National Record-Holder in the 100 Back Featured in Hometown Press
March 18, 2009 · Posted in news
The new national record holder in the 100 backstroke was recently featured in his hometown paper. Kalamazoo College junior Paul Ellis receives star treatment from the Oakland Press:
Ellis swam the opening leg of the 400 medley relay — the 100 backstroke — an established a national mark with his 48.56 clocking, as the Hornets hit the wall in 3:19.01, currently the third-fastest time among NCAA III schools.
“I couldn’t believe that I went a time that fast,” Ellis said. “I wanted to do 49 low and I remember hitting the wall and it was 48.5, and coach said, ‘By the way, you broke the national record, nice job.’ At that point, everyone was going nuts, we were so far over everyone, just crushing them. It was phenomenal.”
