Florida Gators

Germany Olympic Feature - Swimming World Magazine May 15, 2024
Signed with Florida in June 2024

OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE

• Competing in Germany's 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games 

CAREER ACCOLADES AT MIAMI (OH)

• Two-time Honorable Mention All-American (400 IM) and CSCAA Second-Team All-American
• Four-time All-MAC First Team honoree
• Named a CSCAA Scholar All-American three times (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
• Four-time Academic All-MAC honoree
• Academic All-District selection in 2023
• Named MAC Freshman Swimmer of the Year in 2021
• MAC Co-Women's Outstanding Swimmer of Year in 2023
• Named Outstanding Senior of the Year in 2024
• Nine-time MAC Women's Swimmer of the Week

2022-23 HIGHLIGHTS

• All-American Honorable Mention after taking ninth in 400 IM at NCAA Women’s Championships (with a school-record time of 4:05.84)
• Also competed in 500 freestyle prelims and 100 freestyle prelims at NCAA Women’s Championships
• Named MAC Co-Women's Outstanding Swimmer of Year and All-MAC First Team
• Named CSCAA Second-Team All-American (400 IM)
• Honored as CSCAA Scholar All-American (first-team)
• Earned Academic All-MAC for third straight season
• Named Academic All-District
• Three-time MAC Women’s Swimmer of the Week
• Finished first in 200 IM at MAC Championships (1:56.04), setting a program, pool and MAC record
• Finished first in 400 IM at MAC Championships (4:09.22), breaking her program and pool record
• Finished second in 200 butterfly at MAC Championships (1:56.56), setting a new program and pool record
• Helped 200 freestyle relay take third place at MAC Championships with top-five program time of 1:30.76
• Helped 400 medley relay tie for third at MAC Championships with school-record time of 3:38.26
• Set program/school/pool record for 200 free with 1:44.50 leadoff leg during 800 freestyle relay at MAC Championships, helping relay team earn a top-five program time
• Set program record for 100 free with 48.15 leadoff leg during 400 freestyle relay at MAC Championships, helping relay team to program top-five time (3:19.14)
• Set program record for 50 free with 22.39 split during 200 freestyle relay at MAC Championships
• Finished first in 50 freestyle against Toledo (23.30)

2021-22 HIGHLIGHTS

• Named First Team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC
• Honored as CSCAA Scholar All-American (first-team)
• Competed at NCAA Division I Women's Championship
• Set school and conference record in 400 IM at MAC Championships (3:18.49), finishing first
• Set school record in 100 freestyle (48.71), finishing second, and in 800 freestyle relay (7:14.34) and 400 medley relay (3:38.65) at MAC Championships, finishing third
• Finished first in 500 freestyle at MAC Championships (4:44.19)
• Finished first in 400 IM against Xavier (4:23.64), Buffalo (4:25.94) and at Miami Invitational (4:12.59)
• Finished first in 200 butterfly against Xavier (2:03.05), Akron (2:01.73), Cleveland State (2:04.27) and at Miami Invitational (1:59.08)
• Finished first in 200 freestyle against Kenyon (1:48.31), Eastern Michigan (1:49.96), Buffalo (1:49.56), Oakland (1:49.96) and Bowling Green (1:52.36)
• Finished first in 500 freestyle against Kenyon (4:51.42), Eastern Michigan (4:59.05), Oakland (4:56.50), Akron (4:56.26), Cleveland State (4:59.52) and at Miami Invitational (4:42.60)
• Finished first in 200 IM against Oakland (2:03.65)

2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS

• Named MAC Freshman Swimmer of Year and First Team All-MAC
• Honored as CSCAA Scholar All-American (honorable mention)
• Finished first in 400 IM (4:11.30) and 500 freestyle (4:39.96) at MAC Championships, setting school and meet records
• Finished second in 800 free relay (7:16.39) and 200 butterfly (1:57.54) and third in 400 freestyle relay (3:19.74), 400 medley relay (3:41.25) and 200 freestyle relay (1:31.24) at MAC Championships
• Finished first in 200 freestyle against Xavier (1:47.83) and Ohio / Toledo (1:48.77)
• Finished first in 500 freestyle against Indianapolis (4:49.30), Ball State (4:54.46) and Ohio / Toledo (4:55.82)
• Finished first in 200 IM against Indianapolis (2:02.38) and Ohio / Toledo (2:04.44)
• Finished first in 400 freestyle relay against Ball State (3:26.31)
• Finished first in 400 medley relay against Xavier (3:47.67) and Ball State (3:46.80)
• Finished first in 200 butterfly at Miami Invitational (2:01.21)

PRIOR TO MIAMI

• Previously attended Ruhr-Universitat-Bochum
• Swam at 2019 German Championships
• Finished second in 400 IM and third in 400 freestyle and 200 freestyle at Junior Judgment
• Finished first in mixed and women’s 200 freestyle and third in 400 freestyle at 2019 North Rhine-Westphalian Championships
• Finished first in 200 freestyle and 400 IM, second in 400 freestyle and third in 100 freestyle at 2019 NRW Championships
• Finished first in 200 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 200 IM in SCM and 400 IM, 1500 freestyle and 800 freestyle in LCM at 2019 regional championships

Gators newest addition ??

Welcome to UF, Nicole!

???: https://t.co/4MgtXUa3D7#GoGators pic.twitter.com/ZwHO4pRF0p

— Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) June 10, 2024