Marshall University Athletics
2013-14 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Vera Niemeyer
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Viktoriaschule Aachen
- Hometown:
- Wuerselen, Germany
Career Top Times
100 yard Backstroke: 56.19
200 yard Backstroke: 2:00.18
200 yard Individual Medley: 2:06.03
2013-14 (Senior): Set school records in the 100 yard backstroke (56.19) and 200 yard backstroke (2:00.18) at the C-USA Championships...improved upon the time that had her as the second-fastest performer in Marshall history in the 200 yard individual medley with a 2:06.03 performance...earned four individual wins on the season...was a part of four relays at the C-USA Championships that recorded season-best times for the Herd, the 200 yard freestyle relay, 400 yard freestyle relay, the 200 yard medley relay and the 400 yard medley relay...named to the C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll.
2012-13: Did not compete during the 2012-13 season...named to the C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll.
2011-12 (Junior): Captured four individual wins, including two in the 200 yard backstroke...rewrote the record book for the 200 back as she put four times in the top 20 all-time performances in program history, including the second fastest at 2:03.97 while competing in the C-USA Championships...now holds 10 of the 20 spots in the 200 back record book, including the all-time fastest time...her career high time performance at the C-USA Championships was the seventh fastest time school history...her team in the 400 yard medley relay while at the C-USA finals set the new fastest time school history (3:51.66)...she also was a part of the fifth fastest time while at the Coers Invite...earned recognition on the C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll.
2010-11 (Sophomore):Recorded five victories, including three in the 200 backstroke, and two in the 200 IM. Set three career best times at the C-USA Championships (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, and 200 IM)...her 100 backstroke time at the C-USA Championships is the second fastest time in Marshall history....her C-USA championship time in the 200 backstroke is first among all-time top 10 performers at Marshall.
2009-10 (Freshman):Put up two MU top-10 times during the season - in the 200 IM (4th, 2:09.86) and 100 backstroke (6th, 58.67)...season best times: 200 backstroke (2:04.35), 100 freestyle (54.97) and 1000 freestyle (10:55.90)...posted first-place finishes in the 200 backstroke at Ohio (2:07.46) and in the 100 backstroke at Radford (1:02.72)...was named Conference USA Swimmer of the Week for the week on Nov. 17, 2009 for her two wins at Radford...garnered an appearance on the Conference USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll for her work in the classroom.
Club:Swam for head coach Juergen Verhoelsdonk for the Aachener SV06 club team...at the 2009 German Nationals finished first in 200 backstroke, second in 100 backstroke and third in 50 backstroke - was fifth in 200 backstroke in the all-age group...in 2008 finished 12th in the 200 backstroke at the German Olympic Trials...was the North Rhine-Westphalia champion in the 100 and 200 backstroke in 2009
Personal:Daughter of Birgit and Manfred Niemeyer...has one brother, Jonas...major is undecided.
