University of Tennessee Athletics
2005-06 Women's Swimming Roster
Roster
Brittany Nauta
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Tampa Prepatory
Kredich[apos]s Forecast
'Brittany[apos]s transformation at UT, from an unsure freshman to an assertive competitor and team leader is a testament to the power of belief. Brittany swam her way into legend status with her relay swimming at SECs last year, and I believe we[apos]ll see the same kind of performances this year in her individual events. '
AT TENNESSEE:
2007-08: Earned All-America honors as the anchor of three relays at the NCAA Championships, while also earning first-team All-SEC...At the NCAA Championships, she anchored 200y FR (7th), 400y FR (8th) and 200y MR (10th)...400y free foursome established a new school record with a 3:15.07 in the prelims at NCAAs...Swam the last leg of the gold-medal winning and school-record-setting 200y free (1:29.07) and the fifth-place 400y medley relay at the SEC Championships...At the conference championship, she scored individual points for UT in the 100y (13th-place, 50.29) and 200y free (16th-place, 1:49.07)...Earned NCAA provisional cuts and personal-best marks in the 50y, 100y and 200y free at SECs...Swam the fastest of her career in the 500y free (4:57.35) at the Hoosierland Open Invite...Member of six winning relays throughout the season, helping the UT cause in all meets...Is now the fifth-ranked Lady Vol in history in the 200y free, and the No. 7 performer in the 50y and 100y free...Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll...2006-07: Season culminated with an All-America performance as a member of the ninth-place 800 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships...At the SEC Championships, competed in 50y free and 100y free...Took runner-up honors in the 100y freestyle versus Louisville...Was also a member of the victorious 400y free relay in the same competition...The Minnesota Invite found Nauta contributing in a big way for the Lady Vols, as she posted points with a fifth-place 100y free showing, 12th in the 100y back with a 58.57, 13th in the 50y free and 17th in the 100y back as the first leg of the 400y medley relay team...Helped the 200y free and 400y free relay teams take top honors in the win over Northwestern...Also helped secure a runner-up placement for the 200y medley relay...Was a member of the second-place 200y free relay squads against Georgia and at Florida...At the Bulldog Invite, touched the wall in a season-best time of 51.32 in the 100y free to earn second...Also locked up fourth in the 200y free and fifth in the 50y free...Picked up a national cut in the 100m backstroke (1:05.28) at the 2006 Speedo Junior Nationals...2005-06: Peaked at the right time of the season, establishing three lifetime bests while competing at the Southeastern Conference Championships...Secured points for Team Orange in the 200y backstroke after charting a NCAA 'B' cut time of 2:01.73 to place 15th...Swam with five relays at the highly-competitive Purdue Invite for the Orange and White...Member of victorious 400y freestyle relay quartet to help UT defeat SEC rival South Carolina...Had a strong performance in her first collegiate meet, a Big Orange thrashing of Louisville, taking second in the 100y free...Banked points for the Orange and White in every meet of the campaign...Overall, registered 10 top-five finishes.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Received All-America consideration and was a multi-time qualifier...Claimed the Florida state title in 2003 in the 100y backstroke...Member of the victorious 200y medley relay squad that year, as well, and helped the 2002 version earn runner-up honors...Guided Tampa Preparatory School to back-to-back district championships (2002-03) and a regional championship in 2004.
PERSONAL:
Pursuing a degree in communication studies...Lists her sister, University of Georgia swimmer, Chelsea (19), as her biggest sports influence, because she is dedicated, a hard worker and motivated...Has one brother, John, 18...Daughter of Steven and Andrea Nauta...Born Brittany Rose Nauta on Aug. 18, 1987, in Philadelphia, Pa.
| Career Best Times | |||
| 50y free | 23.27 | ||
| 100y free | 50.27 | ||
| 200y free | 1:48.0 | ||
| 1500y free | 4:57.35 | ||
| 50m free | 26.99 | ||
| 100m free | 57.76 | ||
