University of Miami Athletics

Katherine Nicholson

position

Sprint Freestyle

Class

Freshman

Hometown

Charlottesville, Va.

High School

Western Albemarle HS

Katherine Nicholson - Swimming & Diving - University of Miami Athletics

2012-13 (Junior): Made season debut at All-Florida Invite, earning second place in “B” final of 50 Freestyle in 24.37 seconds…Finished third in “B” final of 100 Backstroke (1:00.30) and anchored 200 Free Relay team to fifth-place finish (1:36.77)…Competed in 50 Free (24.34) and helped 200 Free Relay entry (1:36.52) to second place…Collected first-place (100 Free, 53.88) and fourth-place (50 Free, 24.69) showings at Houston…Also helped lead 200 Free Realy team to first-place showing (1:35.68) against Cougars…Took fifth place in tri-meet with Duke and NC State in 100 Free, touching the wall in 53.09…Enjoyed solid showing at Georgia Tech Invitational, collecting sixth in “B” final of 50 Free (23.81), fifth in “B” final of 100 Back (57.87) and second in “C” final of 100 Free (51.87)…Led 400 Medley Relay entry to third-place finish (3:57.14) in tri-meet with Virginia Tech and William & Mary.

2010-11 (Freshman): Finished among the top 10 finishers in three 50-yard freestyle events… Collected her best time for the 50 free at the Georgia Tech Fall Invite (Nov. 19-21) with a time of 24.87… Posted her second-fastest time at the All Florida Invite (Oct. 1-3) with a mark of 24.92… Had a fourth-place finish for the 50 free in a head-to-head meeting with crosstown foe FIU (Oct. 15)… Registered her fastest time of the year with a 53.46 for the 100 freestyle at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships in Atlanta (Feb. 16-19)… Swam leadoff for two (2) 400 free relay squads, picking up a time of 54.02 as a split during the GT Fall Invite… Collected another fourth-place finish in the 100 free against FIU… In the 100 backstroke, put up a mark of 59.13 at the ACC Championships… Countered with a time of 1:00.48 at the GT Fall Invite… Swam in one (1) 100 butterfly race during the All Florida Invite… Participated in three (3) 200 free relay events…