Nihipali received her first NEC Swimmer of the Week award of the season after a series of blistering performances as Wagner captured the ECAC Championship over the weekend. The senior set a meet record in the 200 backstroke, winning the event in 2:02.01 to eclipse the previous mark of 2:02.86. Her time in the event was the second-fastest in the NEC this year. Nihipali also swam the 100 backstroke in 55:50 for the win, the fastest time in the conference this season aside from Nihipali herself, who clocked in at 54.93 back on November 19. The Honolulu, HI product also swam the anchor leg on Wagner’s 200 free relay team, which touched in a meet record time of 1:34.49.