Butler University Athletics

2024-25 Junior Season: Earned the team's Coaches Award... Started and finished the season with a positive attitude and unwavering determination to achieve her swimming goals... Led by example in the classroom and pool and illustrated great academic and athletic balance... Trained and competed with confidence this season which allowed her to achieve a high level of success... Named to the AD Honor Roll Fall 2024... Three-time Big East Qualifier and Finalist... Placed 20th in the 200 IM at Big East, Placed 11th in the 400 IM at Big East... Placed 9th in the 100 Back at Big East... Placed 5th as a member of the school record-setting 800 Free Relay... All-time school record holder in the 200 Back and 400 IM... Ranks 1st as a member of the 800 Free Relay... Ranks 2nd in the 500 Free... Ranks 3rd in the 200 Free... Ranks 5th in the 200 IM... Ranks 7th in the 1000 Free... Ranks 8th in the 100 Back.

2023-24 Sophomore Season: Named to the AD Honor Roll Fall 2023... Two-time Big East Qualifier and Finalist... Placed 24th in the 200 IM at Big East... Placed 18th in the 400 IM at Big East... Placed 18th in the 200 Back at Big East... Ranks second all-time in the 200 Free... Ranks 2nd in the 500 Free... Ranks 6th in the 1000 Free... Ranks 8th in the 100 Back... Ranks 1st in the 200 Back... Ranks 7th in the 200 IM... Ranks 1st in the 400 IM... Member of the school record setting 800 Free Relay in 2023.

2022-23 Freshman Season: Set Butler school records in the 200 Free (1:51.62), 200 Back (2:00.52), and 400 IM (4:24.37)… Ranks second all-time at BU in the 500 Free (5:00.82), sixth in the 1000 Free (10:45.27) and eighth in the 100 Back (58.48)… Made the Butler Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

High School: Named All-Conference… Team MVP… Placed at Sectionals… Set a school record in the 500 Freestyle… Wheaton Swim Club member… Five Top-8 finishes at the Illinois State Championship… Honor Roll student.

Personal: Daughter of Dave and Dawn Zimner… Has one sibling; Nathan… Natural Sciences major.

Why Zimner Chose Butler
“Butler offers what I want to study and I’m excited to continue my athletic career.”