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MEET THE BLUE DEVILS
Steffi Niessl
Senior • Back/Fly
Brewster, N.Y. (Brewster)
Honors: ACC Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010, 2011)
2010-11: Ended the season at the ACC Championships, where she swam a personal-best
2:01.21 in the 200 fly to finish 17th … that mark was also a program
season-best in the 200 fly … turned in a 16th-place showing in the 100 fly with a
time of 55.30 while also cutting over four seconds off season-opening time … recorded
a 24.80 split to help the 200 medley relay place seventh at the conference
meet … won the 100 fly with a 57.60 clocking against South Carolina and Queens
… notched second-place finishes in the 100 fly against North Carolina and Virginia
… member of the 200 medley relay that grabbed first against South Carolina/
Queens and NC State/Campbell ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2009-10: Placed 23rd in the 100 fly at the ACC Championships with a time
of 55.83 for her best performance of the season ... also grabbed two top-10
finishes at the ACCs in both the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay ... compiled
three first-place finishes for the season and nine second-place finishes ...
named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2008-09: Competed at the ACC Championships in the 100 fly and 100 backstroke
… claimed 13th place at the ACCs in the 100 fly, posting a personal-best
54.65 in prelims and a 54.81 in finals … finished 18th in the conference in the 100
back with a personal-best 55.53 … tied the 50 free school record (23.45) out of
the leadoff position in the 200 free relay which broke the school record in the
same swim (1:31.96) … set three additional school records as a member of relay
teams at the ACC Championships … swam butterfly in the 200 medley relay with
Meghan Dwyer, Meredith Bannon and Shannon Beall, earning an NCAA ‘B’ standard
and breaking the school record (1:40.63)… combined with the 400 medley
team of Dwyer, Bannon and Beall to finish sixth in the conference with a school
record and NCAA ‘B’ standard time of 3:40.97 … wrapped up her ACC Championships
debut by anchoring the record-setting 400 freestyle relay of Beall, Katie
Magee and Kirstie Jeffrey (3:23.67) ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prep: All-America as a junior and senior … Westchester-Putnam (Section
1) High School Swimmer of the Year as a senior … set five personal records
of 23.83 (50 free), 55.84 (100 fly), 58.50 (100 back), 2:09.09 (200 fly) and
2:03.49 (200 back) as a senior … six-time letterwinner … all-section and NYS
Qualifier every year from 8th-12th grade … state champion in the 50 free and
100 fly senior year … six-time Empire State Games gold medalist … Empire
State Games record-holder … NLSA Junior National Qualifier in seven events
… Spring Speedo National Qualifier … Speedo Summer Junior National Qualifier
… U.S. Open qualifier … member of the Math and National Honor Societies
and High Honor Roll … AP Scholar … top five percent of class.
Personal: Born Stephanie Elizabeth Niessl on Oct. 22, 1990 in Bronxville,
N.Y. … daughter of Eduard and Hana Niessl … has one brother, Christopher
… majoring in international comparative studies.
