2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Biography
As a Graduate Student (2023-24)
Opened the season in the 500 free (5:19.04) and 1000 free (11:04.99) against FAU and Bellarmine … Posted times in the 200 fly (2:15.02) and 400 IM (4:46.96) against Bellarmine … Swam in the finals of the 500 free (5:06.15), 200 fly (2:11.49), 100 IM (1:03.98), and 400 IM (4:35.35) at the Magnus Invitational … Secured a personal best in the 200 IM (2:11.66) against Miami and Colorado State … Placed fourth in the 200 fly (2:14.46) and 1000 free (11:02.34) against UNF … Turned in a time in the 400 IM (4:46.41) against Georgia Southern … Posted times in the 500 free (5:23.00), 200 fly (2:14.35), and 400 IM (4:48.11) against FIU … Swam the 200 breast (2:23.40), 200 fly (2:08.72), and 400 IM (4:34.28) at the ASUN Championships
As a Senior (2022-23)
Won the 1,000 free at Bellarmine with a time of 10:40.28 … Was fifth in the 200 IM at Bellarmine in 2:15.33 …. Took third in the 500 free at Bellarmine in 5:17.71 … Placed third in the 400 IM at Bellarmine at 4:45.26 … Took 16th in the 500 free at the Gamecock Invitational in 4:59.74 … Finished 12th in the 400 IM at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 4:27.35 … Was second in the 1,000 free against Eastern Michigan with a mark of 10:57.10 … Notched a third-place effort in the 500 free against EMU with a mark of 5:21.17 … Touched the wall in 11:01.75 in the 1,000 free at the Miami Tri-Meet … Notched an eight-place finish in the 500 free at the Miami Tri-Meet with a time of 5:25.26 … Finished third in the 1,000 free against FIU with a time of 11:08.05 … Was third in the 500 free against FIU after finishing in 5:16.48 … Took second in the 1,650 free against UNF after finishing in 17:34.25 … Placed 23rd in the 400 IM at the CCSA Championship with a mark of 4:36.55.
As a Junior (2021-22)
Placed fifth in the 1650 free at the CCSA Championships with a season-best time of 17:22.83... Also finished ninth in the 400 IM and 11th in the 500 free at CCSAs... Won the 1650 free against UNF (Feb. 4-5)... Placed second in the 500 free at FIU (Jan. 22)... Finished third in the 500 free and fourth in the 1000 free and 400 IM against Miami (Jan. 12)... Won the 400 IM with a personal-best time of 4:22.83 and the 500 free with a season-best time of 4:58.74 at the Eagle Invitatioanl (Nov. 18-20)... Also finished second in the 1650 free at the Eagle Invitational... Touched first in the 1000 free against FIU (Nov. 6) while finishing second in the 500 free and fourth in the 200 IM... Finished second in both the 500 free and 1000 free against Vanderbilt (Oct. 16)... Finished seventh among 36 swimmers in the 500 free at the UNF Invitational
As a Sophomore (2020-21)
Finished fifth in the 1650 free at the CCSA Championships with a personal-best time of 17:11.82 while also finishing fifth in the 500y free... Finished fourth in the 400y IM at the CCSAs with a season-best time of 4:24.79... Placed second in the 500y free against FIU... Had a pair of second-place finishes against UNF (Jan. 16) in the 200y free and the 200y breast... Finished second in both the 500y free and 1000y free against Miami (Jan. 13)... Won the 500y free at the Eagle Invitational with a personal-best time of 4:57.52... Also swam a 200y-free personal-best as the lead leg on the 800 relay with a time of 1:52.85 at the Eagle Invitational... Had a pair of third-place finishes in the 1650y free and the 400y IM at the Eagle Invitational.
Transferred to FGCU after spending the 2019-20 season at East Carolina.
As a Freshman at ECU (2019-20)
Participated in nine meets ... Recorded six medal finishes during the dual meet season ... Claimed second-place in the 200 fly against Old Dominion and the 400 IM in the ECU Tri-Meet ... Touched second in the 200 breaststroke versus UNCW.
High School
Attended Gymnazium Pierra de Coubertina ... Swam for Sportovy plavecky klub Kupele Piestany under coach Darina Moravcova ... Set Slovakian nation records in the 400 IM, 400 freestyle and 1500 freestyle ... Participated in the 2016 and 2017 European Junior Championships ... Competed in the 2017 and 2018 FINA World Junior Championships.
Personal
Daughter of Monika Niepelova … Chose FGCU because of the athletic and academic opportunities … Would like to meet Michael Phelps … Can speak fluent German … Exercise science major.
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2023-24Graduate Student
IM/Free