Spencer Nicholas

Fly/Back/Sprint Free

Position

Freshman

Class

Nashville, Tenn.

Hometown

Martin Luther King Academic Magnet

High School

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2024-25

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 11^th 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)
Third-fastest time in the prelims of the 100 Back (45.99, NCAA B) at the Tennessee Invite
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

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

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