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2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Vera Koprivova

Vera Koprivova

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Troubky, Czech Republic

Summary

Biography

SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER
  • 200 Backstroke | 1:52.42 (2018, Rutgers Invitational)
  • 400 Freestyle Relay (2nd Leg) | 3:19.98 (2017, Big Ten Championships)
  • 400 Medley Relay (Leadoff Leg) | 3:37.13 (2017, Big Ten Championships)
2018-19 (Senior)
  • Broke the school and pool record on way to finish first in 200 Back with a personal best time of 1:52.42 at the Rutgers Invitational (12/1)
  • Won the 200 Back race on Senior Day against Princeton (1/11)
2017-18 (Junior)
  • Named Academic All-Big Ten 
  • Won the 100 and 200 Back crowns at the ECAC Championships at Rutgers (2/24-25) .
  • Placed 10th in the 200 Back at the 2018 Big Ten Championships (2/17)  
  • A three-event winner in the dual meet victory over Nebraska (1/26-27), touching in first in the 100 and 200 Back and 400 IM 
  • Claimed the 100 Back and 200 IM in a dual meet against Yale (1/12)
  • Qualified for the A Final in the 200 Back at the Texas Invitational (12/2), also won the B Final in the 100 Back
  • Won the 200 Back and placed second in the 400 IM at Rutgers' Frank Elm Invitational (11/18-19)
  • Won the 200 Back at three straight meets to start the season, at the Northwestern quad-meet with Chicago and Chicago-Illinois, the Illinois tri-meet with Northwestern and the dual meet at Florida Gulf Coast
  • Represented Rutgers and the Czech Republic at the 2017 World University Games in Taipei, Taiwan, placing in the Top 16 in the 200-meter backstroke with a 13th place time of 2:14.18 in the semifinals

2016-17 (Sophomore)
  • Named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team
  • 2017 NCAA Championships qualifier in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 400 IM, resetting the 200 Back school record in 1:53.74 in a 31st place national finish
  • Finished with a school-record time of 1:53.94 in the 200 backstroke and contributed to a program record of 3:37.13 in the 400 medley relay at the 2017 Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships (Feb. 16-18)
  • Finished first in the 200 backstroke against Cincinnati and Virginia Tech (Jan. 20-21)
  • collected three NCAA B cuts, three individual titles and set a pool record in the  200 backstroke during the Bruno Invitational (Dec. 2-4)
  • Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 23)
  • Earned five NCAA B cuts, including first-place finishes in the 100 backstroke (53.99), 200 backstroke (1:55.91) and 400 IM (4:18.26) while contributing to a RU Aquatics pool record in the 400 medley relay (3:40.77) during the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 18-20)
  • Helped Rutgers to a win in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:45.51 and finished second in the 200 backstroke (2:02.68) and 200 medley relay (1:45.67) during quad meet with Georgetown, Seton Hall and Villanova (Nov. 4-5) 
  • Contributed to a RU win in the 400 medley relay (3:47.03) and placed first in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:00.89 against Illinois and Northwestern (Oct. 29)
  • Finished fourth in the 200 medley relay during road meet with Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame and Purdue (Oct. 28)

2015-2016 (Freshman)
  • Placed first in the 200 back with a time of 1:55.96, an NCAA B-cut, at the ECAC Championships (Feb. 28)
  • Finished fifth in the 200 back at the Big Ten Championships with a PR of 1:55.02 (Feb. 20)
  • Also contributed a NCAA B-cut in the 100 back with a PR of 53.91 at the conference event (Feb. 19) 
  • First in the 100 back with a time of 56.20 during dual meet with New Hampshire (Jan. 30)
  • Participated in the 100 back, 200 free, 500 free and 200 breast during tri-meet with Penn State and Yale (Jan. 15-16) ...
  • Competed in four events, inclduing a fifth-place finish in the 500 free, during tri meet with Kansas and Miami (Fla.) (Jan. 9)
  • Hit the wall first in the 200 back (1:59.63) and contributed to a first-place finish in the 400 medley relay against BU and UConn (Dec. 5)
  • Produced a NCAA 'B' qualifying time, meet record and personal best of 1:55.97 in the 200 back during Frank Elm Invite (Nov. 20-22)
  • Also helped RU secure second place in the 800 freestyle relay (7:27.42) and third in the 400 freestyle relay (3:25.68) during Frank Elm Invite
  • Produced personal bests in the 50 back (27.71) and 500 free 5:14.93 during quad meet with Georgetown, Seton Hall and Villanova (Nov. 6-7)
  • Competed in four events against Wagner (Oct. 23)
  • Finished first in the 50 backstroke (28.04) during the Sonny Werblin Invite (Oct. 16-17) 
  • Made collegiate debut at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational (Oct. 2-3).

Personal
  • A psychology major
  • Plans on a career in sports psychology
  • Hobbies include hiking in the forest, pottery and traveling
  • Proudest sports moment was representing Rutgers at the World University Games
  • Greatest sports influences are her teammates, coaches and advisors at Rutgers

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

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  • 2016-17Sophomore

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  • 2017-18Junior

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  • 2018-19Senior

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