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Ekaterina Nikonova
- Position:
- Free
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- School No. 12, Novosibirsk
- Hometown:
- Novosibirsk, Russia
Career Accolades:
Record-times
NCAA Championships
NCAA Championships
Prior to Florida
- Six-time All-American
- 2024 CSCAA Scholar All-American (2nd Team)
- 2023-24 SEC Honor Roll
- 2023 All-SEC First Team
- 2022-23 SEC Honor Roll
- 2022 All-SEC Second Team
- 2022 All-SEC Freshman Team
- 2022 CSCAA Scholar All-American
Record-times
- Member of two of Florida Women’s All-Time Top-10 Relay Times
- 200-yard Freestyle Relay | 3. – 1:27.18
- 400-yard Freestyle Relay | 4. – 3:11.70
- 800-yard Freestyle Relay | 2. – 6:56.49
- Suffered from a season-ending injury heading into postseason
- Participated in 27 events during the regular season
- Claimed nine top-five finishes
- Claimed third in the 50 Free and the 100 Free against FSU (1/26)
- Placed second in her two individual events (100 Free and 200 Free) in dual-meet win verse South Carolina (1/5)
- Competed in five relays and three individual events at the Georgia Invitational (11/16-11/18) … Recorded three season-best times in the 50 Free (22.47), 100 Free (48.59) and 200 Free (1:44.32) … Was a member of the wining 200 and 800 Free Relay Teams … Advanced to the A-Final in the 200 Free and 50 Free where she finished fifth and eighth, respectfully … Won the 100 Free B-Final to earn ninth place overall
- Was a member of the winning 400 Free Relay Team as well as recorded a fourth-place finish in the 100 Free and a fifth-place finish in the 50 Free in Tri-Meet win against Tennessee and Kentucky (11/3)
- Finished second in the 100 Free with a time of 51.49 and third in the 200 Free after recording a time of 1:49.73 in season-opener win against Vanderbilt (9/29)
NCAA Championships
- Earned All-American honors in the 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 800 free relay
- Clocked a career-best 1:43.83 in the 200 free prelims, later finishing 13th overall
- Finished 24th in the 100 free and 45th in the 50 free
- Member of the SEC Championship winning team
- Part of the SEC Title-Winning 800 free relay team
- Member of the school-record breaking 400 free relay team with a 3:10.83, including a career-best time of 47.86 leading off the relay
- Took bronze in the 100 free, and recorded a personal-best 22.07 in the 50 free for fifth
- Finished first in the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 free in the rivalry victory over Florida State
- Won the 50 free and 100 free in the season-opening win over Arkansas/NOVA Southeastern
- Took first in the 100 free with a 49.14 in the win over Georgia
- Claimed victory in the 100 free and 200 free, helping Florida down Tennessee
NCAA Championships
- Qualified in three individual events and four relays
- Tallied a 17th place finish in the 200 free, 18th place in the 100 free, and 30th in the 500 free
- Part of the 800 free relay team that finished sixth, the 400 free relay team that finished seventh, the 200 free relay team that finished ninth, and the 400 medley relay team that finished 21st
- Competed in three individual events and four relays
- Finished 10th in the 100 free at 48.43, 11th in the 200 free at 1:46.07, and 17th in the 50 free at 22.16.
- Earned B-cuts in the 50 free and 200 free
- Member of the 400 free relay team that placed third, the 800 free relay team that finished fourth, the 200 free relay team that placed fifth, and the 400 medley relay team that finished seventh
- Earned her first two wins as a Gator in the 50 free with a time of 22.68 and in the 200 free with a 1:46.61 against Auburn on January 22
- Won the 200 free at the Bulldog NCAA Qualifying Meet with a 1:44.83, the second-fastest on the team
| 50 Free | 22.07 | SEC Championships | Feb. 15, 2023 |
| 100 Free | 47.86 | SEC Championships | Feb. 16, 2023 |
| 200 Free | 1:43.83 | NCAA Championships | March 15, 2023 |
Prior to Florida
- Ranked No. 9 in Collegeswimming.com's National Recruit Rankings
- 2019 European Junior National Championships 50 free bronze medalist
- 2019 World Junior Championships 4x100 free relay silver medalist
- 2019 World Junior Championships 100 free finalist
Anthony Nesty Women's SEC Championship Interview
Thursday, February 29
Anthony Nesty Recap 10-29-2021
Friday, October 29
Ann Marie Rogers Pool Dedication
Friday, September 17
Florida vs UNF Recap 1-20-21
Friday, January 22
