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Viktoriia Kostromina

Viktoriia Kostromina

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Kamianske, Ukraine
  • High School:
    Lyceum 1
  • Major:
    Communication

Summary

Biography

RUTGERS TOP TEN

  • Ninth - 200 Butterfly - 2:00.12 (2025, vs. Nebraska & Iowa)

ECAC RECORD

  • 400 Medley Relay (Leadoff Leg) | 3:42.30 (2024)

2024-25 (Junior)

  • Fourth place in 100 fly and fifth place with 400 medley relay "B" team vs. Nebraska & Iowa (2/1)
  • Runner-up in 200 fly and eighth place with 200 medley relay "C" team vs. Nebraska & Iowa (1/31)
  • Won 200 fly and fifth place in 100 fly vs. Fordham (01/24)
  • Fourth place in 100 fly "B" final at Minnesota Invitational (12/7)
  • Seventh place in 100 fly "C" final at Minnesota Invitational (12/6)
  • Fourth place in 200 fly and fifth in 100 fly vs. Princeton (11/16)
  • Fourth place in 200 fly and fifth place in 100 fly at Lynn (10/26)
  • Sixth in 200 fly at No. 24 Miami & SMU (10/25)

2023-24 (Sophomore)

  • ECAC Champion with ECAC record swimming third leg of 400 medley relay
  • ECAC Champion in 200 fly
  • B finalist finishing 10th in 100 fly at ECAC Championships
  • Fifth place with 200 and 400 medley relay "B" team, sixth place in 200 fly and eighth place in 100 fly at Nebraska (2/2-3)
  • Runner-up in 200 fly, fourth place with 200 medley relay "C" team and seventh in 100 fly vs. Villanova (1/20)
  • Fifth in 200 fly and eighth in B Final of 100 fly at Hawkeye Invitational (11/30-12/2)
  • Fourth place in 200 fly, sixth place with 200 medley relay "C" team and seventh place in 100 fly at Princeton (11/11)
  • Fifth place in 200 fly and eighth place in 100 fly vs. Purdue & Oakland (11/3-4)
  • Won 200 fly and fifth place in 100 free vs. LIU (10/28)
  • Runner-up in 200 fly, fourth place with 200 free relay "C" team and seventh place with 200 medley relay "D" team vs. Toronto (10/27)
  • Fifth place with 400 medley relay "B" team, sixth place in 100 fly and eighth place in 100 fly at Rutgers Preseason Tune-Up (10/6-7)

2022-23 (Freshman)

  • Fourth-place finish with 400 medley relay "B" vs. Nebraska (1/28)
  • Fifth-place finish in 100 fly vs. Nebraska (1/28)
  • Fifth-place finish in 200 fly vs. Nebraska (1/27)
  • Seventh-place finish in 200 IM vs. Nebraska (1/27)
  • Sixth-place finish in 200 medley relay with "C" team vs. Nebraska (1/27)
  • Third-place finish in 100 and 200 fly vs. Villanova (1/21)
  • Fifth-place finish in 200 fly at Hawkeye Challenge (12/3)
  • Eighth-place finish in 400 free relay with "B" team at Hawkeye Challenge (12/3)
  • Seventh-place finish in 200 medley relay with "B" team at Hawkeye Challenge (12/2)
  • Seventh-place finish in 100 fly in B final at Hawkeye Challenge (12/2)
  • Seventh-place finish in 200 free relay and 400 medley relay with "B" team at Hawkeye Challenge (12/1)
  • Won 200 fly in annual Battle For Cannon Trophy with Princeton (11/12)
  • Fourth-place finish in 100 fly, 200 medley relay with "B" team and 400 free relay with "B" team in annual Battle For Cannon Trophy with Princeton (11/12)
  • Won 200 fly at Northeastern (11/5)
  • Fourth-place finish in 100 fly and 200 medley relay with "B" team at Northeastern (11/5)
  • Won 200 fly at Ivy League Champion Harvard (11/4)
  • Fourth-place finish in 100 fly and 200 medley relay with "B" team at Ivy League Champion Harvard (11/4)
  • Sixth-place finish in 200 IM at Ivy League Champion Harvard (11/4)
  • Runner-up in 200 fly and 400 medley relay in first-ever victory over Purdue (10/28-29)
  • Third-place in 100 fly and 200 medley relay with "B" team in first-ever victory over Purdue (10/28-29)
  • Fifth-place finish in 400 free relay with "B" team  in first-ever victory over Purdue (10/28-29)
  • Runner-up with 400 medley relay "A" team and 200 free relay "B" team in season-opener vs. LIU, Buffalo & Felician (10/7-8)
  • Third-place finish in 200 medley relay "B" team in season-opener vs. LIU, Buffalo & Felician (10/7-8)
  • Fifth-place in 200 fly in season-opener vs. LIU, Buffalo & Felician (10/7-8)
  • Seventh-place finish in 100 fly and with 400 free relay with "C" team in season-opener vs. LIU, Buffalo & Felician (10/7-8)
Prior To Rutgers
  • Won bronze in mixed medley relay and seventh in the 200 fly at 2021 European Junior Championships
  • Took first in 50 fly and second in 100 fly at Gyor Open Olympic Qualification Event
  • Competed at 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Holds Ukrainian relay record
Personal
  • Daughter of Denys and Olha
  • Brother Denys swam at West Virginia
Know Your Knights
Nickname: Vicky
One word to describe your Coach: Funny
Major: communication
I chose my major because: i want to l learn communication skills among people to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts
Favorite place to hang out on campus: my bed
The person I most admire is and why: My brother, because he is so strong and smart, and self-sufficient
If I wasn’t swimming, I’d be: master of manicure
Favorite professional athlete: Ruta Melutite
One word to describe myself in the pool: focused
One word to describe myself out of the pool: Shy
Few people know that I: love dance and do nails
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My first coach
I started playing my sport because…: My brother started first
I chose Rutgers because…: it's friendly team
Favorite cereal: Reese's puffs
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Lucifer
Favorite musician/group: artik&asti
The first song I knew all the words to is: i will always love you
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: sleeping
Famous people I have met include: Lenny Krayzelburg
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Listening music
Favorite all-time gift received: my dog
Pets I had growing up were: dog- Dori
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: mermaid
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Maldives
The website I visit most often is: Youtube
The quote that most resonates with me is: it's better to be alone, than with alone
If my life was a book, the title would be: Path to Success
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: dark blue
My spirit animal is: Dolphin
One thing on my bucket list is: freedom for Ukraine
Phone app you cannot live without: telegram

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