Nicole Dorvinen

Nicole Dorvinen

  • Award
    Swimming Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/1/2011
  • Sport
    Women's Swimming and Diving
  • School
    UW-Eau Claire
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Green Bay, Wis.
  • High School
    Bay Port

Dorvinen led the UW-Eau Claire effort, picking up three wins, as the Blugolds defeated UW-Stevens Point for the first time since the 1997-98 season, while falling to St. Cloud State University (Minn.) on Oct. 29. Dorvinen raced to victory in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:12.45 and the 400-yard individual medley in just 4:44.06. She also beat her challengers by a full 15 seconds in the 1,000-yard freestyle event with a final time of 10:50.28.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Emily Shandley, Junior, Oak Creek, Wis.
UW-Stevens Point, Andrea Wagner, Junior, Apple Valley, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Katie Hausmann, Sophomore, New Berlin, Wis. (West)