2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
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Vera Koprivova
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Troubky, Czech Republic
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER
2016-17 (Sophomore)
2015-2016 (Freshman)
Personal
- 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)
- 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)
- 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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