2022-23 / AS A 5TH YEAR
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (100 & 200 Free, 200 IM)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (200 IM)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the 200 IM, freestyle and breaststroke events
• Broke his own team records in the 200 freestyle (1:33.27) & 200 IM (1:42.62)
• Other season-best times: 19.47 in 50 free, 47.63 in 100 back, 52.95 in 100 breast, 1:54.01 in 200 breast
• Also finished his career ranked among Purdue's all-time leaders in the 50 free (19.47, 5th), 100 free (42.88, 4th), 100 back (47.12, 6th), 100 breast (52.95, 3rd) and 200 breast (1:53.31, 3rd)
• Believed to be just Purdue's sixth men's swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Championships four times (three times as an individual)
• Won silver in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships, Purdue's first medal in the event since 2015
• Also was an A finalist in the 200 free and 200 breast at Big Tens, accounting for a team-high 77 points
• Accounted for 212 team points in his five-year career at Big Tens, becoming Purdue's first men's swimmer to surpass 200 points since the three-final scoring format was introduced in 2016
• Swam on four relays at Big Tens, helping the 400 medley relay team (3:08.36) move into fourth place in team history
• At the Purdue Invitational, helped the three freestyle relays move up the team's all-time leaderboards -- 1:17.35 for third in 200, 2:50.87 for third in 400, 6:24.66 for second in 800
• Closed out his Purdue career as part of relay record holders in all three freestyle events
• Finished top 30 in the 200 IM (24th) and 200 free (27th) at the NCAA Championships, eclipsing the 200 free record again
• Opted to race in the 100 free instead of the 200 breast at NCAAs
• Victorious in the 200 IM and 200 breast at the Purdue Invite while also taking runner-up honors in the back; also qualified for the A final of the 100 back before scratching the event
• Accounted for 57 team events at the Purdue Invite while also helping the Boilermakers win the 400 and 800 free relays
• Broke the team record in the 200 IM for the first time on the season at the Purdue Invite
• Won his prelim heat of the 200 IM at Big Tens and also broke the 200 free record in the prelims
• Victorious in the 200 free at Michigan with a memorable 49.11 split on the back half of the race
• Helped Purdue sweep the 200 and 400 free relays at the Big Ten Triple Duals at Northwestern, with the Boilermakers setting a pool record in the 400 in the process
2021-22 / AS A SENIOR
• Honorable Mention All-American (400 Free Relay)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (200 & 400 Free Relays, 200 & 400 Medley Relays)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (400 Free Relay)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the freestyle and IM events along with being a big contributor to relays
• One of five members of the men's team to earn all three academic honors for the season
• Eclipsed his own record in the 200 IM (1:43.42) while winning the B final at the Big Ten Championships
• Also posted career-best times in the 50 free (19.54, 5th), 100 back (47.12, 5th) and 100 fly (47.55, 15th), moving up the program’s all-time lists in all three events
• Helped set another team record in the 400 free relay and continues to be part of Purdue records in all three freestyle relays
• Swam on four relays at the Big Ten Championships, helping Purdue win bronze in both the 200 and 400 free, marking the first time the Boilermakers had two relays medal in the same season since 1998
• Had season-bests and B Cuts in the 50 free, 100 back and 200 free (1:34.65) on leadoff legs of relays at Big Tens, ranking among the top two on the team in all three events for the season
• Accounted for 52 team points at the Big Ten Championships, qualifying for the A final of the 200 free while winning his races in the 200 IM (B final) and 100 free (C final)
• Scored in three events at Big Tens for the third year in a row and enters 2022-23 as Purdue’s active career scoring leader at the championship meet with 135 points
• Accounted for 45 team points at the Purdue Invitational by scoring in the A finals of the 100 free, 100 fly and 200 IM
• Took runner-up honors in the 200 IM and helped the Boilermakers win the 400 free relay at the Purdue Invite
• Also qualified for the A final of the 100 back as a heat winner at the Purdue Invite but opted to scratch from the final
• Raced in four events at USA Swimming’s Phillips 66 National Championships in July, qualifying for the C final of the 200-meter IM and finishing top 40 in the 200m free
• Helped Purdue win the 200 free relay at the Big Ten Triple Duals in Ann Arbor
