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2020-21 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Yuliia Hnidenko

Yuliia Hnidenko

  • Position:
    Breaststroke / Individual Medley
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Dnepr, Ukraine
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice

Summary

Biography

As a senior (2020-21) … 2021 NAIA All-American .,.. 2x MSC First Team All-Conference … MSC Second Team All-Conference … MSC Academic All-Conference … Competed in two meets this season, with focus on the breaststroke … Posted the second fastest time in the NAIA in the 200 breast, going 2:21.83 … Ranks 5th in the 100 breast with a time of 1:06.75, while touching the wall in 2:12.52 for the 200 IM … All three of those times were NAIA provisional standards.

As a junior (2019-20) …4x NAIA All-American … 4X MSC First Team All-Conference … Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete … MSC Academic All-Conference … Swam in 11 meets with focus on the breaststroke … Earned NAIA All-American honors in the 100 & 200 breaststroke … Touched the wall in 1:0472 to place 3rd in the 100 breast, while swimming a season-best 2:20.74 in the 200 breast … Recorded a season-best time of 2:08.63 to win the consolation heat of the 200 IM at Nationals … Won both the 100 breast & 200 breast at the MSC Championships … part of 2 relays that earned NAIA All-American honors.

As a sophomore (2018-2019) … NAIA National Champion (400 Medley Relay) … 4x NAIA All-American … 4x MSC First Team All-Conference … Swam in all ten meets with primary focus on breaststroke and 200 IM … Part of the 400 Medley Relay team that won a NAIA National Title … Placed third in both the 100 breast (1:04.68) and the 200 breast (2:20.08) at nationals …. Touched the wall in 2:20.71 to win the 200 breast and break the meet record at the MSC Championships … Posted a season-best time of 2:10.46 in the 200 IM … Hit an “A” cut in the 400 IM (4:55.96) at the quad-dual meet.

As a freshman (2017-2018) … Four Time NAIA All-American … MSC Freshman of the Year … Three Time MSC First Team All-Conference …
Competed in four meets … Swam five events with primary focus on the 100 and 200 breaststroke as well as the 200 IM … Hit NAIA “A” cuts in all three of those events … Conference champion in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke … Finished third in the 200 IM at conference with a season-best time of 2:10.96 … Finished third in the 100 breast (1:04.91) and the 200 breast (2:19.87) at the NAIA National Championships … Part of one school record relay team.

 
Career Best
Event Time Date Meet
100 Yard Breast 1:04.68 3/1/19 NAIA National Championships
200 Yard Breast 2:19.87 2/28/18 NAIA National Championships
200 Yard IM 2:08.63 3/6/18 NAIA National Championships

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Breaststroke / Individual Medley
    5'6"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Breaststroke / Individual Medley
    5'6"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Breaststroke / Individual Medley
    5'6"