2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster
Huizinga, Danika
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2020 Swimming & Diving, Postseason
Sunday, March 08

Danika Huizinga
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Canada
- High School:
- Ajax
- Weight:
- null
Bio
1x All-American:
- 2020: 200 backstroke
Academic All-ACC Team (2020)
CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention (2019)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020, 2021)Â
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2020-21 (SENIOR):
2019-20 (JUNIOR):
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE):
2017-18 (FRESHMAN):
PREP/PERSONAL:
- 2020: 200 backstroke
Academic All-ACC Team (2020)
CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention (2019)
CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020, 2021)Â
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2020-21 (SENIOR):
- Qualified for NCAA Championships in 100 and 200 backstroke events
- Cracked NC State all-time top 10 in the ACC Championships prelims of 100 backstroke (52.90) and went 52.94 in the A final to place seventh. Also reached 200 backstroke B final (1:54.18) at ACCs, with that time also marking a season best
2019-20 (JUNIOR):
- Competed in the A final of the 200 backstroke at the ACC Championships where she placed eighth in a season-best 1:50.79. Dropped nearly three seconds from her best time of the year in that performance and moved into ninth in program history
- Garnered All-America status in the 200 backstroke in a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected after earning NCAA Championships qualification in the event for the first All-America honor of her career
- Also reached the ACC Championships B final with a 12th-place 100 backstroke (53.11) finish and a C finals appearance in the 200 IM (2:00.00)
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE):
- Reached the finals in the 200 backstroke and 400 IM at the ACC Championships
- Placed in a tie for 14th in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:55.37 and ranked 20th overall in the 400 IM with a 4:16.76
- Competed in all of the Pack's meets during the 2018-19 regular seasonÂ
2017-18 (FRESHMAN):
- Placed fourth in the 200 backstroke at the ACC Championships with a mark of 1:53.78 in the A final that helped her to finish just off of the podium
- Advanced to the C final in the 100 backstroke at ACCs after posting an NCAA B time of 53.77 in the prelims
PREP/PERSONAL:
- Guatemalan National Team Member
- Attended 2014 Youth Olympic Games