Ella Kerr

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Ajax High School
Hometown:
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Prev School:
Youngstown State

SIU TOP TIMES

50-yard freestyle: 24.95
50-yard breaststroke: 29.64
100-yard breaststroke: 1:03.53
200-yard breaststroke: 2:17.59
200-yard IM: 2:10.22

2022-2023 (SENIOR)

- MVC Scholar-Athlete
- Competed at nin events
- Thirteen top-eight finishes
- Season-best second-place finish in the 200 breast (2:21.91)

2022-2023 (JUNIOR)

- MVC Scholar-Athlete
- Competed in three events
- Set new personal records in the 50-yard freestyle (24.95), 50-yard breaststroke (29.64), and 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.98)...
- Twenty-three top-ten finishes across the season.

2021-2022 (SOPHOMORE)

All-MVC Honorable Mention... MVC Scholar-Athlete... swam in three events... holds top-five SIU times in 100- and 200-breaststroke... placed sixth in 200-breast final at 2022 MVC's, finished eighth in 100-breast final... four first-place finishes... 18 top-eight marks.

PRIOR TO SIU

One of three transfers in the 2021 signing class, Ella Kerr comes to Southern from Youngstown State, after taking third and fourth place finishes at the 2021 Horizon League Championships. A native of Ajax, Ontario, Canada, Kerr has also been a Canadian Olympic Trial qualifier, as well as a senior national swimmer.

PERSONAL

One of two Canadians on the squad... parents are Jennifer and Derek Kerr...has a sister... majoring in Psychology.