Worrell and Albiero Named to USA Swimming Roster
September 02, 2015 | Swimming & Diving
Worrell is USA Team Member in Three Events
University of Louisville swimmer Kelsi Worrell and Head Coach Arthur Albiero were officially named to the USA Swimming's National Team. Â
Worrell, two-time NCAA Champion and Pan American Medallist, is listed in three events for Team USA, the 100-fly, the 200-fly and the 50-freestyle. Â Albiero is listed on the coaches' staff. He spent the summer with the USA Swimming Staff as a coach for the Pan American Games.Â
Kelsi Worrell is the 2015 NCAA Champion in the 100 and 200 butterfly, setting the American and NCAA record in the 100 butterfly. She earned All-American status in three individual events and three relays. She was also named the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimmer of the Year as the champion in the 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle, setting ACC records in both events at the ACC women's swimming and diving championships. She was a two-time ACC Swimmer of the Week and last fall, Kelsi was named to the US National Team for the 2015 Pan American Games and is a Honda Award Finalist. Kelsi has been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll every semester, a Red & Black Scholar-Athlete three times and a two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American. As a junior Exercise Science major, she is a three-time Dean's List recipient and was recently named the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well as an Academic All American.
At ACCs, Worrell split a 22.34 in the 50 fly which after extensive research revealed that her time was the fastest fly split ever performed. Entering the NCAA Championships, the fastest 50 fly split was still Worrell's 22.34. On day two of the NCAA Championships, Worrell swam a 22.07 50 fly split in the prelims of the 200 medley relay making it the fastest split ever. In finals, Worrell split a 21.96 becoming the first woman ever under 22-seconds for a 50 fly split.
Later in the meet, Worrell broke the American record and the 50-second barrier in the 100 fly heats with a time of 49.89. With that swim she was the first woman ever to break 50-seconds in the 100 fly, and took the top seed heading into finals by over a full second. She came back in the finals and for the second time that day dipped under 50-seconds in the 100 fly to drop a 49.81 and re-set her hours old American record.
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At the Pan American games she won two gold medals and a silver.  At the USA National Championships, she won two gold and a bronze. Â
Albiero is a two-time National Coach of the Year, two-time Olympic Coach and Conference Coach of the Year in the Big East, the American Athletic Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference.Â
Worrell, two-time NCAA Champion and Pan American Medallist, is listed in three events for Team USA, the 100-fly, the 200-fly and the 50-freestyle. Â Albiero is listed on the coaches' staff. He spent the summer with the USA Swimming Staff as a coach for the Pan American Games.Â
Kelsi Worrell is the 2015 NCAA Champion in the 100 and 200 butterfly, setting the American and NCAA record in the 100 butterfly. She earned All-American status in three individual events and three relays. She was also named the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimmer of the Year as the champion in the 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle, setting ACC records in both events at the ACC women's swimming and diving championships. She was a two-time ACC Swimmer of the Week and last fall, Kelsi was named to the US National Team for the 2015 Pan American Games and is a Honda Award Finalist. Kelsi has been named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll every semester, a Red & Black Scholar-Athlete three times and a two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American. As a junior Exercise Science major, she is a three-time Dean's List recipient and was recently named the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well as an Academic All American.
At ACCs, Worrell split a 22.34 in the 50 fly which after extensive research revealed that her time was the fastest fly split ever performed. Entering the NCAA Championships, the fastest 50 fly split was still Worrell's 22.34. On day two of the NCAA Championships, Worrell swam a 22.07 50 fly split in the prelims of the 200 medley relay making it the fastest split ever. In finals, Worrell split a 21.96 becoming the first woman ever under 22-seconds for a 50 fly split.
Later in the meet, Worrell broke the American record and the 50-second barrier in the 100 fly heats with a time of 49.89. With that swim she was the first woman ever to break 50-seconds in the 100 fly, and took the top seed heading into finals by over a full second. She came back in the finals and for the second time that day dipped under 50-seconds in the 100 fly to drop a 49.81 and re-set her hours old American record.
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At the Pan American games she won two gold medals and a silver.  At the USA National Championships, she won two gold and a bronze. Â
Albiero is a two-time National Coach of the Year, two-time Olympic Coach and Conference Coach of the Year in the Big East, the American Athletic Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference.Â
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