more season best times in the 100 back (55.84) and the 200 back (2:04.07).
2018-19 (So.): Set a new career high in the 100 butterfly with a time of 55.64, was also the third fastest of the season for the Pack … Scored 52 points at the Mountain West Championship in the 200 medley relay after Nevada finished fourth overall … Finished 28th overall in the 100 back, 30th in the 100 fly and 33rd in the 200 back … Had a season best time of 55.77 in the 100 back and a 2:01.05 in the 200 back … Recorded seven individual event wins on the season along with 10 relay wins … Letter winner.
2017-18 (Fr.): Joined the Pack at semester break where she immediately made an impact on the team, having won the 100-yard backstroke in her first collegiate appearance against Cal State East Bay with a time of 56.35 … Collected another pair of top three finishes on the year, earning those in the 100-yard backstroke (2nd, 55.44) and 100-yard butterfly (3rd, 56.53) in Nevada’s dual victory over intrastate rival UNLV … Received All-Conference honors with her seventh-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke after swimming the event in 54.27 … Cracked the top five in Nevada’s record book with her times in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke that she swam in 53.85 (2nd) and 1:59.00 (5th), respectively, at the conference meet ... Letter winner.
PRIOR TO NEVADA
Won the Hayley Lewis Award for outstanding swim performances in high school the past three consecutive years … A two-time representative of the Queensland, Australian SC team championship … Named the 2016 girls Queensland SC team captain … Ranked No. 47 in the 2016 FINA World Rankings for the 50 backstroke … Was a multiple time finalist in the butterfly and backstroke at the Australian Age Championships, which acts as the Australian Junior Championships … Received a bronze medal at the 2014 Australian Age Championships in the 100 backstroke … Earned a silver medal at the 2015 Australian Age Championships in the 100 backstroke.Â
PERSONAL
Daughter of Scott and Bernadette Watson ... Chose Nevada because it was a great opportunity to further develop as an athlete and student in a truly international environment. “Racing and training with the team will be a super motivation for me.”
Historical Player Information
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2017-18Freshman
Backstroke / Butterfly
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2018-19Sophomore
Backstroke / Butterfly
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2020Junior
Backstroke / Butterfly
5'7"