2018-19 Swimming and Diving Roster

Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault

Imre van Huyssteen

  • Position:
    Breaststroke/Freestyle
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Experience:
    3
  • Hometown:
    Paarl, South Africa
  • Prev School:
    Paarl Gymnasium H.S.
  • High School:
    Paarl Gymnasium H.S.

Summary

Biography

2018-19: Member of the record-breaking 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay.... Placed 5th in the A final of the 200 breaststroke at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, touching the wall at 2:18.00 for a season-best time…. Raced in the A final of the 100 breaststroke, finishing 8th in 1:04.85…. Picked up a lifetime-best time in the 200 IM, posting a 2:05.90 in the B for 13th overall…. Led off the 200 free relay at the Kansas Classic in a personal best 24.16 split.

2017-18: Named an All-Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention... Helped break the school record in the 200-yard free relay with a time of 1:34.32 at the MVC Championships... Helped break the school record in the 400-yard free relay with a time of 3:26.03 at the MVC Championships... Placed sixth at the MVC Championships in the 100-yard breaststroke with a personal-best time of 1:04.27... Recorded a personal-best time of 51.47 in the 100 free while swimming in the 400-yard free relay at the MVC Championships... Finished 11th in the 100 free at the MVC Championships with a time of 51.91... Recorded a season-best time of 2:06.77 and placed 14th in the 200 IM at the MVC Championships... Swam a personal best of 24.27 in the 50 free at the Kansas Classic.

2016-17: Broke the school record in the finals of the 200-yard breaststroke at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships with a time of 2:17.95... Helped break the school record in the 400-yard free relay with time of 3:27.15 at the MVC Championships... Set a personal-best time of 24.67 in the 50-yard freestyle during the 200-yard free relay at the Kansas Classic... Recorded a personal-best time of 52.66 in the 100-yard freestyle during the 400-yard free relay at the Kansas Classic... Put up a personal-best time of 1:04.48 in the 100-yard breaststroke at the MVC Championships... Tallied a personal-best time of 2:06.36 in the 200-yard IM at the MVC Championships.

2015-16: Recorded a personal-best 50-yard freestyle time of 25.26 while swimming the 200-yard free relay at the Little Rock Christmas Invitational... Set a personal-best time of 54.86 in the 100-yard freestyle at the Little Rock Christmas Invitational... Tallied a personal best of 1:07.35 in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships.... Had a personal-best time of 2:23.87 in the 200-yard breaststroke at the MVC Championships... Recorded a personal-best time of 2:10.36 in the 200-yard individual medley at the MVC Championships.

School record-holder in the 200 breaststroke and 200 IM as well as a member of the 2019 record-breaking 200 and 400 freestyle relays. Also ranked 3rd on the top times list in both the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.

At Paarl Gymnasium HS: Captain of the swim team and holds various high school swimming records... Awarded Swimmer of the Year for three consecutive years and obtained various medals at the Western Province Age-Group Championships... Competed at the South African National Youth Championship for four straight years and obtained gold and bronze medals in the the breaststroke and individual medley events... Received full Western Province Senior Colours in 2014.

Personal: Hometown is Paarl, South Africa... Daughter of Stephan and Serina van Huyssteen... Has one brother, Andre, and one sister, Mila.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Breaststroke
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Breaststroke
  • 2017-18Junior

    Breaststroke/Freestyle
  • 2018-19Senior

    Breaststroke/Freestyle