2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Dyson, Ella
Ella Dyson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marlow, England
- High School:
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar School /
Bio
PERSONAL BEST TIMES
POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
CSCAA NATIONAL INVITATIONAL
CSCAA OPEN WATER NATIONALS
AAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
JUNIOR (2024-25):
• CSC Academic All-District Honoree
• Earned second CSCAA Open Water National Championship and led Rice to an Open Water Team National Championship.
• Won third-straight 1650 Free AAC Championships with a time of 16:20.26, a season best.
• Competed in 14 meets on the season, recording 10 first-place finishes for the year, a career-high.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24):
• 2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
• Finished fourth at the European Junior Open Water Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 500 and 1650 Free, finishing 54th and 36th, respectively
• Won the 1650 Free at the AAC Championships for the second consecutive year with a time of 16:21.98
• Competed in 11 meets on the season, recording seven first-place finishes
• Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team
FRESHMAN (2022-23):
• Rookie of the Year,
• CSCAA Opener Water Individual Champion.
• American Athletic Conference Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week on 1/17
• AAC Champion in the 1650 freestyle and scored 74 points by adding a third-place finish in the 500 free and finishing 12th in the 200 free.
EVENT | TIME |
50 Free | 26.77 |
100 Free | 54.84 |
200 Free | 1:52.06 |
500 Free | 4:44.00 |
1000 Free | 9:50.92 |
1650 Free | 16:14.03 |
50 Fly | 28.02 |
100 Fly | 59.60 |
200 Fly | 2:05.37 |
50 Breast | 34.20 |
100 Breast | 1:11.20 |
200 Back | 2:03.02 |
400 IM | 4:18.41 |
POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR | EVENT | PLACE | TIME |
2025 | 500 Free | 4th | 4:45.71 |
2025 | 1650 Free | 1st | 16:20.26 |
2025 | 400 IM | 5th | 4:18.51 |
2024 | 500 Free | 54th | 4:46.11 |
2024 | 1650 Free | 36th | 16:18.01 |
CSCAA NATIONAL INVITATIONAL
YEAR | EVENT | PLACE | TIME |
2025 | 500 Free | 10th | 4:50.31 |
2025 | 1000 Free | 1st | 9:55.10 |
2025 | 1650 Free | 1st | 16:20.79 |
2025 | 4:19.79 | 10th | 4:19.79 |
2023 | 200 Free | 38th | 1:51.03 |
2023 | 500 Free | 11th | 4:49.03 |
2023 | 500 Free (B final) | 12th | 4:49.03 |
2023 | 1000 Free | 6th | 10:02.14 |
2023 | 1650 Free | 7th | 16:35.72 |
2023 | 200 Free Relay | 48th | 1:37.02 |
CSCAA OPEN WATER NATIONALS
YEAR | PLACE | TIME |
2024 | 1st | 1:03:31.00 |
2022 | 1st | 58:08.88 |
AAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR | EVENT | PLACE | TIME |
2025 | 500 Free | 4th | 4:45.71 |
2025 | 1650 Free | 1st | 16:20.26 |
2025 | 400 IM | 5th | 4:18.51 |
2024 | 500 Free | 1st | 4:45.63 |
2024 | 500 Free (final) | 2nd | 4:44.00 |
2024 | 1650 Free | 1st | 16:21.98 |
2024 | 400 IM | 5th | 4:19.34 |
2024 | 400 IM (final) | 5th | 4:18.41 |
2023 | 200 Free | 15th | 1:51.30 |
2023 | 200 Free (B final) | 12th | 1:50.67 |
2023 | 500 Free | 3rd | 4:50.19 |
2023 | 500 Free (final) | 3rd | 4:48.07 |
2023 | 1650 Free | 1st | 16:24.04 |
JUNIOR (2024-25):
• CSC Academic All-District Honoree
• Earned second CSCAA Open Water National Championship and led Rice to an Open Water Team National Championship.
• Won third-straight 1650 Free AAC Championships with a time of 16:20.26, a season best.
• Competed in 14 meets on the season, recording 10 first-place finishes for the year, a career-high.
SOPHOMORE (2023-24):
• 2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
• Finished fourth at the European Junior Open Water Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 500 and 1650 Free, finishing 54th and 36th, respectively
• Won the 1650 Free at the AAC Championships for the second consecutive year with a time of 16:21.98
• Competed in 11 meets on the season, recording seven first-place finishes
• Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team
FRESHMAN (2022-23):
• Rookie of the Year,
• CSCAA Opener Water Individual Champion.
• American Athletic Conference Women's Swimming Athlete of the Week on 1/17
• AAC Champion in the 1650 freestyle and scored 74 points by adding a third-place finish in the 500 free and finishing 12th in the 200 free.
Personal
Born: February 22 in Melbourne, Australia... Parents: David and Samantha Dyson... one brother... Competed for Sir William Borlase's Grammar School and Wycombe District Swimming Club.
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