University of California, Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara

2018-19:
MPSF 2^nd TEAM – 100 Breaststroke

2017-18:
Swam 100 Breaststroke (1:02.74), 200 Breaststroke (2:19.63), 50 Breaststroke (28.61), and 100 Butterfly (58.28) at MPSF Championships

2016-17:
Swam 200 Breaststroke (2:21.00), 100 Breaststroke (1:04.00), and 100 Butterfly (57.00) at MPSF Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Redlands High School… Swam under Coach Austin Brown… MVP (2015, 2016)… CIF SS State qualifier (2015, 2016)… CIF SS Finalist in the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke (2014-2016)… CIF qualifier (2012-2016)… Redlands HS 100 breaststroke record holder (2016)… CSF participate 2012-2016… Achieved top 5% of her high school class (2012-2016)… Awarded Redlands California Scholarship… High School Swim Team League champions (2013-2014)… Swam for Redlands Club Swim Team under Coach Austin Brown… Junior Nationals qualifier for the 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, and 200 breaststroke… Redlands Swim Team and Star Aquatics record holder.

PERSONAL
Born Nicola "Niki" Proctor on January 15, 1998… Majoring in Biology…Outside of swimming she enjoys attending Catholic Church, participating in yoga, and bargain shopping…As a pre-race pump up song, she listens to “Titanium”…Enjoys fruit snacks as a power snack…Her favorite aspect of college swimming is the focus on technique and team’s mutual love of the sport…Began swimming at age 10…If she could add any event it would be the 25 breaststroke…Her proudest achievement in her swimming career is achieving Junior National cut in the 100 breaststroke long course in 2015, where she won the event and had a great time racing...Recently married, last name changed to Churchill.

"…there are no shortcuts to excellence. Developing real expertise, figuring out really hard problems, it all takes time …Grit is about working on something you care about so much that you’re willing to stay loyal to it…it’s doing what you love, but not just falling in love—staying in love.” –Angela Duckworth