2020-2021 Swimming & Diving Roster
Natalie Edwards
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- O'Fallon, Ill.
- High School:
- O'Fallon Township
Personal Bests
50 free: 26.59 (at FIU/Miami, 11/1/19)
100 free: 55.54 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/18/17)
200 free: 2:00.08 (vs Nebraska, 1/26/19)
500 free: 5:27.02 (Illinois Tri Meet, 1/27/18)
50 back: 27.90 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/16/18)
100 back: 57.91 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/16/18)
200 back: 2:05.15 (at Ohio State Winter Invite, 2/16/20)
100 breast: 1:09.72 (at Missouri Invitational, 11/17/17)
50 fly: 27.82 (at Youngstown State & St. Francis, 1/18/19)
100 fly: 1:00.73 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/17/18)
100 IM: 1:02.08 (at Iowa/Notre Dame, 1/12/18)
200 IM: 2:08.88 (at House of Champions Invite, 11/16/18)
400 IM: 4:51.94 (at Youngstown State & St. Francis, 1/18/19)
Junior - 2019-20
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Part of the 200 freestyle relay team that took third with a time of 1:40.66 at the Ohio State Winter Invite (2/16)
Sophomore - 2018-19
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Consistent contributor in backstroke events for the Illini
- Swam a PR time of 57.91 in the 100 backstroke at the House of Champions Invitational
- Career-best 2:06.79 200 backstroke at the House of Champions Invitational
- Clocked personal-best times of 27.82 and 1:00.73 in the 50 and 100 butterfly, respectively
Freshman - 2017-18
- Swam season-best times in the 100 freestyle, 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly and 200 IM at the Missouri Invitational
- Fifth-fastest individual in the 50 backstroke and 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke, touching the wall in times of :27.72, :58.86 and 2:08.24, respectively
- Third-fastest Illini swimmer in the 50 butterfly, posting a time of :28.85 at Florida International (11/3/17)
High School
- Attended O'Fallon Township High School
- Competed at YMCA Nationals
- Illinois High School State Meet competitor
Personal
- Born December 10, 1998
- Parents are Rick and Mary Beth Edwards
- Majoring in business
- Biggest thrill in sports is standing behind the blocks getting ready for her race and hearing everyone cheering
- Lists her mom as her biggest role model because she taught her to look for the best in people
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Saturday, May 17
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