2020-21 Women's Swimming Roster

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Oda Bygdnes

  • Position:
    Butterfly/Free
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Homeschool
  • Hometown:
    Harstad, Norway

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests (Events swam 5x or more)
50 Butterfly: 24.76 (Nov. 22, 2019 at Pepperdine Winter Invitational)
100 Butterfly: 54.66 (Mar. 13-16, 2019 at NCAA Championships)
100 IM: 58.31 (Feb. 17, 2018 at PCSC Championships)
50 Freestyle: 24.06 (Feb. 12, 2020 at PCSC Championships)
100 Freestyle: 52.44 (2x Most Recent: Jan. 12, 2019 at Lions Cup)
100 Backstroke: 58.73 (Dec. 2, 2017 at Husky Invitational)
100 IM: 58.31 (Feb. 17, 2018 at PCSC Championships)
200 IM: 2:07.20 (Nov. 22, 2019 at Pepperdine Winter Invitational)
200 Freestyle Relay: 1:35.07 (Nov. 30, 2018 at Husky Invitational)
200 Medley Relay: 1:43.00 (Dec. 2, 2017 at Husky Invitational)
400 Freestyle Relay: 3:35.11 (Dec. 2, 2019 at Husky Invitational)
400 Medley Relay: 3:46.00 (Nov. 30, 2018 at Husky Invitational)

#NookNotes
- One NCAA Appearance (2018-19)
- Qualified for 2019-20 NCAA Championships
- NCAA All-American Honorable Mention (2018-19)
- Team MVP (2018-19)
 
2019-20 | Junior
Appeared in 42 events for the Nanooks ... Had 20 top-five finishes with 10 in first place ... At the PCSC Championships, Bygdnes posted a personal-best time of 24.06 in the timed finals of the 50-yard freestyle ... Posted a season-best time in the 100-yard butterfly of 54.99, giving her a first place finish at the Championships and an NCAA Qualification time ... Swam a personal-best in the 200-yard freestyle at the Pepperdine Winter Invitational with a time of 1:56.92 ... Posted two other personal-best times at the Pepperdine Winter Invitational in the 50-yard butterfly (24.76) and 200-yard IM (2.07.20) ... On Oct. 19, 2019 against Azusa Pacific, Bygdnes and the relay team in the 200-yard medley relay posted a time of 1:50.22 for a first place finish ... Placed second in a timed finals against Seattle U. in the 200-yard butterfly, posting a time of 2:14.08 ... On day two against Seattle U. she finished second again in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.32

2018-19 | Sophomore
Appeared in 58 events as a Nanooks … Had 34 top-five finishes with 17 in first place … At the NCAA Championships tied a personal-best 54.66 in the 100-yard butterfly placing 13th … Swam a career-best 24.53 in the 50 freestyle finishing 46th at the Husky Invitational … Also at the invitational had a personal-best 3:46.00 placing fourth in the 400 medley relay … Finished seventh with a career-best 1:35.07 in the 200 freestyle relay at the Husky Invitational … Had a personal-best of 3:35.11 at the Husky Invitational in the 400 freestyle relay placing 10th … Swam a career-best 52.44 in the 100 freestyle twice, first at the Husky invitational finishing 13th then again at the Lions Cup placing second … Also at the Lions Cup had personal-bests of 2:07.86 in the 200 individual medley and 1:43.00 in the 200 medley relay finishing first in both … Placed first in the 200 medley relay and second in the 100 butterfly at the PCSC Championships … Also finished fourth in the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 medley relay … Placed sixth in the 100 freestyle, seventh in the 200 IM and ninth in the 400 freestyle relay at the PCSC Championships … At the Husky Invitational finished third in the 200 medley relay, fourth in the 100 butterfly and 19th in the 200 IM … Placed first in the 100 butterfly and the 400 medley relay at the Lions Cup … Also finished second in the 400 freestyle relay and the 800 freestyle relay … Placed third in the 200 freestyle relay at the Lions Cup … Had 12 first place finishes in dual-meets … Named an NCAA All-American Honorable Mention … Named team MVP.
 
2017-18 | Freshman
Appeared in 56 events as a freshman … Had 27 top-five finishes with 17 in first place … Finished third in the 100-yard individual medley at the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Championships with a career-best 58.31… Also at the PCSC Championships placed fifth in the 400 medley relay with a personal-best 3:52.46 and 17th in the 200 individual medley also with a personal-best 2:07.86 … At the Husky Invitational had five career-bests in the 200 freestyle relay (fourth) 1:37.44, 200 medley relay (second) 1:34.50, 100 butterfly (14th) 56.34, 100 backstroke (32nd) 58.73 and the 100 freestyle (24th) in 52.75 … Had a first place finish in the 800 freestyle relay with a personal-best 8:07.54 at the Lion’s Cup Invitational … Swam a personal-best 1:58.41 in the 200 freestyle versus Dixie State … Against Azusa Pacific placed first in the 400 freestyle relay with a career-best 3:37.41 … Also had a career-best 25.11 in the 50 freestyle against Azusa Pacific … Swam a personal-best 1:12.29 in the 100 breaststroke at the Blue Gold Pentathlon … Finished first in the 400 freestyle relay and eighth in the 100 butterfly at the PCSC Championships … Also at the PCSC Championships placed fourth in the 200 medley relay and sixth in the 200 freestyle relay … Placed 43rd in the 200 IM and 39th in the 400 freestyle relay at the Husky Invitational … At the Lion’s Cup finished first in the 200 medley relay and third in the 200 IM … Had 11 first place finishes in dual meets …

Prior to Alaska 

Harstad Swim Team
Most notably a butterfly swimmer, personal-bests include a 28:.04 in the 50-yard (short course) and a time of 1:04.41 in the 100-yard short course (2016) ... Competed in the Norwegian Junior Championships multiple times ... Finished as high as fourth place (50-yard butterfly in 2016) ... Also posted personal-best times in the 50-yard (28.65) and 100-yard (1:06.28) long courses. 

Personal
Daughter of Kjetil Hansen & Liv Bygdnes ... Two siblings: Hakvard Bygdnes & Sendre Densen .. Majoring in Psycholog. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Butterfly/Freestyle
    5'7"

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Butterfly/Freestyle

  • 2019-20Junior

    Butterfly/Free

  • 2020-21Senior

    Butterfly/Free