Grace Nickell

Events:
IM/Mid-distance Free
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Knoxville, TN
High School:
L and N Stern Academy

Top Times
200 Free: 1:59.36 (at Grand Canyon, Nov. 8-9, 2024)
500 Free: 5:03.06 (Denver First Chance, Feb. 7-8, 2025)
1000 Free: 10:45.21 (Phil Hansel Invitational, Nov. 20-22, 2024)
1650 Free: 17:41.65 (Phil Hansel Invitational, Nov. 20-22, 2024)
200 Fly: 2:04.97 (Denver First Chance, Feb. 7-8, 2025)
200 IM: 2:11.22 (Air Force Sprint Eliminator, Feb. 1, 2025)
400 IM: 4:30.42 (Denver First Chance, Feb. 7-8, 2025)

Freshman | 2023-24: Competed in 12 meets for the Falcons…Made her collegiate debut at the Front Range Invite…Collected five top five placements across the season…Highest finish was second in the 200 butterfly for a personal best at the Denver First Chance Invite…Swam at the CSCAA Open Water Championship…Named to the Commandant’s and Dean’s Lists…Will serve as a squadron peer supervisor during her sophomore year…Completed Combat Survival Training during the summer of 2025.

High School/Club: L and N Stem Academy, Knoxville, Tennessee…Varsity swimming…State second place in 500 free…Two-time Teammate of the Year…Tennessee Aquatics.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 09… Parents are James and Jennifer Nickell…Has a brother, Alex…Major is biochemistry…Top 10…Helped found women’s engineering club…4.6 GPA…Math modeling…Other interests are Poetry, baking, Harry Potter, fall, and coffee…Brother, Alex, made the Olympic trials and swam for the U.S. Naval Academy— is one of the toughest people she knows…Came to the Academy to serve her country, challenge herself, and meet amazing people.