Vera Niemeyer
Vera Niemeyer
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Wuerselen, Germany

High School:
Viktoriaschule Aachen

Height:
5-8

Event:
Back, IM

04/11/2013

Student-Athletes' Academics Recognized by C-USA

166 Marshall student-athletes were named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll

03/27/2012

Herd Student-Athletes' Academics Recognized by C-USA

165 Marshall student-athletes were named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll

02/19/2012

Swimming and Diving Finishes Fifth at C-USA Championships

Herd finishes above Tulane by collecting 284 points

02/17/2012

Marshall Uses Strong Effort to Build Lead in Day Three Action

Heather Moore has a record setting day

02/16/2012

Day Two of Conference USA Swimming and Diving Championships in the Book

Marshall heads into day three in fifth place for the first time ever

Career Top Times

100 yard Backstroke: 57.79 (at C-USA Championships 2/15-18)

200 yard Backstroke: 2:03.50

200 yard Individual Medley: 2:06.78 (at C-USA 2/15-18)

400 yard Individual Medley: 4:24.37 (at C-USA 2/15-18)

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 holds10 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'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: (400 IM, 47.98), (200 backstroke, 2:04.35), 100 freestyle (54.97) and 1000 freestyle (10:55.90)...finished first in the 1000 freestyle at Radford with a time of 10:55.90... also 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'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.