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Full name | Nicholas Nevid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Nick" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nashville Aquatic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Nevid (born 1960) is a retired world-champion American swimmer. [1] He is now a physiologist with a strong interest in marine biology.
Nick grew up in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. His sister is Nancy Nevid Kryka, a member of the Minnesota Masters Swimming Hall of Fame. [2] His brother is the medal-winning triathlete Nathan "Nate" Nevid. [3] [4]
Nevid attended the University of Texas, where he was a member of the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team [5] and the Nashville Aquatic Club. [6]
Among his most notable accomplishments as a breaststroke swimmer:
Because of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, he was unable to compete in the 1980 Olympics.
He coached swimming for one year at Auburn University; for one year with the Las Vegas Gold team, led by Olympic Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines; for two years with the Columbus Aquatic Club in Columbus, Georgia; and for one year at Louisiana State University.
Nick attended Brookfield Central High School (Brookfield, Wisconsin); Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tennessee); and Austin High School (Austin, Texas), from which he graduated in 1979. [12]
He earned a B.A. degree in biology from the University of Texas in 1983. [13]
In 1993, he earned a Ph.D. degree in physiology from Louisiana State University. [14] [15]
Dr. Nick Nevid has raised marine foodfish in offshore aquaculture cages in the Bahamas and Panama. He also developed Proaquatix, [16] which was the second largest producer of marine ornamental fish in the world.
His research includes original work on biofouling prevention. [17]
Among his publications/patents:
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nicholas Nevid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Nick" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke, medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nashville Aquatic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicholas Nevid (born 1960) is a retired world-champion American swimmer. [1] He is now a physiologist with a strong interest in marine biology.
Nick grew up in Elm Grove, Wisconsin. His sister is Nancy Nevid Kryka, a member of the Minnesota Masters Swimming Hall of Fame. [2] His brother is the medal-winning triathlete Nathan "Nate" Nevid. [3] [4]
Nevid attended the University of Texas, where he was a member of the Texas Longhorns swimming and diving team [5] and the Nashville Aquatic Club. [6]
Among his most notable accomplishments as a breaststroke swimmer:
Because of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, he was unable to compete in the 1980 Olympics.
He coached swimming for one year at Auburn University; for one year with the Las Vegas Gold team, led by Olympic Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines; for two years with the Columbus Aquatic Club in Columbus, Georgia; and for one year at Louisiana State University.
Nick attended Brookfield Central High School (Brookfield, Wisconsin); Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tennessee); and Austin High School (Austin, Texas), from which he graduated in 1979. [12]
He earned a B.A. degree in biology from the University of Texas in 1983. [13]
In 1993, he earned a Ph.D. degree in physiology from Louisiana State University. [14] [15]
Dr. Nick Nevid has raised marine foodfish in offshore aquaculture cages in the Bahamas and Panama. He also developed Proaquatix, [16] which was the second largest producer of marine ornamental fish in the world.
His research includes original work on biofouling prevention. [17]
Among his publications/patents: