AuburnTigers.com will post a short spotlight on each of our NCAA Championship participants leading up the the championships, which will be contested March 20-23 at the Jamail Texas Swimming Center at the University of Texas.
Name: Bailey Nero
2019 NCAA Championship Events: 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM
Previous NCAA Experience:
2018 - 100 Fly/22nd, 200 Fly/26th, 200 IM/43rd
2017 - 100 Fly/36th, 200 Fly/26th, 200 IM/T-33rd
2016 - 100 Fly/40th, 200 Fly/36th, 200 IM/56th
Auburn Rankings: Is the 7th-fastest performer in school history in the 100 fly (52.27), the 7th-fastest in the 200 fly (1:55.75), the 4th-fastest in the 200 IM (1:55.13) and the 4th-fastest in the 400 IM (4:07.31) ... Has 5 of the top-25 all-time performances in school history in the 200 fly (Nos. 11, 12, 22, T-23, T23) ... Has 2 of the top-25 all-time peformance in the 200 IM (No. 7, No. 15), both of which were swum at this year's SEC Championships ... Holds the 14th and 17th-fastest 400 IM performances in school history, both swum at this year's SEC Championships.
Notable: Totaled eight dual meet wins overall, four of which were in the 200 fly ... Swept the fly events at the Georgia Tech dual meet, won the 200 fly and 200 IM at the Virginia dual meet and the 200 fly and 400 IM at the Alabama dual meet ... 400 IM time of 4:07.31 was her fourth NCAA B cut of the season ... Finished 5th in both IMs and 10th in the 200 fly at the SEC Championships.
On the Psych Sheet:
200 IM - 15th - 1:55.13
100 Fly - 53rd - 52.74
200 Fly - 38th - 1:56.33