2016-17 Women's Swimming Roster

Nga Nguyen

  • Position:
    Breaststroke
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Carl-von-Ossietzky-Schule
  • Hometown:
    Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests (Events swam 5x or more):
50 Freestyle: 24.51 (Dec. 3-5, 2015 Calvin College Winter Invitational)
100 Backstroke: 1:05.22 (Feb. 18-21, 2015 PCSC Championships)
100 Butterfly: 59.50 (Dec. 3-5, 2015 Calvin College Winter Invitational)?
100 Breaststroke: 1:03.84 (2X Most Recent: Dec. 3-5, 2015 Calvin College Winter Invitational)?
100 IM: 1:03.88 (Oct. 31, 2015 vs. Biola University)
200 Freestyle Relay: 1:35.49 (Dec. 3-5, 2015 Calvin College Winter Invitational)
200 Medley Relay: 1:42.22 (Mar. 12-15, 2014 NCAA Championships)
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 3:38.36 (Nov. 14, 2015 vs. CSUEB)
400 Medley Relay: 3:45.18 (Mar. 12-15, 2014 NCAA Championships)?
 

#NookNotes:
- Four-time All-American
- All-American Honorable Mention?
- Five-time All-PCSC Team
 

2016-17 | Senior
Appeared in 38 events … 22 top-five finishes with 11 wins … Placed sixth in the 200 medley relay at the Pacific Collegiate Swim and dive Conference Championships with a season best 1:46.97 … Helped the team to a 10th place finish in the 200 freestyle relay with a season best 1:38.15 … Finished seventh in the 100 breaststroke final at the PCSC Championships … Won the 100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay at the Lions Cup Invitational … Swam a season best 25.20 in the 50 freestyle and 1:04.46 in the 100 breaststroke at the Husky invitational … Placed first in the 400 freestyle relay with a season best 3:39.48 vs. Azusa Pacific … Also swam a season best 3:56.19 finishing first in the 400 medley relay vs. Drury … Eight first place finishes in dual meets.
 

2015-16 | Junior
Appeared in 34 events as a junior … Set personal bests in the 50 freestyle (24.51), 100 Butterfly (59.50) and 200 freestyle relay (1:35.49) at the Calvin College Winter Invitational … Tied personal best in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:03.84 in the prelims of the Calvin College Winter invitational … Won the 400 freestyle relay with a personal best (3:38.36) in a dual meet with California State East Bay … Earned 26 top-5 finishes with 11 wins.
 

2014-15 | Sophomore
Appeared in 41 events … Part of the 400 medley relay team that received an All-American Honorable Mention (3:48.41) and 12th place finish at the NCAA Championships … Also finished 30th in the 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships … Two-time all-Pacific Collegiate Swimming & Diving Conference Swimmer … Finished first at the PCSC Championships with a conference record time of 1:42.25 in the 200 medley relay … Received fourth place in the 400 medley relay (3:49.49), 10th in the 100 backstroke (1:05.22), 19th in the 200 breaststroke and 31st in the 50 freestyle at the PCSC championships … Won the 200 medley relay (1:43.09) and 400 medley relay (also a NCAA “B” cut time of 3:48.73) at the Husky Invitational … Finished 7th in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:38.09 … Had 25 top-five finishes with 16 wins.
 

2013-14 | Freshman
Four-time All-American at  2014 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships ... Member of four All-American relay teams, including a third place finish in the 200 medley relay in a program record of 1:42.22 ... Also a member of All-American performances in the 400 medley relay (8th, school record 3:45.18 in prelims), 200 freestyle relay (14th) and 800 freestyle relay (16th) ... Also finished 20th in the 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships ... Was a three-time all-Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference swimmer ... Set a new varsity record in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.84) while finishing fifth at the PCSC Championships ... Member of conference champion and conference record-setting 200 medley relay team (1:43.06) and conference champion 400 medley relay team (3:46.82) ... Joined the team midway through the season and still collected five top-five individual event finishes during the dual meet season ... Also collected eight top-three relay finishes during the dual meet season, including two victories.
 

Prior to Alaska
 
High School
Was ranked among the top three in both her age group and in the open category in Germany for the 50-meter and 100-meter breaststroke events ... Won multiple youth and age-group national championships in the 50 breaststroke ... Owns both a silver and a bronze medal in the 100 breaststroke at the German National Championships ... Also participated in the National Short-Course championships. There, qualified for several finals, including the 50 breast ... In 2011, took part in the "World Cup" in Berlin, representing Team Hessia for several international matches, including ones against Luxemburg and Austria ... Has also lent her knowledge to coaching. Since 2011, she has coached kids of all ages and adults in swimming.
 

Personal
Daughter of Duy Tuong and Dieru Trinh Nguyen ... Two siblings: Duy Duc Nguyen and Thauh Phuoh Hieke ... Majoring in Psychology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013-2014Freshman

    Breaststroke
  • 2014-2015Sophomore

    Breaststroke
  • 2015-16Junior

    Breaststroke
  • 2016-17Senior

    Breaststroke
    5'3"