2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Aarts, Nicole
Nicole Aarts
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Convent of the Sacred Heart
- Hometown:
- Hoboken, N.J.
Bio
2019-20: Took gold in the 100 back and the 200 medley relay on the back leg against UIC and Illinois (Oct. 12) ... Finished third in the 100 and 200 back in win against Oakland (11/1) ... Finished first in the 200 back with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:55.85 at the TYR Invitational (11/24) ... Placed second in the 100 back in win versus Iowa (1/18)... … Contributed 13 individual points at the 2020 Big Ten Champions and was a part of 52 relay points… Earned first NCAA qualification as a relay member.
2018-19: Placed second in 100 back at quad-dual against Chicago/UIC/Illinois (10/26) ... Took first in the 100 back at TYR, and contributed a leg of the pool-record setting 400 free relay win ... Also finished fifth with a personal best in the 50 free, third in the 50 back, and third in the 200 back at the TYR Invite (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Finished first in the 100 fly against No. 4 Georgia (10/20) ... Won the 100 back at the triple-dual against UIC and UChicago (10/28) ... Contributed to two relay wins at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19), including one pool record in the 200 medley relay ... Swam a career high in all five individual events at the TYR Invite, finishing the 100 back with an NCAA 'B' Cut time of 54.31, the 200 back with an NCAA 'B' Cut time of 1:56.29, the 50 back with a time of 25.49, the 100 fly with a time of 55.11, and the 50 free with a time of 23.88 ... Finished second in both the 100 back and 200 back, third in the 50 back, sixth in the 100 fly, and 11th in the 50 free at the TYR Invite.
2016-17: Freshman swimmer in the free, back and fly events… Third on the Northwestern Top Times list in the 200 back…also on the list in 100 fly and 100 back…Achieved season-best times in all three of her events at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)…This included a 55.36 100 back, 1:58.32 200 back and a 55.37 100 fly…Placed second in the 200 back at the Chicago Quad (10/22)…Earned fourth-place finishes in the 100 back (58.69) and 200 back (2:05.90) at the Rutgers/Illinois Triple-Dual (10/29)…Swam season-best times in the 50 back (26.37), 50 free (24.85) and 50 fly (25.32) at the TYR Invitational (11/20).
High School: Convent of the Sacred Heart | Club: Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics (AGUA)
High School: 100 back record holder at Convent of the Sacred Heart ... Coached by Warren Perry ... Two-time MVP in 2014 and 2015 ... Two-time AAIS All-Star in 2014 and 2015 ... High school was conference champions in 2015 ... Competed for two years with Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics ... Swam on the same team as fellow signee Krystal Lara ... 100 back record holder for her club team ... Scholastic All-American in 2014 and 2015 ... Won the Rensselaer Medal for excellence in science and math
Personal: A member of Mu Alpha Theta, with an A average in all three years of mathematics … Father swam at Rensseelaer Polytechnical Institute … Major is statistics, minor is business institutions
Top Times: 200 free (1:50.28/2:05.83), 100 back (55.00/1:04.40), 200 back (1:59.23/2:18.34), 100 Free (51.55/57.71)
2018-19: Placed second in 100 back at quad-dual against Chicago/UIC/Illinois (10/26) ... Took first in the 100 back at TYR, and contributed a leg of the pool-record setting 400 free relay win ... Also finished fifth with a personal best in the 50 free, third in the 50 back, and third in the 200 back at the TYR Invite (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Finished first in the 100 fly against No. 4 Georgia (10/20) ... Won the 100 back at the triple-dual against UIC and UChicago (10/28) ... Contributed to two relay wins at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19), including one pool record in the 200 medley relay ... Swam a career high in all five individual events at the TYR Invite, finishing the 100 back with an NCAA 'B' Cut time of 54.31, the 200 back with an NCAA 'B' Cut time of 1:56.29, the 50 back with a time of 25.49, the 100 fly with a time of 55.11, and the 50 free with a time of 23.88 ... Finished second in both the 100 back and 200 back, third in the 50 back, sixth in the 100 fly, and 11th in the 50 free at the TYR Invite.
2016-17: Freshman swimmer in the free, back and fly events… Third on the Northwestern Top Times list in the 200 back…also on the list in 100 fly and 100 back…Achieved season-best times in all three of her events at the Big Ten Championships (2/15)…This included a 55.36 100 back, 1:58.32 200 back and a 55.37 100 fly…Placed second in the 200 back at the Chicago Quad (10/22)…Earned fourth-place finishes in the 100 back (58.69) and 200 back (2:05.90) at the Rutgers/Illinois Triple-Dual (10/29)…Swam season-best times in the 50 back (26.37), 50 free (24.85) and 50 fly (25.32) at the TYR Invitational (11/20).
High School: Convent of the Sacred Heart | Club: Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics (AGUA)
High School: 100 back record holder at Convent of the Sacred Heart ... Coached by Warren Perry ... Two-time MVP in 2014 and 2015 ... Two-time AAIS All-Star in 2014 and 2015 ... High school was conference champions in 2015 ... Competed for two years with Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics ... Swam on the same team as fellow signee Krystal Lara ... 100 back record holder for her club team ... Scholastic All-American in 2014 and 2015 ... Won the Rensselaer Medal for excellence in science and math
Personal: A member of Mu Alpha Theta, with an A average in all three years of mathematics … Father swam at Rensseelaer Polytechnical Institute … Major is statistics, minor is business institutions
Top Times: 200 free (1:50.28/2:05.83), 100 back (55.00/1:04.40), 200 back (1:59.23/2:18.34), 100 Free (51.55/57.71)
AARTS' CAREER BESTS:
| Event | Career Best |
| 50 back | 25.49 |
| 100 back | 54.17 |
| 200 back | 1:56.15 |
| 50 free | 23.71 |
| 100 free | 51.09 |
| 50 fly | 25.32 |
| 100 fly | 55.11 |
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