2015-16 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
2015-16 (Senior)
Finished his four-year Panther career by taking 13th in the 50 freestyle, 18th in the 100 free and 23rd in the 200 free at the Horizon League Championships … posted season-best times in all three events … also helped the 200 and 400 free relay teams to third-place finishes and the 200 medley relay squad to a fifth-place showing at the league meet … started his senior season taking fourth in the 50 free against GVSU Oct. 17 … one week later, was fifth in the 50 free, 10th in the 100 free and 14th in the 200 free at the All Wisconsin Invite … came in fourth and fifth in the 50 and 100 free at Wright State Oct. 30 … placed 28th in the 100 free, 31st in the 200 free and 40th in the 50 free at Milwaukee’s midseason meet at Iowa Dec. 4-6 … returned from training trip by taking sixth in the 100 free and seventh in the 50 free on senior day against Chicago Jan. 16 … closed out the regular season with a win over Green Bay, taking third in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 free Jan. 30 ... named to the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2014-15 (Junior)Â
Placed 13th in the 50 freestyle, 17th in the 100 free and 18th in the 200 free at the Horizon League Championships ... also helped the 400 free relay take second, the 200 free relay take fifth and the 200 medley relay take fifth at the league meet ... 200 medley relay time of 1:29.36 is a new UWM record ... started the season taking third in the 50 free and fifth in the 100 free vs. Oakland Oct. 10 ... came in fourth in the 50 free and seventh in the 100 free against UIC Nov. 8 ... placed 14th in the 50 free, 20th in the 100 free and 32nd in the 200 free at the Iowa Hawkeye Invitational ... touched the wall fourth in the 50 free and seventh in the 100 free in a win over Chicago Jan. 17 ... one week later, was second in the 50 free against Ball State/IUPUI ... also swam the 500 free once on the season.
2013-14 (Sophomore)Â
Finished 14th in the 50 freestyle, 17th in the 200 free and 18th in the 100 free at the Horizon League Championships ... also helped the 400 free relay to a fourth-place finish and the 200 free relay to a sixth-place finish at the league meet ... took fourth in the 200 free at Valpo Oct. 25 ... was fifth in the 100 free one day later at Wright State ... fifth in the 200 free at UIC Nov. 2 ... placed seventh in the 200 free and ninth in the 50 free at the Stevens Point Border Battle ... was 18th in the 100 free and 22nd in the 50 free at the Iowa Hawkeye Invite Dec. 6-8 ... took fourth in the 50 free, sixth in the 200 free and the 500 free in a win at Chicago Jan. 18 ... finished fifth in the 100 free and 200 free in a win over Green Bay Feb. 1 ... was fourth in the 50 free vs. Wisconsin Feb. 7 ... named team Most Improved and given the Captain's Award.
2012-13 (Freshman)Â
Swam in sprint freestyle events as a freshman ... came in second in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle at the Midwest Invitational ... posted season-best times in all three events at that meet ... came in third in the 50 free in a win over Grand Valley State Oct. 19 ... in all, posted six top-five finishes on the season.
High SchoolÂ
Named all-conference four times and all-state twice ... holds the pool, team, conference and sectional record in the 100 freestyle ... also won the 50 free at same sectional ... finished fourth in the state in the 50 free and fifth in the 100 free as a senior.
PersonalÂ
Son of John and Lorena Nimke ... chose Milwaukee because of the school's great architecture program, top-notch swim team and inviting atmosphere ... volunteered on the 2010 Rochester Pepsi Refresh Project ... lists career goals as swimming in an individual race at Olympic Trials and at the NCAA Championships ... born Feb. 12, 1994
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