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2021-22 MIT Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Sara Nicholas

  • Height 5-7
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Wilmette, Ill.
  • High School New Trier
  • Event Breast, Free
  • Major Physics and Computer Science

Biography

Collegiate Personal Best
50-Free 25.61
100-Free 56.44
200-Free 2:05.39
500-Free 5:35.67
100-Breast 1:03.45
200-Breast 2:19.29
200-IM 2:11.84

Accolades:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference (2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19)
- CSCAA Second Team Scholar All-America (2021-22)
- CSCAA Scholar All-America (2019-20, 2018-19, 2017-18)
- CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Second Team (2020-21)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team (2020-21)
- NEWMAC Relay Team of the Week (11/15/18, 12/3/18, 1/28/19, 2/4/19)


All-American:
2019-20: (100 Breast, 200 Breast)
2018-19: 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay


NEWMAC Champion:
2018-19: 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay


NEWMAC All-Conference:
2019-20: 100 Breast, 200 Breast (Second Team)
2018-19: 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay (First Team)


2021-22:
- Competed in seven meets during the season


2020-21:
- Season Cancelled Due to Covid-19


2019-20:
- NCAA Qualifier
- NEWMAC: 100 Breast (2nd), 200 Breast (2nd), 200 Medley Relay (11th), 200 IM (21st)
- Invite: 200 Breast (2nd), 200 Medley Relay (3rd), 400 Medley Relay (3rd), 100 Breast (3rd), 400 Free Relay (14th)
- Individual NCAA "B" Cuts: 8
- Regular Season Dual Meet Top-3 Finishes: 11


2018-19:
- NCAA Qualifier 
- Nationals: 200 Medley Relay (10th), 400 Medley Relay (13th), 200 Breast (28th), 100 Breast (35th), 200 IM (49th)
- NEWMAC: 100 Breast (1st), 200 Breast (1st), 200 Medley Relay (1st), 400 Medley Relay (1st), 200 IM (11th)
- Invite: 200 Medley Relay (1st), 400 Medley Relay (1st), 200 Breast (2nd), 100 Breast (2nd)
- Individual NCAA "B" Cuts: 4
- Regular Season Dual Meet Top-3 Finishes: 13


2017-18:
- NCAA Qualifier
- Nationals: 200 Breast (20th), 100 Breast (22nd), 200 IM (53rd)
- NEWMAC: 100 Breast (3rd), 200 Free Relay (11th), 200 Medley Relay (11th), 400 Medley Relay (11th), 200 IM (12th) 
- Invite: 100 Breast (2nd), 200 Breast (3rd), 200 Medley Relay (4th), 400 Medley Relay (8th), 200 Free Relay (8th), 400 Free Relay (18th), 50 Free (19th)
- Individual NCAA "B" Cuts: 7
- Regular Season Dual Meet Top-2 Finishes: 11


Favorite Memory as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- 2020 NEWMAC Championship


Out of the Pool at MIT:
- Majoring in physics and computer science
- Concentration in philosophy
- Software Engineering Intern at Rev
- Completed particle physics research at Tel Aviv University and a virtual reality UROP at MIT
- Baker Rooming Committee
- DAPER Rising Leaders Program
- Kappa Alpha Theta Executive Board
- Dance Troupe
- Baker 5 Bellas


High School:
- A 2017 graduate of New Trier High School
- Four-time varsity letterwinner in swimming
- Senior Leadership Council
- Academic All-American
- All-State
- All-Sectional
- All-Conference
- All-American
- Placed second in the 200 medley relay and eighth in the 100 breast at the state championship
- Placed first in the 200 medley relay and second in the 100 breast at the conference and sectional championships
- Was part of a team conference championship and sectional championship
- Also swam for the New Trier Swim Club where she competed 3 years at NCSA Junior Nationals and was an NCSA finalist
- National Latin Honor Society
- Four-year member of the Honor Roll
- Senior Instructional Leadership Corps
- Swimming Leadership Council
- Habitat for Humanity Leadership Board 
- Lurie Children's Hospital Teen Board
- Rush Hospital Junior Board
- National Merit Scholar
- New Trier Math and Science Awards
- Outstanding Student in Computer Science Award
- AHEPA Scholar and Scholar-Athlete Scholarships

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    Breast, Free
    5'6"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Breast, Free
    5'6"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Breast, Free
    5'6"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Breast, Free
    5'6"
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    Breast, Free
    5'7"