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Swimming and Diving

2025-26 Swimming and Diving Roster

Aaron Mercado
Aaron Mercado

Jackson Nedved

  • Position Breast-IM
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Des Moines, Iowa
  • Highschool Dowling Catholic HS

Biography


Career Bests

2024-25
Swam season best times in three events at the regular season finale the Coyote Invitational where he clocked collegiate bests in the 100 breast (57.96), 200 breast (2:09.13) and 200 IM (1:54.63) and posted third-place finishes in each of those events at the meet....finished seventh in the 200 IM and eighth in he 200 breast in a dual with Minnesota.

2023-24
Competed in three events at the Summit League Championships, in the 200 IM (1:55.31), 400 IM (4:12.73) and 100 breast (59.49), swimming a season best in the 400 IM...swam season bests in three events at the Augustana Invitational in the 100 breast (58.72), 100 IM (52.84) and 200 IM (1:54.97)...placed third in the 100 IM, eighth in the 200 IM and 10th in the 100 breast in the Augustana Invitational...placed in the top 10 in 15 events.

Prep
Qualified for the Iowa one-class state meet a total of 11 events over three years while competing for Dowling Catholic High School...as a senior placed ninth in the 100 breast and 10th in the 200 IM and competed in a pair of relays, the 400 free relay getting 10th...as a junior swam in the prelims of the 100 breast and 200 IM, just missing the finals, while swimming on 10th-place 400 free and 12th-place 200 medley relay units...swam in the 100 breast and 200 IM prelims as a sophomore and on a 13th-place 200 medley relay...posted a pair of top ten finishes at the Iowa Short Course State Championships in 2023...four-year Academic All-Conference selection.

Personal
Son of Kelley Nedved and Eric Nedved

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Breast-IM
    6'0"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Breast-IM
    6'0"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Breast-IM
    6'0"