Ekaterina Nikonova

2024 U.S. Open: 5 Storylines to Follow

2024 Olympian Drew Kibler makes his returns to the yards pool, but with entry times in long course meters, he finds himself quite far down the entry lists.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Sophomore Class Looks to Carry Momentum For #3 Florida Women

Bella Sims and Emma Weyant will both return as the University of Florida’s top scorers, with a combined 104 NCAA points for the Gators last year.

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U.S. Open Qualifier Zoe Nordmann (2024) Will Swim for Northwestern

Zoe Nordmann is headed to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, to join the class of 2028 this fall.

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Ranking the 2024 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16

Northwestern brings in a huge class this fall for the 2023-2024 season, leading them in the first of our recruit class rankings.

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Two-Time NCAA ‘B’ Finalist Nicole Maier Transfers To Florida

Maier brings to the Gators her versatility and NCAA qualifying abilities in sprint freestyle, mid-distance freestyle, and the IM races.

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NCAA Qualifier Nikki Venema Using Final Year of Eligibility With Northwestern

Venema is a huge boost to the sprint free and fly events for Northwestern. She earned an individual invite to 2023 NCAAs.

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NCAA Relay All-American Ekaterina Nikonova Transferring From Florida To Northwestern

Nikonova would have earned an individual NCAA invite this past season in the 200 freestyle and would have had the fastest 50, 100, and 200 frees on the team.

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Olivia Peoples Swims Fly on Florida’s 4×50 Free Relay, Splits 22.25

Olivia Peoples swam butterfly on the 3rd leg of Florida’s 4×50 free relay, and she was faster than she has been in freestyle.

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Florida All-American Ekaterina Nikonova Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Ekaterina Nikonova, a University of Florida All-American, entered the NCAA Transfer Portal after missing this year’s championship season with an injury.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Virginia Continues To Raise Bar With Free Relay Dominance

The fastest sprint freestyler in history, Gretchen Walsh leads the way for the UVA women in the 200 and 400 free relays as they continue to run over the NCAA.

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Florida All-American Ekaterina Nikonova Dislocates Kneecap Misses SECs and NCAAs

Ekaterina Nikonova, a 7-time collegiate All-American, will miss the 2024 championship season after undergoing surgery to repair a ligament.

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2023 NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Dune Coetzee Scratches Out of SEC Championships

Coetzee, who raced at Worlds in Doha last week, was seeded 3rd in the women’s 200, 500 and 1650 free at SECs.

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2023 Georgia Invite: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Florida freshman Bella Sims takes on a tough 200 back/200 fly double and sophomore Josh Liendo enters the 100 free as the No. 3 seed on Saturday night.

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SwimSwam’s 2024 Women’s NCAA Pre-Season Champion Picks

It was nearly unanimous among the nine writers contributing to this report that the Virginia women will again sweep the relays at the NCAA Championships.

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Isabel Ivey And Bella Sims Log Three Wins Each As Florida Beats Vanderbilt

In her debut as a Florida Gator, Bella Sims won the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, and 100 butterfly against Vanderbilt.

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