Nicholas Perera

Accolades

Competed in the 400 individual medley and 200 butterfly at the NCAA Championships
Qualified for the championship final of the 400 individual medley at the SEC Championships, taking eighth
Finaled as part of the 800 freestyle relay, taking eighth place
Scored in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships, placing 11^th
Also swam the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships
Member of UA’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
CoSIDA Academic All-American
Earned CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America honors and a place on the SEC Academic Honor Roll

Earned All-America honors in the 400 individual medley
Qualified for his second NCAA Championships trip in the 400 individual medley prior to the championships being canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Made the championship finals of the 400 individual medley (4^th) and 200 individual medley (6^th) at the SEC Championships
Also scored in the 200 butterfly (16^th) and as part of the 800 freestyle relay (9^th) at the SEC Championships
Bettered his own school record in the 400 individual medley (3:42.61) and posted career-best times in the 200 butterfly (1:44.38) and 200 individual medley (1:44.60) at the SEC Championships, shaving one, two and two seconds, respectively, off his previous best marks
In addition to his school record in the 400 individual medley, he ranked fourth in the 200 individual medley and sixth in the 200 butterfly all-time at UA at the end of the season
Closed the dual-meet season with a win at Florida State in the 200 butterfly
Earned a win at Auburn in the 200 individual medley
First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
SEC Academic Honor Roll

Set the school 400-meter individual medley (LCM) record at the USA National Championships with a time of 4:20.51, bettering the previous mark set by Peter Berndt at the 1988 Olympic Games

Earned a spot on Alabama's NCAA Championships squad, competing in the 200 and 400 individual medley and the 200 breaststroke
Scored in the 400 individual medley (9th), 200 butterfly (24th) and as part of the 800 freestyle relay (9th) at the SEC Championships
Broke the school record in the 400 individual medley (4:34.64) during finals of the SEC Championships (4:34.64)
His 1:56.95 in the prelims of the 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships is a career best, which ranked him eighth all-time at UA
Posted a then career-best 1:46.62 in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships, which ranked him seventh all-time for the Tide
Took top honors in the 400 individual medley and scored in the 200 butterfly (2nd) against Florida State and Auburn
Scored in the 400 (6th) and 200 (20th) individual medleys, 200 butterfly (15th) and as part of the 800 freestyle relay (3rd) at the Georgia Tech Invitational
Took top honors in the 200 individual medley at Tennessee and scored in the 200 butterfly (2nd) at Tennessee
Scored in the 400 individual medley (2nd) and the 200 butterfly (3rd) against Texas A&M
Took top honors in the 200 individual medley at Ohio State and scored in the 200 butterfly (3rd) at Ohio State
Took top honors in the 200 butterfly to open the season against Delta State
First-Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
SEC Academic Honor Roll

Swam for Kevin Weldon and Meghan Olson at Dayton Raiders Swim Club and for Jim Brower, Tim Beerman and Tom Keefe at St. Xavier High School
Ohio state record holder as part of the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay
National record holder as part of the 200m freestyle relay
Ohio state champion in the 200 individual medley
400 individual medley NCSA runner up
2017 and 2016 NISCA All-American
USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
2016 Olympic Trials qualifier
2016 and 2015 high school national championship team
Eagle Scout
National Honor Society
National Merit Semifinalist
Aquaponics Club