Swimmer Dominates Record Board

Emily Nelson ’27 had a recordbreaking winter season, solidifying her place as one of FWCD’s top all-time swimmers. Nelson’s dominance in the pool started at the first meet of the season when she broke two of her own records in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly. She went on to shatter her own 200 IM record. Her streak continued with a new record in the 50 freestyle, surpassing a decade-old mark held by Melody Rodriguez ’15. At the final regular season meet, Nelson set her fifth individual record in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:23.28, breaking a record that had stood for 23 years. At SPC in February, she broke her own 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly records and then proceeded to break the 100 freestyle record, which was held by Rodriguez.

Nelson now holds six of FWCD’s eight individual records. She also teamed up with Ellie Cady ’25, Chloe Nelson ’27 and Courtney Comeaux ’26 to become the first FWCD girls relay team to break the two-minute mark in the 200 medley relay. The same group then lowered their own mark at the SPC Championships.