University of Tennessee Athletics
2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Popov, Nikol
Distance Freestyle
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Butterfly
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Back/Free
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Freestyle/Backstroke
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Free/Fly
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Free/Fly
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Freestyle
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Diving
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Diving
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Breast/IM
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IM/Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Free/Back/IM
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Breaststroke
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Free/Back
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Backstroke
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Breaststroke
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Back/Fly/IM
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IM/Free/Back
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Free/Back
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Diving
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Backstroke
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Distance Freestyle
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Breast/Fly/IM
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Diving
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Breaststroke
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Free/IM
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Freestyle/Butterfly
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Butterfly/Breaststroke
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IM/Breast
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Breast/IM
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Back/IM
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Diving
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Butterfly
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Freestyle
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Backstroke
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Freestyle
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Breast/IM/Free
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Breaststroke/IM
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Sprint Freestyle
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Diving
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Diving
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Fly/IM/Free
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Freestyle
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Distance Freestyle
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Free/Fly
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Free/Back
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Free/Fly
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IM/Back/Breast
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Breast/IM
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Backstroke
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Free/IM
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Free/Back/Fly
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Diving
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Diving
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IM/Breast
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Nikol Popov
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Santa Clarita, Calif.
- High School:
- Valencia High
Bio
CAREER HONORS
ALL-AMERICAN CERTIFICATES (5)2020 - 2
2019 - 3
SEC MEDAL COUNT (4)
Gold: 3
2020: 200 Medley Relay
2019: 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Silver: 1
2019: 100 Breast
CAREER AWARDS
2020 All-SEC (First Team)
2019 All-SEC (First Team)
CSCAA Scholar All-America Team (2021)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)
2020-21 - SENIOR
NCAA MEET RECAP- Competed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke.
- Competed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke as well as the 200 individual medley.
- Top times from regular season: 100 breaststroke (1:00.47), 200 breaststroke (2:12.81) and 200 IM (2:00.22).
- Posted NCAA B Cut times in the 100 and 200 breast during a double dual against Alabama and Virginia (11/19-21/20).
- Finished second in the 200 breaststroke against Vanderbilt (10/30/20) with a time of 2:19.67.
2019-20 - JUNIOR
SEC MEET RECAP
- Member of Lady Vols' first-ever SEC Championship team
- Earned the third gold medal of her career in the 200 medley relay (1:35.38)
- Scored an eighth place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.96)
- Finished 16th in the 200 IM (1:59.74)
- Also competed in the 200 breaststroke
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Swam in every dual meet and at the Tennessee Invite and helped the Lady Vols' to their third undefeated season in program history
- Top regular season times: 50 freestyle (23.74), 100 breaststroke (1:00.33), 200 breast (2:10.73), 100 butterfly (56.68) and 200 IM (1:59.74)
2018-19 - SOPHOMORE
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Logged a National Championship in the 200 medley relay (1:34.10), finished 12th in the 400 medley relay (3:31.53), and 14th in the 100 breast (59.59)
SEC MEET RECAP
- Notched a gold medal in the 200 medley relay (1:34.26) and 400 medley relay (3:28.43), second place in the 100 breast (58.24), and fifth place in the 200 breast (2:07.87)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Logged five individual wins, with three in the 100 breaststroke and two in the 200 breast
- Notched three NCAA B Cut times in the 100 breast (58.83), 200 breast (2:08.09), and 200 individual medley (1:58.92)
- Top regular season times: 50 freestyle (23.75), 100 free (50.14), and 100 butterfly (54.99)
2017-18 - FRESHMAN
SEC MEET RECAP
- Competed in three events in first conference meet, placing 28th in the 100 breast (1:02.39), 39th in the 200 breast (2:16.40) and 58th in the 50 free (23.98)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Competed in all nine regular-season meets in her first year as a Lady Vol
- Recorded NCAA B-cuts in two events heading into the postseason: 1:01.63 in the 100 breast (Tennessee Invitational) and 2:14.69 in the 200 breast (Tennessee Invitational)
- Improved on her 100 fly time to end the season at the Last Chance Meet (55.71)
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- NISCA All-American
- Junior national Team member
- Junior Wold qualifier
- Former NAG record Holder
- Member of Valencia Swimming
PERSONAL
- Birthday: June 16, 1999
- Daughter of Tracy and Elia Popov
- Has one sibling, Hannah Popov
- Major: Business Analytics
- Jan R. Williams Women's Athletic Scholarship Endowment
- Recipient of the Judy Cowan Women's Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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