Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster
Nicolaisen, Shae
Shae Nicolaisen
- Position:
- Mid-Free/Dist.
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Desert Vista
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
Bio
Honors:
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
2020-21: Wrapped up her season with career best times in the 100 (52.12) and 200 freestyle (1:50.77) at the UNC Last Chance Meet ... Represented Duke at the midseason Janice Hape Dowd Invitational, reaching three finals ... Placed 14th in the 200 freestyle, 19th in the 100 butterfly and 20th in the 200 butterfly ... Her 55.52 mark in the 100 butterfly was a personal best ... Opened the season with two career best times at the Blue Devil Intrasquad meet, touching in 2:04.49 in the 200 butterfly and 2:07.69 in the 200 individaul medley.
2019-20: Clocked three career-best times in the season-ending Bulldog Last Chance Meet in Athens, Ga. … Clocked a 1:51.59 in the 100 freestyle, 4:54.38 in the 500 freestyle and 17:03.71 in the 1,650 freestyle … Her time in the 500 freestyle earned her second place in the event while her 1,650 freestyle time took third … Notched a career-best 10:08.38 in the 1,000 freestyle against North Carolina (2/1) … Competed in the 400 individual medley final at the NC State GAC Invitational, placing 21st … Set a career-best in the 200 butterfly at the meet with a 2:05.23.
2018-19: Clocked season-best marks in the 500 freestyle and 400 individual medley preliminaries at the ACC Championships ... Won the 1,650 freestyle and the 400 individual medley at the Janis Hape Dowd Nike Invitational (4:26.50) ... Earned top-eight finishes in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle at the Big Al Invitational.
Prior to Duke: U.S. Olympic Team Trials qualifier … Two-time NISCA All-American … State champion in the 200 freestyle and 200 freestyle relay as a junior … Also tabbed the Arizona East Valley Swimmer of the Year her junior year … Set three Tempe All-City and six school records as a senior … State runner-up in the 200 freestyle as a sophomore and in the 500 freestyle as a freshman ... Claimed titles in the 200 and 1,000 freestyle at the 2018 AzSI Short Course Senior Open Championships ... Competed for the Scottsdale Aquatic Club program ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Member of the National Honor Society and Science National Honor Society ... National Merit finalist ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... Presidential Scholar nominee.
Personal:Â Daughter of Tonya and Schuyler Nicolaisen ... Has one sister (Shelby) ... Father played quarterback for the South Dakota School of Mines (1989-91) ... Mother was a member of South Dakota State University's collegiate rodeo team (1991-94) and is a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PCRA).Â
Nicolaisen Career Bests:
100 Free: 52.12 ... 2021 UNC Last Chance MeetÂ
200 Free: 1:50.77Â ... 2021 UNCÂ Last Chance Meet
500 Free: 4:54.38... 2020 Bulldog Last Chance Meet
1,000 Free: 10:08.38Â ... vs. UNC (2/1/20)
1,650 Free: 17:03.71Â ... 2020 Bulldog Last Chance Meet
100 Fly: 55.44 ... 2020 Janice Hape Dowd InvitationalÂ
200 Fly: 2:04.49Â ... 2020 Blue Devil Intrasquad
200 IM: 2:07.69 ... 2020 Blue Devil Intrasquad
400 IM: 4:26.14 ... 2019 ACC Championships
Last updated on 9/4/2021
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