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Nikoli Blackman
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- Major:
- Sport Management
- Club:
- Marlins Swim Club
Bio
BLACKMAN FILE
Top-10 Times in UT History
- Individual
- 50 Free: 19.05 // 5th
- 100 Free: 41.84 // 5th
- 200 Free: 1:32.12 // 2nd
- Relay Top Finishes
- 200 Free Relay 1:12.80 // 1st
- 400 Free Relay: 2:42.30 // 1st
- 800 Free Relay: 6:17.91 // 4th
CAREER HONORS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (2)2025: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES (3)
2025: 2
2024: 1
SEC MEDAL COUNT (3)
Gold: 1
2025: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
Silver: 1
2024: 400 Free Relay
CAREER AWARDS
2024 All-SEC Second Team
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Won a gold medal in the 50 free at the Junior World Championships and also tallied a sixth-place finish in the 100 free.
2024-25 - SOPHOMORE
- Top times from season: 50 free (19.05), 100 free (41.84), 200 free (1:32.45)
- At 2025 NCAA Championships...
- Part of the 200 free relay team that won the national title for the first time in school history with a time of 1:12.84, breaking the NCAA Championship meet record.
- Member of the 400 free relay team that broke its own NCAA record with a time of 2:42.30, earning the national title in the event for the first time since 1979.
- Earned his first individual qualification to this season's national meet in the 100 free and 200 free.
- Clocked a time of 2:49.23 in the 400 free relay against No. 11 Louisville. This is the fifth top time for the event in program history.
- 2025 SEC Championships Recap:
- Anchored the 200 free relay and shattered the NCAA record (1:12.80) earning gold in the event.
- Swam the second leg and broke the NCAA record in the 400 free relay (2:42.41).
- Swam as part of the 800 free relay team that posted a time of 6:17.91, taking eighth place at the meet and fourth in school history.
- Recorded the 4th fasted time in Tennessee history in the 100 free (41.84) and finished 8th overall in the event.
- Set a new personal best in the 50 free (19.05).
- Competed in the 100 free A final and the 50 and 200 free B finals.
2023-24 - FRESHMAN
- Top times from the season: 50 free (19.59), 100 free (42.30), 200 free (1:34.62), 100 fly (48.68)
- Won the first SEC medal of his career in the 400 free relay, swimming the second leg in 42.08 at the SEC Championships (2/19-24/24).
- Earned a victory in the 200 free with a mark of 1:36.10 and the 400 free relay along with third-place finishes in the 50 free and 200 medley relay against LSU (1/27/24).
- Placed third in the 200 free with a personal-best time of 1:36.42 and was the third leg of the 400 free relay that finished second in a dual meet against No. 7 Georgia (1/20/24).
- Made Tennessee debut at the Tennessee Invite (11/15-17/23), tallying two first-place finishes in the 200 free relay and 400 free relay, while also placing third in the 800 free relay.
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Top times prior to Tennessee (Converted from LCM to SCY): 50 free (19.58), 100 free (43.66), 200 Free (1:36.58)
- Won gold in the 200 free at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, touching the wall in 1:49.94.
- Has represented his country numerous times at CCCAN, Carifta, Junior PanAms, the 2021 FINA World Short Course Championships and the 2022 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.
- In the 15-17 age group, won the 50 free, 200 free, and set the meet record for the 100 free at the 2023 Carifta Championships
- From Trinidad and Tobago and was a member of the Marlins Swim Club.
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