Erica Nieminen

Position:
Backstroke/Freestyle
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Upper Secondary School of Vasa
Hometown:
Vasa, Finland

2014-15: At MAC Championships, placed 30th in the 100 and 500 freestyle prelims … Finished 20th in the 200 freestyle prelims … Finished third in 200 backstroke at YSU … Also swam on second place 200 freestyle relay team … Against Buffalo, finished third with the 400 freestyle relay … Versus Akron, placed third in the 400 freestyle relay and 200 freestyle, and fourth in the 500 freestyle … Took third in the 200 freestyle relay against Toledo and Marshall … In BG’s first dual meet, finished third in the 200 backstroke and freestyle against Ball State … Also captured second in the 400 freestyle relay.

2013-14: Academic All-MAC honorable mention ... Qualified for the consolation finals at the MAC Championships in both the 200 and 500 freestyle … Also represented BGSU at the MAC Championships in the 200 backstroke … Placed 12^th in the 200 freestyle with a personal best time of 1:50.81 … Finished 15^th in the 500 freestyle, recording a career-best time of 4:57.75 … Won the 200 backstroke in a dual meet against Youngstown State and finished second in the same meet in the 200 freestyle … Placed second in the 200 backstroke in a dual meet at Michigan State … Part of 400 relay team that won a dual meet at Xavier.

2012-13: Swam the seventh-fastest time in school history at MAC Championships during prelims of the 500 freestyle (4:59.76) ... also swam a career best of 17:27.89 in the 1650 freestyle to place 17th overall ... finished 30th in prelims of the 200 freestyle at MACs ... claimed her only win of the season at Ball State in the 500 freestyle ... set a personal best in the 100 freestyle (10:35.84) to finish second at Akron ... swam in BGSU's third-place 800 free relay at the TYR Invitational, where she also placed eighth in the 500 free, 17th in the 200 free, 25th in the 100 back and 19th in the 200 back ... notched top-three finishes during the regular season in the 200 free (2), 500 free (3) and 1000 free (2).

2011-12: Earned fifth-best time in BGSU history and placed 11th overall in 200 free (1:51.29) at 2012 MAC Championships ... also had season-best time in 500 free (5:01.37) at MACs ... at TPSC Invite, finished eighth in 200 backstroke (2:09.87) after qualifying in season-best 2:05.59 ... also finished 21st in 400 IM and 22nd in 100 free at TPSC Invite ... in dual meet season, won 500 free versus Youngstown State and 1000 free versus Ball State ... had eight other top-three finishes during dual meet races.

Personal/Prior to BGSU: Daughter of Peter and Anna-Lena Nieminen ... younger sister Henrietta also swims ... born on Aug. 20, 1992 ... international business major at BGSU ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.19 through the Spring 2013 semester ... minoring in entrepreneurship … member of the 2010 Finnish national team at Sweden’s Stockholm Grand Prix ... won numerous Finnish national championship medals ... at the senior championships in 2010, won a bronze medal in the 200 backstroke ... in 2009, qualified for the senior Finnish championships final in the 200 freestyle ... traveled to Italy for an international competition where she won a bronze, also in the 200 free ... also won her first Grand Prix medal, a bronze in the 200 backstroke, in the same year.

Personal Bests
100 Freestyle: 53.85, at TPSC Invitational prelims (12/3/11)
200 Freestyle: 1:50.81, at MAC Championships (2/28/14)
500 Freestyle: 4:57.75, at MAC Championships (2/27/14)
1000 Freestyle: 10:35.84, at Akron (2/1/13)
1650 Freestyle: 17:27.89, at MAC Championships (3/2/13)
100 Backstroke: 1:00.46, at TYR Invitational (11/17/12)
200 Backstroke: 2:05.09, at MAC Championships (3/1/14)
400 IM: 4:40.36, at TPSC Invitational prelims (12/2/11)