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2009-10 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Nicola MacKenzie

  • Position Freestyle/Individual Medley
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Palm Harbor Fla.
  • High School East Lake H.S.

Biography

2008-09: Achieved a lifetime best in the 500 free prelims, touching in 5:17.16 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (2/18-09-2/21/09) ... that lifetime best time ranked fourth on the team for the year ... set a personal season best in the 1650 free at the SBC meet, finishing in 18:07.95 to place 17th ... that mark was third on the team for the season ... placed third in the 1000 free event versus FGCU (1/24/09) with a mark of 11:06.51 ... had a season best performance in the 200 free prelims at the SBC Championships, finishing in 1:59.84 ... teamed with Elly James, Kariann Stevens and Regina Mayer to set a school record in the 800 free relay at the league championship meet as the foursome touched in 7:50.75 ... was a member of the second-fastest 200 and 400 free relay squads.

2007-08: Participated in the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 free, 100 and 200 fly, 100and 200 backstroke, all freestyle relays and the 400 medley relay ... recorded or was a part of FIU's top times in eight events ... swam the squad's season-best and her career-best in the 200 free (1:56.78) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (2/28/08-3/1/08) ... finished second in the 200 free (2:05.06) against St. Leo (2/2/08) ... recorded a first-place finish in the 500 free (5:23.19) against St. Leo (2/2/08) ... knocked off more than 11 seconds from her best time in the 1000 free (10:59.15) while finishing third in a meet against Houston and Indian River CC (11/3/07) ... Shed almost 20 seconds off her career-best mark in the 1650 free (17:59.38) while having FIU's best time at the SBC Championships ... recorded a personal-best in the 100 back (1:01.96) at the Hoosierland Invitational (11/17/07) ...had the team's four best times in the 200 back, including a personal-best (2:13.51) at the Hoosierland Invitational (11/17/07) ... participated in FIU's first-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:51.21) vs. St. Leo (2/2/08).

 2006-07: Competed in all freestyle events ... also swam the 100 and 200 backstroke ... shaved her 500 free event time by 13 seconds during the season ... at the Sun Belt Championships (2/15-17/07), swam the second leg of the sixth-place 800 free relay that turned in a school-record time of 7:53.39 ... also at the SBC Championships, clocked her best performances in the 500 free (5:21.91) and 1650 free (18:19.01) to finish 15th and finished 14th in the 200 free with a career-best mark of 1:57.12 ... placed fourth in a pair of 1000 freestyle events against Western Kentucky (10/26/06) and Miami (1/6/07) ... raced to a season-best time of 1:04.18 in the 100 back at the Indiana Invitational (11/17/06) ... won the 100 back against St. Leo (1/27/07) in 1:06.45.

Prior to FIU: A four-year varsity letterwinner for East Lake ... also swam with Clearwater Aquatics Club, winners of the Senior Championships.

Personal: Born Oct. 12, 1987 ... daughter of David and Mary MacKenzie ... father, David played football at the University of North Dakota ... majoring in physical therapy.

CAREER BESTS

50 Free: 26.35 (Indiana Invitational, 11/17-11/19/06)
200 Free: 1:56.78 (2008 SBC Championships, 2/28/08-3/1/08)
500 Free: 5:17.16 (2009 SBC Championships, 2/18-09-2/21/09)
1000 Free: 10:59.15 (vs. Houston and IRCC, 11/3/07)
1650 Free: 17:59.38 (2008 SBC Championships, 2/28/08-3/1/08)
100 Back 1:01.96 (Hoosierland Invitational, 11/17/07)
200 Back: 2:13.51 (Hoosierland Invitational, 11/17/07)

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Freshman

    Freestyle
  • 2007-08Sophomore

    Freestyle
  • 2008-09Junior

    Freestyle
  • 2009-10Senior

    Freestyle/Individual Medley