The University of Akron Athletics
2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Ellie Nebraska
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Olentangy HS
- Hometown:
- Delaware, Ohio
Nebraska's Top Times
Short Course Yards | Long Course Meters | ||||
Event | Time | Year | Event | Time | Year |
50 Free | 23.15 | 2017 | 50 Free | 26.31 | 2019 |
100 Free | 49.38 | 2019 | 100 Free | 58.06 | 2018 |
200 Free | 1:48.53 | 2018 | 200 Free | 2:07.94 | 2018 |
100 Back | 55.65 | 2018 | 100 Back | 1:05.00 | 2017 |
200 Back | 1:58.68 | 2017 | 200 Back | 2:18.15 | 2018 |
100 Breast | 1:04.57 | 2018 | 100 Fly | 1:05.22 | 2019 |
200 IM | 1:59.77 | 2019 | 200 IM | 2:22.94 | 2017 |
As a Senior (2019-20): Academic All-MAC ... Dean’s List ... MAC Championships: Finished ninth in the 100 freestyle (50.70) and 11th in the 50 freestyle (23.40) ... Invitationals: Placed fourth in the 100 freestyle (50.84), sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:52.74), and ninth in the 500 freestyle (5:00.68) at the Akron Zips Classic ... finished sixth in the 200 freestyle relay (1:33.71) and eighth in the 400 freestyle relay (3:27.38) at the Shamrock Invitational ... Duals: Finished third in the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.62) against Buffalo and Duquesne ... placed fourth in the 50 freestyle (24.42) and sixth in the 100 freestyle (53.94) against Eastern Michigan.Â
As a Junior: President's List ... Academic All-MAC ... NCAA Championships: A member of the 200 freestyle relay team that finished 19th with a time of 1:29.45 … MAC Championships: Anchored the 800 freestyle relay that finished first in a MAC and program record breaking time of 7:06.81 … placed fifth in the 100 freestyle relay with a lifetime best time of 49.38 … earned sixth place in the 200 IM (1:59.77) and eighth in the 200 freestyle (1:49.53) … Invitationals: Finished fourth in the 200 backstroke (2:00.73) and fifth in the 200 IM (2:04.88) … earned third in the 200 freestyle (1:50.13) and fifth in the 200 IM (2:04.31) at the Magnus Cup Invitational … captured third with a personal best time in the 200 IM (2:01.00) at the Zippy Invitational … placed fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:49.80) at the Shamrock Invite … a member of the 200 freestyle relay that won first with a MAC and program record breaking time of (1:29.35) at the Ohio State Winter Invite … Duals: Earned fourth in the 100 backstroke (58.19) against Buffalo … finished fifth in the 100 backstroke (57.80) and the 200 backstroke (2:04.39) against Ohio State and Denison … placed fourth in the 400 IM (4:50.90) in Akron’s mystery dual against Duquesne.Â
As a Sophomore: CSCAA Scholar All-America ... Presidents List ... Academic All-MAC ...  MAC Championships: A member of the 800 freestyle relay (7:09.92), 200 freestyle relay (1:29.74) and 400 freestyle relay (3:18.92) teams that all finished first … earned second in the 200 IM (2:00.23) … placed fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:49.14) … finished sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:59.25) … Invitationals: Finished first in the 200 freestyle (1:49.10) and fifth in both the 100 freestyle (51.16) and 200 IM (2:03.35) at the Magnus Cup Invitational … placed third in the 200 backstroke (1:58.68) and fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:48.93) at the Zippy Invitational … finished sixth in the 200 IM (2:03.53) at the Shamrock Invitational … Duals: Earned second in the 50 freestyle (24.59) against Youngstown State … finished third in both the 100 backstroke (57.78) and 200 backstroke (2:04.64) against Miami … placed third in both the 200 freestyle (1:54.40) and 200 backstroke (2:03.77) against Eastern Michigan … finished third in the 100 freestyle (53.71) against Toledo … placed fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:55.79) against Duquesne … captured first in the 100 backstroke (57.61) and 200 backstroke (2:03.54) against Ohio.
As a Freshman: Earned Second team All-MAC honors … MAC Championships: Competed in the 200 IM (2:01.84) and finished sixth and placed eighth in the 200 free (1:49.10) … Invitationals: First place finisher in the 200 free (1:50.93) and third place finisher in the 200 IM (2:04.25) at the Akron Invitational … Duals: Won the 200 IM (2:07.76) against Toledo and finished second in the 200 free (1:57.59) against Ball state.
At Olentangy High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner…holds team record in 50,100, and 200 freestyle… four-time All State selection (2013-16) …National Honors Society scholar  from (2014-16).
Personal: Daughter of Brendan and Kristi Nebraska…has three brothers, Austin, Jack, and Aaron, and two older sisters Mara and Leah…her brother played lacrosse at Bellarmine University…plans to major in accounting.
"daugher of Brendan and Kristi Nebraska...has three brothers, Austin, Jack, and Aaron, two sistersÂ