University of Louisville junior swimmer and two-time NCAA champion Kelsi Worrell was named to the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Women’s At-Large Second Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Worrell, an exercise science major, has a 3.58 cumulative grade point average.
More than half (28) of the 45 members of the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men’s At-Large Team earned at least a 3.90 G.P.A., with 14 student-athletes compiling a perfect 4.0 G.P.A. or better. The 15 members of the first-team had an average G.P.A. of 3.85.
On the women’s side, no fewer than 75 percent (34) of the 45 members of the 2015 Capital One including a sensational 17 student-athletes with spotless 4.0 G.P.A. The 15 members of the first-team registered an average G.P.A. of 3.88, with nearly half (seven) logging a 4.0 G.P.A.
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.
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 41.81 and re-set her hours old American record.
Swimming news courtesy of University of Louisville Swimming.