Nikša Roki

Nikša Roki (born February 8, 1988) is a Croatian swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and individual medley events.[1] He represented his nation Croatia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has claimed multiple-time Croatian championship titles and national records throughout his swimming career in the 200 m butterfly and the individual medley double (both 200 and 400 m).[2]

Niksa Roki
Personal information
Full nameNiksa Roki
National team Croatia
Born (1988-02-08) 8 February 1988
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, medley
ClubZagrebački PK
College teamOhio State University (U.S.)

Roki competed for Croatia in two swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, he managed to dip beneath the FINA B-cut in 2:01.56 (200 m butterfly) and 4:25.28 (400 m individual medley) at the Golden Bear meet in Zagreb.[3] On the first day of the Games, Roki broke a Croatian record of 4:22.44 to touch the wall first in heat one of the 400 m individual medley, but finished only in twenty-third place.[4] In the 200 m butterfly, Roki repeated his luck in the evening prelims, as he topped the first heat against India's Rehan Poncha, Peru's Emmanuel Crescimbeni, and Honduras' Javier Hernández Maradiaga, overhauling a sub-2:00 barrier with a new Croatian record on a tech body suit in 1:59.58, nearly two seconds faster than his entry time. Roki failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-first overall in the prelims.[5]

Roki is previously a member of the swimming team for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and a graduate of biology at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio (2011). He was also named an honorable mention Scholar All-American by the National Swimming Coaches Association of America in 2009.[6]

Roki is currently a graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park and is a teaching assistant for freshman level bioengineering courses.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikša Roki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. "Croatian Championships: Niksa Roki, Roko Simunic Set National Records". Swimming World Magazine. 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. "Golden Bear: Agata Korc Sets Polish Record". Swimming World Magazine. 22 June 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  4. "Men's 400m Individual Medley Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  5. "Swimming: Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  6. "A Night to Swim, Dive & Celebrate Seniors". Ohio State Buckeyes. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
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