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Nevalainen, Lotta
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Lotta Nevalainen
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Imatra, Finland
- High School:
- Imatran Yhteislukio
Bio
2017 ALL-AMERICAN (400 freestyle relay)
2017 ALL-ACC ACADEMIC
2016 CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICAN (Honorable Mention)
2015 CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICAN (Honorable Mention)
2015 ALL-ACC ACADEMIC TEAM
2015 ALL-ACC (400 freestyle relay)
2015 ACC CHAMPION (400 freestyle relay)
2014 Honorable Mention All-American (400 freestyle relay)
2014 All-ACC Academic Team
2016-17 (Senior)
- 2017 NCAA Qualifier in the 100 freestyle.
- Earned All-American honors as a member of the 400 Freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships placing fifth and tying the school record in this event.
- Finished eighth in the 100 backstroke at ACCs with a career-best time of 53.46
- Posted career-best marks in the 100 freestyle (48.12) and 100 backstroke (52.81) at the ACC Championships to notch the program's fourth-fastest times ever in their respective events
2015-16 (Junior)
- Competed in eight meets during the season in the sprint freestyle and backstroke events as well as on relays during the regular season.
- Saw action in the 50 and 100 free and 100 back at ACCs, as she finished 12th in the 50 free and 16th in the 100 free to earn points for the Pack.
- Swam season-best times in the three events she competed in at ACCs, as she swam a time of 22.47 in the 50 free, a time of 49.21 in the 100 free and a time of 54.70 in the 100 back.
- Holds the eighth-fastest time in program history in the 100 free.
2014-15 (Sophomore):
- A member of the 400 freestyle relay that finished first at the ACC Championships and holds the second-fastest time in program history at 3:14.57.
- Also a member of the 800 freestyle relay team that holds the No. 2 time in program history, that swam a time of 7:09.21 at ACCs to finish fourth in the event.
- Saw action in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle, as well as the 100 backstroke and freestyle relay events throughout the season.
- Posted season-best marks in the 100 free (49.74) and 100 back (55.21) at ACCs, charted a season-best time in the 50 free (22.67) at the Bulldog Invitational and a mark of 1:51.09 in the 200 free in the Pack's dual meet versus UNC-Chapel Hill.
- Selected to represent Finland at the 2015 World University Games.
- Named to the 2015 All-ACC Academic Team.
2013-14 (Freshman):
- Finished honorable mention All-American as part of the 400 freestyle relay team at the NCAA Championships.
- Also, competed in the 50 freestyle at the NCAA Championships.
- Placed 10th overall in the 50 free at the ACC Championships.
- Posted the second-best time in program history in the 50 free with a 22.28 clocking at the ACC Championships.
- Also, placed sixth overall in the 100 freestyle at the ACC Championships with a finals time of 49.33.
- Her clocking of 49.31 in the preliminaries of the 100 freestyle ranks fourth overall in program history.
- Also, ranks eighth among the top ten times in the 100 backstroke with a time of 54.37.
- Met the required mark for an NCAA `B' Standard in the 50 and 100 freestyle, as well as the 100 backstroke.
- Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
Prep/Personal:
- Competed for Imatran Yhteislukio and club team Vuoksen Uimaseura in Imatra, Finland.
- Listed as the No. 28 overall prospect in the Class of 2013.
- A nine-time Finnish National Champion.
- Captured one silver medal and two bronze medals in relays at the European Championships.
- Won two Nordic Championship titles.