Niessl Personal Records & Duke Career Performance List:
50-Yard Freestyle
23.87 Campbell/Miami (1st/7) Oct. 25, 2008
23.90 Gamecock Invitational (6th/54 - Prelims) Nov. 20, 2008
23.97 Gamecock Invitational (Prelims) Nov. 19, 2009
24.05 Gamecock Invitational (6th/24 - Finals) Nov. 19, 2009
24.10 Maryland/NC State (5th/12) Oct. 24, 2009
24.13 Gamecock Invitational (9th/20 - Finals) Nov. 20, 2008
24.15 NC State/Maryland (2nd/12) Oct. 31, 2008
24.22 Davidson/South Carolina (2nd/8) Jan. 10, 2009
24.34 Clemson (4th/7) Jan. 31, 2009
24.57 Clemson (5th/8) Jan. 30, 2010
100-Yard Backstroke
55.53 ACC Championships (18th/36 - Prelims) Feb. 20, 2009
56.52 ACC Championships (28th/40 - Prelims) Feb. 18, 2011
56.74 Gamecock Invitational (Prelims) Nov. 20, 2009
56.89 Gamecock Invitational (4th/20 - Finals) Nov. 21, 2008
56.96 Nike Cup (9th/23 - Finals) Nov. 19, 2010
56.98 Nike Cup (Prelims) Nov. 19, 2010
57.21 Gamecock Invitational (5th/24 - Finals) Nov. 20, 2009
57.75 Gamecock Invitational (Prelims) Nov. 21, 2008
58.07 South Carolina/Queens (2nd/9) Jan. 15, 2011
58.26 Houston/Georgia Tech (5th/11) Oct. 30, 2009
58.44 North Carolina (5th/8) Jan. 30, 2009
58.54 Virginia (7th/8) Jan. 23, 2011
58.54 South Carolina (4th/8) Jan. 16, 2010
58.58 Miami/Virginia Tech (6th/11) Nov. 7, 2009
58.78 UNC Wilmington (4th/8) Oct. 17, 2009
59.10
59.21
NC State/Campbell (5th/15)
North Carolina (5th/8)
Oct. 29, 2010
Jan. 24, 2010
100-Yard Butterfly
54.65 ACC Championships (Prelims) Feb. 20, 2009
2011-12 DUKE SWIMMING & DIVING
54.81 ACC Championships (13th/49 - Finals) Feb. 20, 2009
55.17 ACC Championships (Prelims) Feb. 18, 2011
55.23 ACC Championships (Prelims) Feb. 19, 2010
55.23 Gamecock Invitational (Prelims) Nov. 20, 2009
55.30 ACC Championships (16th/24 - Finals) Feb. 18, 2011
55.67 Gamecock Invitational (2nd/24 - Finals) Nov. 20, 2009
55.69 Nike Cup (6th/24 - Finals) Nov. 19, 2010
55.83 ACC Championships (23rd/24 - Finals) Feb. 19, 2010
55.90 Nike Cup (Prelims) Nov. 19, 2010
55.99 NC State/Maryland (2nd/14) Oct. 31, 2008
56.30 Houston/Georgia Tech (2nd/10) Oct. 30, 2009
56.37 Miami/Virginia Tech (2nd/12) Nov. 7, 2009
56.64 Maryland/NC State (4th/13) Oct. 24, 2009
56.72 Gamecock Invitational (Prelims) Nov. 21, 2008
56.92 Gamecock Invitational (7th/20 - Finals) Nov. 21, 2008
56.96 Clemson (3rd/7) Jan. 30, 2010
57.14 Davidson/South Carolina (2nd/9) Jan. 10, 2009
57.31 North Carolina (2nd/4) Feb. 4, 2011
57.40 Gardner-Webb (1st/6) Jan. 17, 2009
57.47 North Carolina (3rd/7) Jan. 24, 2010
57.53 North Carolina (1st/3) Jan. 30, 2009
57.55 South Carolina (3rd/8) Jan. 16, 2010
57.58 Virginia (2nd/3) Jan. 22, 2010
57.60 South Carolina/Queens (1st/8) Jan. 15, 2011
57.71 Virginia (2nd/7) Jan. 23, 2011
57.85 NC State/Campbell (4th/11) Oct. 29, 2010
58.01 Clemson (4th/8) Jan. 31, 2009
58.11 Maryland (4th/7) Oct. 23, 2010
59.43 UNC Wilmington (5th/8) Oct. 16, 2010
200-Yard Butterfly
2:01.21 ACC Championships (17th/24 - Finals) Feb. 19, 2011
2:03.13 ACC Championships (Prelims) Feb. 19, 2011
2:03.54 Nike Cup (17th/24 - Finals) Nov. 20, 2010
2:04.87 Gamecock Invitational (6th/24 - Finals) Nov. 21, 2009
2:05.39 ACC Championships (26th/31 - Prelims) Feb. 20, 2010
2:05.78 Nike Cup (Prelims) Nov. 20, 2010
2:05.90 Gamecock Invitational (Prelims) Nov. 21, 2009
