National Success
• Swam a 2:22.90 in the 200 breast at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Captured the bonus final of the 200 breast (2:19.44) at the 2005 U.S. National Championships
Cal Success
• Was 2009 first-team Pac-10 All-Academic
• Posted a then career-best 2:00.74 in the 200 breast at the 2008 Pac-10 championships
High School Success
• Was a three-time high school section champion in the 100 breast
• Set Rio Americano High School records in the 100 breast (56.64) and 200 IM (1:53.00)
Personal
• Parents are Chris and Karen Nissen
• Father, Chris, swam at Wyoming
• Majoring in Scandinavian studies with an emphasis in Danish
• Born May 24, 1988, in Sacramento, Calif.
CAREER-BEST TIMES
SHORT-COURSE YARDS
100 Breast 54.64
200 Breast 1:58.52
200 IM 1:51.55
LONG-COURSE METERS 100 Breast 1:03.54 200 Breast 2:19.79
