2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Nina Allen

  • Class First Year
  • Highschool Bethesda-Chevy Chase
  • Hometown Rockville, Md.

Biography

2023-2024:
  • Finished 8th in the 50 freestyle against Brown
  • Finished 4th as part of the 200 freestyle relay against Brown

Before Yale: 2022 Athlete of the Year… 2022 Most Valuable Athlete of the Year… School record holder in 100 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley… MPSSAA 4A3A State 50 free record holder… MPSSAA 4A3A State 200 free relay record holder… MPSSAA 4A3A State 400 free relay record holder… Montgomery County Public School 50 free record holder… Montgomery County Public Schools 200 free relay record holder, 2x Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Metros 50 free champion… Montgomery County Public Schools 400 free relay record holder… Three-time undefeated MPSSAA 4A3A State Champion in the 50 free… Five-time All-American… Three-time Scholastic All-American … Also swam for Rockville Mongomery Swim Club and is a 13-time club record holder from ages 8-18.
 
Personal: Worked with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) as a student visionary in 2023 to raise over $120k over seven weeks… Volunteered at local pools and within minority communities helping to give swimming lessons… Eric Allen (father) played football at Brown, and Sydney Allen (twin sister) is currently in her first year playing soccer at Cornell.
 
Why Yale? “Because of its unparalleled opportunities in both academic and athletic endeavors. To me, Yale is a place where I can experience immense growth as an athlete through the support of such a tight-knit team and coaching staff while also studying at one of the best universities in the world.”