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Spencer Nicholas

Fly/Back/Sprint Free
Position
Freshman
Class
Nashville, Tenn.
Hometown
Martin Luther King Academic Magnet
High School
Spencer Nicholas - Swimming & Diving - Virginia Cavaliers

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All-America
2025: 800 Free Relay (2nd), 400 Medley Relay (2nd), 400 Free Relay (2nd)

2024-25

  • Helped set the UVA record in the 800 Free Relay on the first day of the NCAA Championships. Earned second team All-America status with the 13th place finish
  • Earned All-America honors with a 15th place finish in the 400 Medley Relay and 16th in the 400 Free Relay at the NCAA Championships
  • Finished 21st in the 200 IM at NCAA Championships, posting the third best time in program history (1:42.44)
  • 24th in the 100 Fly at the NCAA Championships
  • Competed at the NCAA Championships in the 100 Fly, 200 IM, and 200 Free Relay
  •  Set a Virginia record in the 100 Fly in prelims at the Tennessee Invite (45.07), only to break it in the evening finals (44.41). His finals time ranks 11th all-time for American swimmers in that event
  • Member of 400 Medley Relay team that broke the UVA record at the Tennessee Invite (3:02.01)
  • Won the B-Final of the 100 Fly at the ACC Championships (45.07)
  • Finished 12th in the 100 Back at the ACC Championships, moving up to fifth on the UVA all-time list with a 45.49
  • Fifth in the 100 Free (42.77, NCAA B) at the Tennessee Invite, ranking eighth on the UVA all-time list
  • Fifth in the 50 Free (19.45, NCAA B) at the Tennessee Invite, ranking seventh on the UVA all-time list
  • Posted a 45.93 in the 100 Back against Virginia Tech, ranking fifth on the UVA all-time list, his fourth different event this season in which he has posted a UVA Top 10 time
  • Finished second in the 100 Fly (45.54) in the Virginia Tech dual

Background

  • Tennessee’s second-ranked prospect for the Class of 2024 according to SwimCloud and ranked No. 68 nationally
  • Set national public high school record in 100 butterfly (45.08) at 2024 Tennessee state championships
  • Five-time time state champion (100 butterfly from 2022-2024 and 100 backstroke from 2023-2024)
  • 2023 Tennessee state champion in the 100 yard back (48.20) and 100 fly (46.74), having finished second (48.29) and first (47.47), respectively, in 2022
  • Competes for Nashville Aquatics Club
  • Injury short-circuited a promising 2022 long course season

Personal

  • Born in Nashville, Tenn.
  • Parents are DongDong Zhang and Keith Nicholas