NWO · AUS
Anna is a swimmer from Australia, a distance freestyler and a collegiate competitor, whose official competitive record spans 9 seasons, 14 years, 2 countries and 44 meets.
Her recorded career begins in 2008 in NT LAC B/C Champs, where she raced the 50 backstroke in 42.34.
Her signature event is the 500 freestyle, the event she has raced the most, followed by the 400 individual medley and 1650 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 31 meets and 54 recorded swims.
Her fastest 500 freestyle stands at 5:26.06, set in short course yards (25 yd) at Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships.
Her record includes international meets, in 2016 (Florida International vs. Cornell, Yale). A representative mark at that level is 6:00.26 in the 500 freestyle, recorded in short course yards (25 yd).
After a 2-year break between 2019 and 2021, she came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2021. 2016 is the busiest season on record, with 32 verified individual swims.
She is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 2 countries (the United States and UNK), most often in the United States (42 meets).
Those meets span 10 different venues (Grand Rapids, Holland, Wheaton and Baton Rouge…). She has raced for 8 clubs, led by Calvin University, Jefferson Terrace Aquatic Club, Wichita Falls Elite Swim Team and Wichita Falls Aquatic Club.
Latest competition: CCSL in Baton Rouge, on September 11, 2021, with 2 swims: 30.27 in the 50 freestyle and 1:10.24 in the 100 freestyle, all in short course yards (25 yd). She closes this record with 17 current event personal bests and 38 all-time PB improvements, across 97 verified official swims in competitions governed by Masters Australia and NCAA.