Nancy Claire Smith
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- Birth Date:
- 3-8-95
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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Hometown:
- Franklin, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Franklin
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- Major:
- Biochemistry/Religion
Bio
2016-17: Honorable Mention All-American in the 800 free relay...Was a member of an 800 free relay team that finished third at the BMC Championships, which earned her an all-conference selection...Also finished in the top eight in the 400 individual medley at the BMC Championships...Placed in the top 16 in three other races at conference... Grabbed a victory in each of C-N's home dual meets, winning the 500 free against Cumberlands and King (Tenn.) and the 200 breaststroke against Limestone...Contributed to a victory in the 400 medley relay against King.
2015-16: All-American in the 800 Free Relay... Honorable Mention All-American in the 200 Free Relay... Won Carson-Newman's first-ever Elite 90 Award at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships for having the highest GPA at the Championships... Reset the school record as a member of the 800 Free Relay... Won three events during her junior season: 200 Breast against the University of the Cumberlands, 400 Free and 400 Free Relay against King and Emory & Henry.
2014-15: Eagle Scholar and CSCAA Scholar All-American... School record holder in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:28.55, 800 Free Relay with a swim of 7:30.11... Won a total of nine events during the duration of her sophomore season.
2013-14: Eagle Scholar... Set the initial school record in the 100 Breast (1:07.82), the 200 Breast (2:26.23), the 400 I.M. (4:37.22) and was a member of two record setting relay teams: the 400 Medley Relay and the 800 Free... Won the: 200 I.M. and 100 Breast against Milligan, 200 Breast (2:27.12) at the Lenior-Rhyne/Catawba tri-meet... Finished eighth in the 200 Breast at the BMC Conference Championships... Member of the 400 Free Medley Relay team that finished fifth at the BMC Conference Championships.
High School: Sported a time of 1:05.71 in the 100 Breast and a mark of 2:21.40 in the 200 Breast... School's record holder in the 200 Breast... Finished seventh in the 100 Breast and ninth in the 200 I.M. at the Tennessee high school meet... Earned automatic All-American honors in the 400 Free Relay in 2010 and was also a Scholastic All-American... Four-time Excel Award winner and a three-time Southeastern Zone team member... 400 Free Relay team at Franklin finished second at the Tennessee state meet in 2011... Was Franklin's Outstanding Senior Girl and fifth in her graduating class of 420, National Honor Society member, Sewanee Award winner for writing and was an AP scholar with honors.
Personal: Daughter of Dan and Lisa Smith... Uncle, Tom Mullady, was a football star for Southwestern in Memphis (now Rhodes College) and went on to play for the New York Giants... Double majors in Biochemistry and Religion.
News mentions
INDIANAPOLIS – Former Carson-Newman women’s swimmer Nancy Claire Smith (Franklin, Tenn.) has been nominated for the NCAA’s Woman of the Year.
PHILADELPHIA - A school-record seven Carson-Newman wommen's swimmers are among a record 997 swimmers and divers to receive recognition as members of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America team.
AUSTIN, Texas - Carson-Newman women's swimming alumna Nancy Claire Smith has capped her Carson-Newman career by becoming the first ever athlete, male or female, in Carson-Newman history to be selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large First Team.
AUSTIN, Texas – For the second consecutive year, Carson-Newman swimmer Nancy Claire Smith (Franklin, Tenn.) has been selected as a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large team, it was announced Thursday afternoon.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – On day three of the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala., the Carson-Newman swim team continued adding to its list of accomplishments, as three times, the Eagles placed themselves among the best in the nation.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the third time in the four year history of the program, the Carson-Newman swim team will make the trip to the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Following a successful regular season that saw them pick up wins in all four of their dual meets, break several school records and receive votes in the national polls, the Carson-Newman swim team will hit the road for its most important trip of the season.
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. – The Carson-Newman swim team picked up its fourth victory in four dual meets this season, as they bested the Emmanuel College Lions by as score of 345-179 on Friday afternoon in Franklin Springs, Ga.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Following a successful start to the season that included victories in all three of their dual meets, the Eagles will face possibly their biggest test of the season when they travel to Cincinnati, Ohio for the Bearcats Midseason Invitational, which is being held at the University of Cincinnati on November 17th – 19th.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim team hosted their dual meet of the fall at Maddox Pool on Friday night and they collected their third straight win by decimating the King (Tenn.) by a score of 328.50 to 72.50.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim team is preparing to host their third and final dual meet of the season, which will take place on Friday evening when they entertain the King (Tenn.) Tornado at 6 p.m. at Maddox Pool.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – The Carson-Newman swim team hosted their second dual meet of the season at Maddox Pool and turned it into their second victory of the fall by demolishing the University of the Cumberlands, 327-83, on Friday night.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn ? The Carson-Newman swim team hosted their first dual meet of the season on Saturday against the Limestone Saints and they emerged victorious by a combined score of 386-134.
Maintaining a perfect GPA for four years while double majoring and having to attend early morning swim practice hasn't been easy for Nancy Claire Smith, but she's earned a 4.0 through discipline and hard work.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim team made held its blue-orange inter-squad meet on Friday night and the blue team emerged victorious, 213-195, at Maddox Pool in Jefferson City, Tenn.
LAWRENCE, Kan – The Carson-Newman men’s swim team turned in a second place finish, while the women’s team came in fourth on Saturday at the CSCAA Open Water Championships at Lone Star Lake in Lawrence, Kansas.