Ellen Williamson
Ellen Williamson

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Ft. Mitchell, Ky.

High School:
Notre Dame Academy

Height:
5-8

Event:
IM/Back/Fly



05/14/2013

McLean Wins 200m Free at Arena Grand Prix at Charlotte

Williamson finals in 100m fly, 100m back

04/04/2013

Bartholomew, Papendick Named ACC Swimming Freshmen of the Year

Both freshmen picked up consolation final wins at NCAAs

03/23/2013

Virginia Women Finish 18th at NCAA Championships

Cavaliers finish in top 20 for sixth consecutive season

03/22/2013

Bartholomew Wins 100 Back Consolation Final on Second Day of NCAAs

Cavaliers earn honorable mention All-America honors in three events

03/21/2013

Cavaliers Conclude First Day of NCAA Championships

200 free relay places 15th

01/26/2013

Swimming vs. Wisconsin/Virginia Tech (by Matt Riley)

Swimming vs. Wisconsin/Virginia Tech (by Matt Riley)

01/22/2013

Swimming Senior Day (by Matt Riley)

Swimming Senior Day (by Matt Riley)

2012 ACC Freshman of the Year

NCAA All-American
2012:
200 Back, 200 IM (HM), 800 Free Relay (HM)

UVA Career Bests
100 Fly
: 52.97
100 Back: 53.87
200 Back: 1:53.82
200 IM: 1:57.67
200 Free: 1:49.67

Of Note
• Member of the 2011-12 U.S. National Junior Team
• NCAA finalist in the 200 backstroke
• Three-time all-conference selection
• Ranks third in the 200 backstroke, third in the 100 butterfly, third in the 200 individual medley and seventh in the 100 backstroke on Virginia's all-time top times list
• 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier in 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly and 200 individual medley

2011-12
• Named the 2012 ACC Freshman of the Year
• Competed in the 200 individual medley, 100 butterfly and 200 backstroke at her first NCAA Championships
• Top ACC finisher in the 200 backstroke and 200 individual medley events
• Earned All-America honors with a sixth-place performance in the 200 backstroke at NCAAs (1:54.04), and clocked a lifetime best 1:53.82 during the preliminaries
• Collected honorable mention All-America accolades with a 14th-place finish in the 200 individual medley (1:58.92) with another personal best in prelims (1:57.67)
• Placed 30th overall in the 100 butterfly (53.50) at the national meet
• Anchored the honorable mention All-America 800 freestyle relay team that placed ninth at the NCAA Championships in 7:03.68, the third-fastest in Virginia history
• Swam the butterfly leg on Virginia's 18th-place 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:39.46
• Earned three podium finishes in her three individual events at the ACC Championships, collecting all-conference honors
• Finished second behind her Virginia teammates in both the 200 individual medley (1:57.79) and 200 backstroke (1:54.85) at the ACC Championships
• Placed third in the 100 butterfly (53.23) with a personal best 52.97 during the preliminaries at ACCs
• Swam on UVa's second-place 400 medley relay team that touched in 3:35.76
• Clocked a time of 53.87 in the 100 backstroke at the Georgia Invitational (Dec. 3)

High School
• Swam for the Northern Kentucky Clippers under Jason Roberts
• Swimming World five-star recruit
• 2011 Kentucky High School Female Swimmer of the Year
• 2011 Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Women's Sports Association Sportswoman of the Year
• Kentucky state champion in eight events and state record holder in nine events
• Named to the 2010-11 U.S. National Junior Team
• Four-time first team all-state honoree
• Four-time Cincinnati Enquirer first team all-star
• Four-time conference swimmer of the year
• Member of NSCA Junior Team that competed in Ireland in 2010
• Finished among the top-10 in two events at the 2010 USA Short Course Nationals
• Member of the National Honor Society
• Volunteered as a teacher's assistant at Catonia Elementary School and as a swim coach at both the Special Olympics and Northern Icy Clippers Swim Club

Personal
• Daughter of Kenny and Cindy Williamson
• Has a younger brother, Max
• Father, Kenny, played baseball at Northern Kentucky and mother, Cindy, played volleyball at Clemson
• Distant relative of Daniel Boone
• Intends to major in engineering