2:09.30 Maryland (5th/6) Oct. 23, 2010
2:11.54 UNC Wilmington (4th/8) Oct. 16, 2010
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
1:31.96* (23.45) ACC Championships (7th/11) Feb. 19, 2009
1:32.94 (23.67) ACC Championships (8th/11) Feb. 18, 2010
1:34.92 (24.24) Gamecock Invitational (4th/20) Nov. 20, 2008
1:35.15 (23.62) Gamecock Invitational (4th/22) Nov. 19, 2009
1:36.77 (24.02) Nike Cup (9th/21) Nov. 18, 2010
1:36.85 (24.42) NC State/Maryland (2nd/8) Oct. 31, 2008
1:37.01 (24.50) Miami/Virginia Tech (2nd/9) Nov. 7, 2009
1:38.10 (25.10) Virginia (1st/3) Jan. 22, 2010
1:38.24 (24.66) South Carolina (2nd/7) Jan. 16, 2010
1:38.29 North Carolina (1st/2) Jan. 24, 2010
1:38.45 (24.75) UNC Wilmington (4th/8) Oct. 16, 2010
1:40.77 (24.97) Virginia (2nd/4) Jan. 23, 2011
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
3:23.67 (51.39) ACC Championships (9th/11) Feb. 21, 2009
3:30.21 (53.06) Maryland/NC State (4th/11) Oct. 24, 2009
3:31.14 (52.23) Davidson/South Carolina (2nd/7) Jan. 10, 2009
3:31.51 (52.87) NC State/Maryland (2nd/12) Oct. 31, 2008
3:32.02 (52.94) Clemson (3rd/7) Jan. 31, 2009
3:32.14 (53.57) Nike Cup (11th/21) Nov. 20, 2010
3:32.97 (53.05) Gamecock Invitational (10th/23) Nov. 21, 2009
3:33.82 (53.22) Gamecock Invitational (9th/19) Nov. 22, 2008
3:34.64 (54.56) Clemson (2nd/7) Jan. 30, 2010
3:37.81 (55.19) South Carolina/Queens (4th/7) Jan. 15, 2011
3:37.87 (55.75) Maryland (4th/7) Oct. 23, 2010
3:39.29 (55.59) NC State/Campbell (5th/12) Oct. 29, 2010
3:39.31 (53.77) Houston/Georgia Tech (4th/8) Oct. 30, 2009
200-Yard Medley Relay
1:40.63* (24.10) ACC Championships (7th/11)
1:41.28 (24.80) ACC Championships (7th/9)
Feb. 18, 2009
Feb. 16, 2011
1:41.30 (24.38) ACC Championships (6th/11) Feb. 17, 2010
1:43.19 (26.62) Nike Cup (3rd/20) Nov. 19, 2010
1:43.42 (23.46) Gamecock Invitational (2nd/21) Nov. 21, 2008
1:44.40 (27.17) Gamecock Invitational (2nd/26) Nov. 20, 2009
1:44.83 (23.28) Campbell/Miami (1st/5) Oct. 25, 2008
1:44.94 (25.65) NC State/Campbell (1st/10) Oct. 29, 2010
1:45.01 (24.76) Davidson/South Carolina (1st/6) Jan. 10, 2009
1:45.12 (27.64) South Carolina/Queens (1st/7) Jan. 15, 2011
1:45.22 (25.23) North Carolina (2nd/5) Jan. 30, 2009
1:45.27 (23.51) NC State/Maryland (1st/10) Oct. 31, 2008
1:45.31 (25.46) Clemson (2nd/5) Jan. 31, 2009
1:45.63 (25.22) North Carolina (3rd/5) Feb. 4, 2011
1:45.79 (24.77) UNC Wilmington (2nd/7) Oct. 17, 2009
1:45.80 (27.68) Virginia (3rd/7) Jan. 23, 2011
1:46.25 (27.73) Miami/Virginia Tech (3rd/9) Nov. 7, 2009
1:46.61 (27.82) Virginia (3rd/5) Jan. 22, 2010
1:46.73 (25.67) Clemson (2nd/7) Jan. 30, 2010
1:48.30 (29.48) UNC Wilmington (4th/8) Oct. 16, 2010
1:48.80 Gardner-Webb (2nd/6) Jan. 17, 2009
400 Yard Medley Relay
3:40.97* (54.43) ACC Championships (6th/10) Feb. 20, 2009
3:45.43 (55.02) Gamecock Invitational (1st/20) Nov. 20, 2008
3:47.45 (55.65) Nike Cup (6th/19) Nov. 18, 2010
3:50.06 (55.79) NC State/Maryland (1st/12) Oct. 31, 2008
3:50.29 (55.55) Maryland/NC State (3rd/10) Oct. 24, 2009
3:50.70 (55.78) Houston/Georgia Tech (3rd/7)
3:51.44 (58.67) South Carolina (1st/8)
Oct. 30, 2009
Jan. 16, 2010
3:55.06 North Carolina (5th/6) Jan. 24, 2010
4:39.68 (55.87) Gamecock Invitational (4th/24) Nov. 19, 2009
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