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Niamh Robinson Season 2023-24

Position
Breaststroke/individual Medley
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Darwen, Great Britain
High School
Mount Kelly School

All-SEC Freshman Team (2020)
2x NCAA Qualifier
SEC Female Freshman of the Week

Robinson’s Top Times
50 Breast – 28.32 2020 SEC Championships
100 Breast – 59.85 2020 SEC Championships
200 Breast – 2:08.37 2020 SEC Championships
200 IM – 1:58.92 SMU Invitational

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21)

Against Alabama to start the season, finished in sixth place in the 200-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:21.83 and seventh place in the 100-Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:06.14.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2019-20)
Tied for second in the 100-Yard Breaststroke against Tulane with a time of 1:04.69… Earned her first collegiate win against Auburn in the 200-Yard IM with a time of 2:04.55… In the same meet, came in third place in the 100-Yard Breast with a time of 1:03.87 and came in fourth place in the 200-Yard Breast with a time of 2:17.18… Notched a pair of wins against SMU in the 100 and 200-Yard Breaststroke with times of 1:03.05 and 2:13.96, which was good for fifth all-time at LSU… At the SMU Invitational, swam the seventh fastest time in school history in the 100-Yard Breast with a 1:00.63 to take the top spot and swam the fastest time in school history in the 200-Yard Breast with a 2:08.88 to take the gold… At the same meet, finished in fourth place in the 200-Yard IM with a time of 2:01.18… Won both the 100 and 200-Yard Breaststroke events against Missouri with times of 1:01.35 and 2:10.42… In a dual meet against Delta State she won the 200-Yard IM with a time of 2:04.90…Came second in the 200-Yard Breast against Florida State with a time of 2:13.39 and second again in the 100-Yard Breast with a 1:02.25…In a dual meet against Texas A&M she touched third in the 200-Yard IM with a time of 2:06.33, third in the 200-Yard Breast with a 2:15.99 and fourth in the 100-Yard Breast with a 1:03.69…In a Tri meet against Houston and Rice she touched the wall first in the 200-Yard Breast 2:13.99 and second in the 100-Yard Breast with a 1:03.30… At the 2020 SEC Championships, finished in fifth place and improved her school record in the 200-Yard Breast with a time of 2:08.37… Also at the SEC Championships, finished in sixth place in the 100-Yard Breast with a time of 59.85, which sits as the third best time in school history… Qualified for the 2020 NCAA Championships in the 100 and 200-Yard Breast.

PRIOR TO LSU
Lettered for coach Emma Collings-Barnes at Mount Kelly School … Member of the Arena League ‘B’ Final Championship Team … National Silver Medalist in the 4×100 Open Age Medley Relay in 2017, 2018, and 2019 … . Competed in four individual events for the Isle of Man at 2018 Commonwealth Games and represented the Isle of Man in the 4×100 Medley Relay Final … Competed in six events for the Isle of Man at 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games – 3 x A Finals, 3 x B Finals … Competed in Lignano, Italy (England Talent) at the Energy Standard Cup … Competed in six events for the Isle Of Man at 2014 Commonwealth Games … Holds Mount Kelly School records in the 50, 100, and 200-Meter Breaststroke as well as the 100-Meter IM.

PERSONAL
Full name is Niamh May Robinson … Born on September 11, 1999 … Parents are John and Suzanne Robinson … Has two brothers, Andrew and John … Three-Time Member of the School Council at Mount Kelly School … Named Swimming Scholar twice … Boarding House Prefect 2017-18… Chose LSU because: “I decided to come to LSU based upon the pristine international reputation the University withholds, as well as the warmth of welcome I felt from the athletic staff during the recruitment process. The idea of continuing my studies and swimming careers in the U.S. has been a dream of mine for years, and I couldn’t think of a more professional university program to be living that dream than LSU. I am truly honored to be a part of the LSU family! Geaux Tigers!”

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