Nikoli Blackman – Swimming & Diving

CAREER HONORS

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (2)
2025: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay

ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES (3)

2025: 2

2024: 1

SEC MEDAL COUNT (3)

Gold: 1

2025: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay

Silver: 1

2024: 400 Free Relay

CAREER AWARDS

2024 All-SEC Second Team

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Won a gold medal within the 50 free on the Junior World Championships and likewise tallied a sixth-place end within the 100 free.

2024-25 – SOPHOMORE

• Top instances from season: 50 free (19.05), 100 free (41.84), 200 free (1:32.45)
• At 2025 NCAA Championships…

  • Part of the 200 free relay crew that received the nationwide title for the primary time in class historical past with a time of 1:12.84, breaking the NCAA Championship meet document.
  • Member of the 400 free relay crew that broke its personal NCAA document with a time of two:42.30, incomes the nationwide title within the occasion for the primary time since 1979.
  • Earned his first particular person qualification to this season’s nationwide meet within the 100 free and 200 free.

• Clocked a time of two:49.23 within the 400 free relay in opposition to No. 11 Louisville. This is the fifth prime time for the occasion in program historical past.
• 2025 SEC Championships Recap:

  • Anchored the 200 free relay and shattered the NCAA document (1:12.80) incomes gold within the occasion.
  • Swam the second leg and broke the NCAA document within the 400 free relay (2:42.41).
  • Swam as a part of the 800 free relay crew that posted a time of 6:17.91, taking eighth place on the meet and fourth in class historical past.
  • Recorded the 4th fasted time in Tennessee historical past within the 100 free (41.84) and completed eighth total within the occasion.
  • Set a brand new private greatest within the 50 free (19.05).
  • Competed in the 100 free A last and the 50 and 200 free B finals.

2023-24 – FRESHMAN

• Top instances from the season: 50 free (19.59), 100 free (42.30), 200 free (1:34.62), 100 fly (48.68)
• Won the primary SEC medal of his profession within the 400 free relay, swimming the second leg in 42.08 on the SEC Championships (2/19-24/24). 
• Earned a victory within the 200 free with a mark of 1:36.10 and the 400 free relay together with third-place finishes within the 50 free and 200 medley relay in opposition to LSU (1/27/24).
• Placed third within the 200 free with a personal-best time of 1:36.42 and was the third leg of the 400 free relay that completed second in a twin meet in opposition to No. 7 Georgia (1/20/24).
• Made Tennessee debut on the Tennessee Invite (11/15-17/23), tallying two first-place finishes within the 200 free relay and 400 free relay, whereas additionally putting third within the 800 free relay. 

PRIOR TO TENNESSEE

• Top instances previous to Tennessee (Converted from LCM to SCY): 50 free (19.58), 100 free (43.66), 200 Free (1:36.58)
• Won gold within the 200 free on the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, touching the wall in 1:49.94.
• Has represented his nation quite a few instances at CCCAN, Carifta, Junior PanAms, the 2021 FINA World Short Course Championships and the 2022 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.
• In the 15-17 age group, received the 50 free, 200 free, and set the meet document for the 100 free on the 2023 Carifta Championships
• From Trinidad and Tobago and was a member of the Marlins Swim Club.