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2026-27 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Nika Steigerwald
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Frankfurt, Germany
- High School:
- Carl-von-Weinberg-Schule
TOP TIMES
50 freestyle - 23.20
100 freestyle - 50.45
2025-26
Began sophomore season helping the Noles to a second place finish in the 200 medley relay, two third place finishes in both the 100 free relay and the 200 free relay, and a fourth place finish in the 100 medley relay at the FSU Invite...placed third in the 50 free (23.27) and seventh in the 100 breast (1:06.49) against Army in the Dual Meet Tournament...finished sixth in the 50 free (23.37) against No.8 NC State at the Dual Meet Tournament...finished eighth in the 50 free (23.51) against No.20 Auburn in the Dual Meet Tournament...placed second in the 50 free (23.49) at the All Florida Invite...finished fifth in the 50 free (23.55) and seventh in the 100 free (51.03) against No.17 South Carolina...finished ninth in the 50 free (23.41) and 10th (50.94) at No.21 LSU and No.16 Alabama...placed third in the 50 free (23.51) and third with a personal best time in the 100 free (50.79) against Villanova...finished sixth in the 50 free (23.58) and 10th in the 100 free (51.18) at No.18 UGA and Arkansas...finished fifth in the 50 free (23.62) at No.10 Florida...competed in the 50 free (23.30) and swam a personal best time in the 100 free (50.45) at the 2026 ACC Championships.Â
2024-25
Opened freshman season with a second place finish in the 50 free (24.05) at the All Florida Invite... finished fifth in the 50 free (23.28) vs Georgia Tech... placed 32nd in the 50 free (23.27) and 37th in the 100 free (50.90) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational... finished second in the 50 free (23.99) against Villanova... placed third in the 50 free (23.36) and sixth in the 100 free (50.99) versus Tampa... finished seventh in the 50 free (23.63) and tenth in the 100 free (51.66) against Miami... swam a personal best in the 50 free (23.20) at No. 4 Florida... competed in the 50 free (23.28) and 100 free (51.22) at ACC Championships.
CLUB
South German Champion with SG Frankfurt in the 4×100m freestyle relay in 2026… South German Silver Medalist in the 100m freestyle in 2026… 5th place in both the 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke open finals at the German Short Course Championships in 2023… German Junior Champion in the 50m breaststroke and German Junior Silver Medalist in the 50m freestyle in 2022… Silver Medalist at the German Age Group Championships in the 100m breaststroke, 2006 age group, in 2019… German Age Group Record in the 50m breaststroke in 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL
Finished 4th in the 100 S free (55.96), 5th in the 50 S free (25.41), and 6th in the 50 S breast (31.82) at the Deutsche Kurzbahnmeisterschaften in 2022... finished 8th in the 100 L breast (1:14.78) at the Berlin Swim Open in 2023.Â
PERSONAL
50 freestyle - 23.20
100 freestyle - 50.45
2025-26
Began sophomore season helping the Noles to a second place finish in the 200 medley relay, two third place finishes in both the 100 free relay and the 200 free relay, and a fourth place finish in the 100 medley relay at the FSU Invite...placed third in the 50 free (23.27) and seventh in the 100 breast (1:06.49) against Army in the Dual Meet Tournament...finished sixth in the 50 free (23.37) against No.8 NC State at the Dual Meet Tournament...finished eighth in the 50 free (23.51) against No.20 Auburn in the Dual Meet Tournament...placed second in the 50 free (23.49) at the All Florida Invite...finished fifth in the 50 free (23.55) and seventh in the 100 free (51.03) against No.17 South Carolina...finished ninth in the 50 free (23.41) and 10th (50.94) at No.21 LSU and No.16 Alabama...placed third in the 50 free (23.51) and third with a personal best time in the 100 free (50.79) against Villanova...finished sixth in the 50 free (23.58) and 10th in the 100 free (51.18) at No.18 UGA and Arkansas...finished fifth in the 50 free (23.62) at No.10 Florida...competed in the 50 free (23.30) and swam a personal best time in the 100 free (50.45) at the 2026 ACC Championships.Â
2024-25
Opened freshman season with a second place finish in the 50 free (24.05) at the All Florida Invite... finished fifth in the 50 free (23.28) vs Georgia Tech... placed 32nd in the 50 free (23.27) and 37th in the 100 free (50.90) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational... finished second in the 50 free (23.99) against Villanova... placed third in the 50 free (23.36) and sixth in the 100 free (50.99) versus Tampa... finished seventh in the 50 free (23.63) and tenth in the 100 free (51.66) against Miami... swam a personal best in the 50 free (23.20) at No. 4 Florida... competed in the 50 free (23.28) and 100 free (51.22) at ACC Championships.
CLUB
South German Champion with SG Frankfurt in the 4×100m freestyle relay in 2026… South German Silver Medalist in the 100m freestyle in 2026… 5th place in both the 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke open finals at the German Short Course Championships in 2023… German Junior Champion in the 50m breaststroke and German Junior Silver Medalist in the 50m freestyle in 2022… Silver Medalist at the German Age Group Championships in the 100m breaststroke, 2006 age group, in 2019… German Age Group Record in the 50m breaststroke in 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL
Finished 4th in the 100 S free (55.96), 5th in the 50 S free (25.41), and 6th in the 50 S breast (31.82) at the Deutsche Kurzbahnmeisterschaften in 2022... finished 8th in the 100 L breast (1:14.78) at the Berlin Swim Open in 2023.Â
PERSONAL
Born January 25, 2006… swam club for Startgemeinschaft Frankfurt… daughter of Thomas and Olga Steigerwald… mother Olga is a former basketball player for the German national team… sister to Alessia Steigerwald… enjoys cooking, baking, and basketball… majoring in Finance.Â
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