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2019-20 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Joel Westerlind

Joel Westerlind

  • Position:
    Individual Medley / Butterfly
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Harnosand, Sweden
  • Prev School:
    Harnosands Gymnasium
  • Major:
    Psychology

Summary

Biography

As a senior (2019-20) … NAIA All-American … MSC First Team All-Conference … MSC Second Team All-Conference … Competed in 11 meets with focus on back and IM … Part of UC’s 800 free relay team that earned All-American honors … Scored at nationals in the 200 back after placing 14th in the 200 back with a season-best time of 1:55.22 … Touched the wall in 4:10.40 (400 IM) and 1:56.81 (200 IM) at the Magnus Cup Invite … Won the 200 back at the MSC Championships after swimming 1:55.25.

As a junior (2018-2019) … Competed in eight meets …. Achieved three “A” standards and a “B” standard on the season … Touched the wall in a season-best time of 1:56.54 to finish 16th in the 200 IM at nationals … Notched a season-best time of 1:56.70 in the 200 back and 4:12.00 in the 400 IM at the conference championships.

As a sophomore (2017-18) ... All-American (2x) ... Part of 800 free relay team that finished seventh at NAIA Swimming & Diving Championships with time of 6:53.51 ... Finished seventh at NAIA Championships in 400 IM (4:07.55) ... Finished fourth in 400 IM (4:15.35), seventh in 200 fly (2:00.18) and ninth in 200 IM (1:59.97) at MSC Championships ... Tallied "A" standards in 500 free, 100 back, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM, while garnering a "B" standard in the 200 back.

As a freshman (2016-17) … Posted a season-best time of 52.98 in the prelims of the 100 back at NAIA National Championship for the seventh best time in school history … Posted a season-best in the 200 back placing him 14that NAIA National Championship with a time of 1:54.04 putting him sixth best in school history … Posted a season-best in the 200 IM with a time of 1:54.63 at NAIA National Championship placing him in 10thfor the sixth best time in school history … Posted a season-best in the 400 IM, placing fifth at the NAIA National Championship with at time of 4:04.81 putting his time third best in school history … Placed fourth in the 200 back with a time of 1:54.69 at Mid-South Conference Championship … Placed fourth in 200 IM with a time of 1:54.35 at Mid-South Conference Championship … Placed third in the 400 IM with a time of 4:10.45 at Mid-South Conference Championship … Made the NAIA “B” cut in the 100 back, 200 back, 200 fly and 200 IM.

Career Best
Event Time Date Meet
100 Yard Back 52.98 3/1/17 NAIA National Championships
200 Yard Back 1:54.04 3/1/17 NAIA National Championships
200 Yard IM 1:54.63 3/1/17 NAIA National Championships
400 Yard IM 4:04.81 3/1/17 NAIA National Championships

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

    Individual Medley / Butterfly
    6'3"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Individual Medley / Butterfly
    6'3"