Imogen Watson

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Brisbane, Australia
Prev School:
University of Nevada

SIU TOP TIMES

50-yard freestyle: 22.99
100-yard backstroke: 55.46
200-yard backstroke: 2:03.26
100-yard butterfly: 58.16

2020 - 2021 (SENIOR)

MVC First-Team Honorable Mention... Swam in four events all season... swam to a fifth place finish in the "A" final in the 50-freestyle at the MVC Championships -- also earned fifth place in the 100-back "A" final... garnered "B" final placement in the 200-backstroke at MVC's... helped the 200-medley relay to a second place finish at the MVC Championships... top-five SIU times in the 50-free and 100-back... 12 top-eight finishes.

2019 - 2020 (JUNIOR, NEVADA)

Competed in all regular season meets including the Phill Hansel Invite that saw her mark two season bests… Finished with a time of 26.08 in the 50 back and 56.48 in the 100 fly … In the dual meet victory over Fresno State, she marked two more season best times in the 100 back (55.84) and the 200 back (2:04.07).

2018 - 2019 (SOPHOMORE, NEVADA)

Set a new career high in the 100 butterfly with a time of 55.64, was also the third fastest of the season for the Pack … Scored 52 points at the Mountain West Championship in the 200 medley relay after Nevada finished fourth overall … Finished 28^th overall in the 100 back, 30^th in the 100 fly and 33^rd in the 200 back … Had a season best time of 55.77 in the 100 back and a 2:01.05 in the 200 back … Recorded seven individual event wins on the season along with 10 relay wins.

2017 - 2018 (FRESHMAN, NEVADA)

Joined the Pack at semester break where she immediately made an impact on the team, having won the 100-yard backstroke in her first collegiate appearance against Cal State East Bay with a time of 56.35 … Collected another pair of top three finishes on the year, earning those in the 100-yard backstroke (2^nd, 55.44) and 100-yard butterfly (3^rd, 56.53) in Nevada’s dual victory over intrastate rival UNLV … Received All-Conference honors with her seventh-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke after swimming the event in 54.27 … Cracked the top five in Nevada’s record book with her times in the 100 and 200-yard backstroke that she swam in 53.85 (2^nd) and 1:59.00 (5^th), respectively, at the conference meet.

PRIOR TO SIU

Won the Hayley Lewis Award for outstanding swim performances in high school the past three consecutive years … A two-time representative of the Queensland, Australian SC team championship … Named the 2016 girls Queensland SC team captain … Ranked No. 47 in the 2016 FINA World Rankings for the 50 backstroke … Was a multiple time finalist in the butterfly and backstroke at the Australian Age Championships, which acts as the Australian Junior Championships … Received a bronze medal at the 2014 Australian Age Championships in the 100 backstroke … Earned a silver medal at the 2015 Australian Age Championships in the 100 backstroke.

PERSONAL

Born November 11, 1999 to Scott and Bernadette Watson...majoring in exercise science.