Career-Best Times (collegiate)
100 Breast: 1:05.37 at Phill Hansel Invitational, 11.20.25
100 Fly: 56.99 at SEC Championships, 2.20.26
200 Fly: 2:05.40 at Arkansas, 1.30.26
200 IM: 2:05.37 at Phill Hansel Invitational, 11.19.25
As a Freshman (2025-26)
• Ranked among the top five on the team in the 100 and 200 fly and 200 IM
• Competed in the 100 (57.00) and 200 (2:06.22) fly along with the 200 IM (2:07.13) at her first SEC Championships (Feb. 17-21)
• Posted career-best time in the 100 fly in time trial at the championships
• Recorded career-best marks in the 100 breast, 200 fly (2:05.78) and 200 IM at the Phill Hansel Invitational (Nov. 19-21)
• That included picking up her first collegiate victory in the 100 breast E Final while also advancing to the D Final of the 200 fly and 200 IM
• Swam the 200 fly (2:05.40) and 200 breast in regular season finale at Arkansas (Jan. 30)
• Posted then career-low time in the 200 fly (2:05.77) in tri-meet with Kentucky and Texas A&M (Jan. 16)
• Finished fifth in the 200 fly (2:05.79) and had a then career-low mark in the 100 fly (57.14) in meet against Missouri and McKendree (Nov. 1)
• Swam both the 100 breast (1:07.31) and 100 fly (57.93) in her collegiate debut against North Florida (Oct. 4)
• Led the Dores in the 100 fly (58.95) in tri-meet with San Diego State and San Diego (Jan. 2)
• Posted time of 58.97 in the 100 fly in tri-meet against Indiana State and Illinois (Nov. 7-8), also swimming the 200 and 400 IM
The Allingham File
• Plans to major in human & organizational development and minor in business
• Attended the Breck School and was member of the Aquajets Swim Team
• Earned all-state honors each season at the varsity level
• Won the 100 breast and 200 IM at the Minnesota State High School League Section 2A championship as a senior
• Runner-up in the 100 breast and 200 IM at the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association team state championship in 2024 as well
• Placed second in the 200 IM and was fourth in the 100 breast at the MSHSL state A championship as a junior after winning both events at the section meet
• Finished third in the 200 IM and added a fourth-place result in the 100 breast at the state A championship when she was a freshman
• Departed as the school record holder in the 100 breast
• Selected the team MVP in 2024
• Earned the Breck Mustangs Coaches Award
• Made the Head of School’s List all four years and received the Bradford Lamsen Scholarship Award for 4.0 GPAs in the 10th grade
• Served as Student Integrity Council President during the 2024-2025 academic year
• Helped club team to three top-10 finishes at the club swimming national championships and the state championship
• Was a Scholastic All-American in 2023
• Daughter of Erin VanSlingerlandt and Brian Allingham
• Is the middle of three girls
• Aunt swam at Northwestern
• Enjoys walking with friends, wake surfing, and cooking and baking in her free time
Why Vanderbilt: “I chose Vanderbilt for so many reasons! I love the welcoming team and coaches, the strong academics, the support provided to student-athletes and the beautiful campus. Vanderbilt just felt like home from the first time I talked to Chelsea to the first time I walked on campus.”