Lauren Nichols

Class: Junior Hometown: Birmingham, Mich. High School: Birmingham Seaholm

Height: 5-7 Event: Freestyle Birthdate: 03/09/1991

Purdue Personal Preferences
Favorite Athlete: Usain Bolt
In Her MP3 Player: Jay-Z & Lil Wayne
Favorite Actor & Actress: Ryan Reynolds & Jenifer Anniston
Favorite Month of the Year: October
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Food: Sweet Potatoes
Favorite Purdue Building: Union
Favorite Big City: Austin
Unique Travel Locale: Bermuda
Country She'd Most Like to Visit: Bora Bora
Another Sport She Enjoys Playing: Badminton
Other Hobbies/Intersts: Dancing

2010-11: Academic All-Big Ten... NCAA Championships Qualifier... Nichols competed primarily in the freestyle sprints and was also a key contributor to relays... swam the 50 free in every meet in which she competed... swam the third leg on the 200 free relay team at the NCAA Championships... helped Purdue establish a new 200 free relay program record at the Big Ten Championships... her season-best times in the 50 (23.39, 4th) and 100 free (50.64, 4th) both ranked fourth best on the team in 2010-11... competed in the 50 and 100 free and 100 fly at Big Tens, qualifying for the C final of the 100 free while posting a season-best time... posted her season-best time in the 50 free while sweeping the freestyle sprints in the dual meet win against Eastern Michigan... swam the anchor leg for the victorious 200 medley relay team in the dual meet win against Indiana, posting the second best time of the year for Purdue and an NCAA provisional mark... won the 50 free and helped the 400 free relay team win as well in the dual meet victory at Michigan State... competed in the 50 and 100 free and 100 fly at the Purdue Invitational, scoring team points by qualifying for the B final of the 50 free... helped the 200 free relay team win in the dual meet victory at Notre Dame.

2009-10: Anchored school-record 200 freestyle relay...quartet touched wall in 1:31.01 and scored in fourth place at Big Ten Championships (2/18)...time broke previous record of 1:31.09 set in 2005...opened collegiate career with victories in 50 and 100 freestyle races at Indiana Intercollegiates (10/10)...also led off victorious 200 freestyle relay...won 100 freestyle at Eastern Michigan (11/14) and vs. Michigan State (1/8)...swam third leg on victorious 400 freestyle relay at Miami (10/23), vs. Notre Dame (11/6) and vs. Northwestern (11/7) as well as winning 200 freestyle relay at Eastern Michigan (11/13)...anchored victorious 200 medley relay vs. Michigan State (1/7)...also took third leg on runner-up 200 freestyle relay vs. Spartans (1/8)...anchored second-place 200 freestyle relay (1/29) and led off runner-up 400 freestyle relay (1/30) at Big Ten Quad...finished second in 50 freestyle and third in 100 freestyle at Miami...took third in 50 freestyle and fourth in 100 freestyle vs. Notre Dame...finished second in 50 freestyle vs. Northwestern and at Eastern Michigan (11/13)...touched wall fourth in 100 freestyle and fifth in 50 freestyle at Indiana (1/23).

Before Purdue: Four-year letterwinner...won back-to-back state titles in 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle...first state championship came in 50 freestyle as sophomore...won both titles as junior...50 freestyle swim came in state-record time...defended 100 freestyle crown with state-record time as senior...earned All-American, All-State, All-County and All-Area honors...finished second in 50 freestyle senior season...also earned four letters in track and field...won team's best sprinter award in 2007 and 2008...won school's George W. Forester Outstanding Senior Athlete Award in 2009.

Personal: Full name is Lauren Margaret Nichols...born in Newport Beach, Calif....parents are Jeff and Gigi Nichols...has one younger sister, Maddie...majoring in visual communications design.

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