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2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce

Nikita Pelletier

  • Position Butterfly/Freestyle
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Somerset, Mass.
  • Highschool Deerfield Academy

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
50 Fly 27.20 (Sep. 24, 2022) at Vermont
100 Fly 56.04 (Feb. 18, 2022) CAA Championships
200 Fly 2:05.64 (Nov. 22, 2020) Husky Virtual Invitational
50 Free 23.75 (Feb. 22, 2023) CAA Championships
100 Free 52.15 (Nov. 21, 2021) Terrier Invitational
200 IM 2:09.13 (Feb. 3, 2023) Boston Winter Open

AWARDS:
  • All-CAA Honoree for 200 Free Relay (2023)
2022-23:
  • CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
  • Came in second in the 100 Fly with a time of 57.13 seconds at the Terrier Invitational (11/19)
  • Finished in third place in the 200 Free Relay at the Tate Ramsden Invitational with a time of 1:37.85 (1/20)
  • Posted a season-best time of 52.40 in the 100 Free and finished sixth at the Boston Winter Open (2/4)
  • Broke the program record in the 200 Free Relay at the CAA Championships, putting up a time of 1:31.01 to champion the event (2/24)
2021-22:
  • Notched personal-bests in the 500 Free (23.97) and 200 Free (1:54.62) at the Terrier Invitational (11/19-11/21)
  • Also had season-bests in the 100 Free (52.15) and the 200 Fly (2:06.90) at the Terrier Invitational (11/19-11/21)
  • Finished fourth in the 200 Fly (2:13.95) and fifth in the 100 Fly (59.69) at the Tate Ramsden Invitational (1/21)
  • Placed second in the 100 Free (52.66) at the Boston Winter Open (2/4)
  • Notched personal-best times of 25.93 in the 50 Fly and the 100 Fly (56.04) at the CAA Championships (2/16-2/19)
  • CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2021)
2020-21:
  • Swam a lifetime-best time of 2:05.64 to win the 200 fly at the Husky Virtual Invitational (Nov. 20-22)
  • Won the 400 yard freestyle relay (3:37.16) at the meet against the University of Richmond (Oct. 30)
  • Won the 50 yard freestyle time trial (24.38) at the Husky Virtual Invitational

Before NU: Four-year letterwinner in swimming and water polo at Deerfield Academy … Named MVP of the swim team after the 2017 and 2020 seasons   ... Received All-NEPSAC honors in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly in 2019 ... Received the Grace Robertson Award after her senior season ... Named All-NEPSAC second team in water polo as a junior ... Holds NEPSAC and school record in the 100 fly ... Also holds the school record in the 200 free and 200 medley relay.
 
Personal: Born in Vitebsk, Belarus holding dual citizenship ... Daughter to Timothy and Jo-Ann Pelletier … Siblings are Anatalia and Aleksander ... Chose Northeastern for the co-op program, dedication to the success and well-being of its student-athletes, and location ... Plans to major in business administration.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Butterfly/Freestyle
    5'8"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Butterfly/Freestyle
    5'8"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Butterfly/Freestyle
    5'8"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Butterfly/Freestyle
    5'8"