BYU Highlights
- Competed for BYU at the 2026 NCAA Swim and Dive National Championships in 500 free, 1650 free & 400 IM
- All-Big 12 First Team (400 IM, 2026 / 500 free, 2026 / 1650 free, 2026)
- All-Big 12 Second Team (500 free, 200 breast)
- 2022 MPSF 500 free & 400 IM Champion
- Helped BYU 400, 800 & 2000 free relay squads to school records performances (2025, 2026)
- Holds BYU school records in 500, 1000 & 1650 free, 400 IM
- Holds Richards Building Pool records in 200 free & 200 free relay
- Also ranks top 10 all-time at BYU in 200 free, 5K, 200 breast, 100 & 200 IM
Personal
- Parents are Brett & Sarah Nelson
- Wife's name is Anna
- Missionary Service: served two-year full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Puebla, Mexico (2022-24)
- Speaks Spanish
- Has four younger sisters
- Plays the piano
- Ambidextrous
- Earned High Honor Roll at Bingham High School
Before BYU
- Three-time USA Swimming Academic All-American
- 2018-19 Utah Male Swimmer of the Year
- 2020-21 6A Utah Swimmer of the Year
- 2019-2021 Utah Swimming Athlete Representative
- Holds several Utah State swimming records in multiple events
- Holds three 6A Utah High School state records
- 2018 Zone Select Camp
- 2019 National Select Camp
- Swam for Utah Valley Aquatics under Shari Skabelund
- Also recruited by Arizona, Louisville, Missouri, Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Utah
Collegiate Personal Bests
| Event (Yards) | Time | Meet |
|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | 21.22* | '24-'25 at Arizona |
| 100 Freestyle | 43.93 | '24-'25 Texas Invitational |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:34.93 |
'25-'26 at Denver |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:16.56 | '21-'22 MPSF Championships |
| 1000 Freestyle | 9:16.40 | '25-26' at Denver |
| 1650 Freestyle | 14:59.73 | '21-'22 NCAA Championships |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:48.51 | '25-'26 at Hawaii |
| 200 Breaststroke | 1:55.09 | '24-'25 Big 12 Championships |
| 200 Butterfly | 1:48.79 | '24-'25 at Texas A&M, TCU |
| 100 Individual Medley | 50.87 | '24-'25 Intermountain Shootout |
| 200 Individual Medley | 1:45.87 | '21-'22 American Short Course Championships |
| 400 Individual Medley | 3:42.87 | '21-'22 NCAA Championships |