Kelly Nordell Named Assistant Coach at Iowa State

AMES, Iowa, June 3. KELLY Nordell, who served as an assistant coach and associate head coach at Nebraska for 14 years, has joined the Iowa State swimming team as an assistant coach, ISU head coach Duane Sorenson announced today.

"We are excited that Kelly will be joining our program this year," Sorenson said. "Her past experience at Nebraska will be invaluable here at Iowa State. Kelly is well-known throughout the upper midwest and she is respected throughout the nation for being a top club coach the past seven years."

An University of Arizona alum, Nordell served as the head coach of the Des Moines Swimming Federation since 2001, developing the top Senior Girl's program in the state and rejuvenating girl's swimming in Central Iowa. In 2007, Nordell coached two of the fastest 17-18 year old female sprinters in the country.

"I look forward to working with Duane and (diving coach) Jeff (Warrick) and each of the student-athletes," said Nordell. "My hope for this season is that we can improve our conference finish and have a NCAA qualifier in the pool."

Prior to joining the Des Moines Swimming Federation, Nordell served as an assistant coach and associate head coach at Nebraska from 1988-2001. She coached 24 NCAA All-Americans and 34 conference champions while six of her swimmers posted times that ranked in the top-100 in the world. Her swimmers also earned CoSIDA Academic All-American recognition four times.

From 1994-98, Nordell was head coach of the USS/YMCA Swim Team in Lincoln, Neb., where she transformed a recreation team into a state championship squad. She was instrumental in increasing the team membership by 100 percent.

Nordell was a three-time NCAA qualifier at Arizona and team captain during the 1984-85 campaign. Nordell specialized in middle distance events while swimming for the Wildcats.

Special thanks to Iowa State for contributing this report.

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