Dryden accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she was a member of the Florida Gators swimming and diving team from 1993 to 1996.[2] As a Gator swimmer she was a five-time Southeastern Conference (SEC) champion (twice in the 500-yard freestyle, twice in the 800-yard freestyle relay, and once in the 1,650-yard freestyle), and received nine All-American honors.[2] She was also a five-time Ivy League champion as a swimmer for the Brown Bears swimming team of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and graduated from Brown with a bachelor's degree in international relations in 1998.[3]
Life after competition swimming
Dryden earned her juris doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School in Brooklyn, New York in 2005, and currently works as a human rights and immigration lawyer in the New York City office of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy.[3] Dryden previously served as a visa officer for the Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka and Kenya, and worked for the International Organization for Migration with Somali immigration officials.[3]
Dryden also volunteers as an athlete ambassador for several organizations that work to support the rights of children around the world, including Right To Play and SwimLanka. She is also a celebrity swimmer for Swim Across America, a charitable organization that works with former Olympic swimmers to raise funds for cancer research.[4]
^ abcdEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
^ abFlorida Swimming & Diving 2011–12 Media Supplement May 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 62, 64, 76, 79 (2011). Retrieved April 13, 2012.
^ abcFragomen, Our Professionals, Nikki Dryden. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
^Swim Across America, Olympians, Nikki Dryden. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
External links
Right To Play
SwimLanka
Commonwealth Games Foundation at archive.today (archived September 14, 2012)
Women's Ivy League Swimming
January 12, 2023
nikki, dryden, nicole, dryden, born, april, 1975, former, competitive, swimmer, represented, canada, consecutive, summer, olympics, personal, informationfull, namenicole, drydennational, teamcanadaborn, 1975, april, 1975, calgary, albertaheight1, weight72, spo. Nicole Dryden born April 5 1975 is a former competitive swimmer who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics Nikki DrydenPersonal informationFull nameNicole DrydenNational teamCanadaBorn 1975 04 05 April 5 1975 age 47 Calgary AlbertaHeight1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Weight72 kg 159 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesBackstroke freestyleClubManitoba MarlinsCollege teamUniversity of FloridaBrown UniversityMedal record Women s swimmingRepresenting CanadaPan American Games1991 Havana 100 m backstroke1991 Havana 200 m backstroke1991 Havana 4x200 m freestyleCommonwealth Games1994 Victoria 800 m freestyle Contents 1 Early years 2 Swimming career 3 Life after competition swimming 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly years EditDryden was born in Calgary Alberta in 1975 1 Swimming career EditAt the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain Dryden reached the finals with the Canadian women s relay teams in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay eighth and in the 4x100 metre medley relay sixth 1 In the individual women s 100 metre backstroke Dryden advanced to the consolation final finishing fourteenth overall she also participated in qualifying heats of the women s 200 metre freestyle and the women s 200 metre backstroke 1 Four years later at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia Dryden placed fourteenth in the women s 800 metre freestyle 1 Dryden accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville Florida where she was a member of the Florida Gators swimming and diving team from 1993 to 1996 2 As a Gator swimmer she was a five time Southeastern Conference SEC champion twice in the 500 yard freestyle twice in the 800 yard freestyle relay and once in the 1 650 yard freestyle and received nine All American honors 2 She was also a five time Ivy League champion as a swimmer for the Brown Bears swimming team of Brown University in Providence Rhode Island and graduated from Brown with a bachelor s degree in international relations in 1998 3 Life after competition swimming EditDryden earned her juris doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School in Brooklyn New York in 2005 and currently works as a human rights and immigration lawyer in the New York City office of Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen amp Loewy 3 Dryden previously served as a visa officer for the Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka and Kenya and worked for the International Organization for Migration with Somali immigration officials 3 Dryden also volunteers as an athlete ambassador for several organizations that work to support the rights of children around the world including Right To Play and SwimLanka She is also a celebrity swimmer for Swim Across America a charitable organization that works with former Olympic swimmers to raise funds for cancer research 4 See also Edit Biography portal Olympics portalFlorida Gators List of Brown University people List of University of Florida Olympians List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming women References Edit a b c d Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Nikki Dryden Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 18 2020 Retrieved June 5 2011 a b Florida Swimming amp Diving 2011 12 Media Supplement Archived May 21 2013 at the Wayback Machine University Athletic Association Gainesville Florida pp 62 64 76 79 2011 Retrieved April 13 2012 a b c Fragomen Our Professionals Nikki Dryden Retrieved June 5 2011 Swim Across America Olympians Nikki Dryden Retrieved June 5 2011 External links EditRight To Play SwimLanka Commonwealth Games Foundation at archive today archived September 14 2012 Women s Ivy League Swimming Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nikki Dryden amp oldid 1002178678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