• Won the 100 IM and finished as the runner-up in the 100 back at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Victorious in the 50 free at the Senior Day dual vs. Wabash
2020-21 / AS A JUNIOR
• Honorable Mention All-American (200 & 400 Free Relays)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (100 & 200 Free, 200 IM, Relays)
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier (Wave I -- 50m Free, 100m Breast)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (200 Free Relay)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the freestyle events and 200 IM
• Set team records in the 200 free (at Big Tens) and 200 IM (at NCAAs)
• Also helped Purdue set team records in the 200, 400 and 800 free relays as the only Boilermaker to race in all three events at the Big Ten Championships
• Posted career-best times in the 100 free (42.88) and 200 free (1:33.81) at the Big Tens
• Finished 19th of 49 while breaking the team in record in the 200 IM in the prelims at NCAAs
• Accounted for 58 team points to rank third on the team while scoring in all three of his individual events at Big Tens
• Was an A Finalist in the 200 IM and won the B final of the 200 free at Big Tens
• Broke the program record in the 200 free on the leadoff leg of the 800 free relay on the opening night of Big Tens
• Season bests in the 50 free (19.60), 100 back (48.83), 100 fly (48.37) and 200 breast (2:01.18) also ranked among the top five on the team
• Along with his Purdue records, in team history he also moved up to third place in 100 free and sixth place in the 50 free
• Finished the season ranked among the Purdue all-time leaderboards in six events – freestyle, breaststroke, 200 IM
• Victorious in the 200 IM and won his heat of the 100 back at the Senior Day triple dual with Indiana and Ohio State
• Runner-up in the 200 free and anchored Purdue’s 400 free relay team to victory at the triple dual with Minnesota and Wisconsin in Madison
• At the intrasquad time trials in November, won the 200 free with the third-fastest time in team history and was out touched by .08 hundredths as the runner-up in the 100 fly
2019-20 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• All-American (Breaststroke -- Honorary Due to Cancellation of NCAAs)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (100 & 200 Breast, 200 IM)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the breaststroke events and 200 IM
• Clutch career-best time of 1:53.31 in the 200 breast at the Boiler-Make-It NCAA last chance meet ranked 22nd nationally, allowing him to qualify for the NCAA Championships
• Improved on his 200 breast time at Big Tens (1:55.77) by 2.46 seconds a week later at the last chance meet
• Also posted career-best times in the 100 breast (53.62) and 200 IM (1:44.91) at Big Tens
• Moved up Purdue’s all-time leaderboard in all of his events, now ranking 3rd in 200 breast, 5th in 200 IM, 7th in 100 breast
• Durham Brothers Leadership Award recipient
• Helped Purdue establish a team record in the 800 free relay at Big Tens thanks in part to his 200 anchor split of 1:33.95
• Also swam the anchor leg on the 400 free and 400 medley relays at Big Tens, helping both post the third-fastest times in program history
• One of two Boilermakers to score in all three of his individual events at Big Tens, accounting for 25 team points
• Scored in the B final of the 200 IM and the C final of the 100 and 200 breast at Big Tens
• Placed third in the 200 breast (after winning his prelim heat) and finished top five in the A finals of all three of his events at the Purdue Invitational
• Accounted for 44 team points at the Purdue Invite to rank fourth on the squad
• Also swam on three of the Boilermakers’ top-scoring relays at the Purdue Invite
• Won the 50 breast ladder tournament at the FIU Sprint Invitational, also winning the semifinal race
• Runner-up in 100 back and 200 free at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Victorious in the 200 IM at the season-opening intrasquad
2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the breaststroke events and 200 IM
• Posted season-best times in the 100 (55.29) and 200 breast (1:59.64) as well as the 200 IM (1:49.09) at the Big Ten Championships
• In program history, moved into 12th place in the 200 breast and 15th place in the 100 breast
• Registered season bests in the 100 free (45.17) and 100 fly (49.95) at the First Chance meet vs. Indiana
• Scored in the B finals of both breaststroke events as well as the 200 IM to help Purdue win the Hawkeye Invitational
• Accounted for 13 team points at Iowa and also was a C finalist in the 100 fly
• Won his heats of the 100 free and 100 breast, finishing top six overall in both, at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Also helped his 200 free relay team win its heat at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Won bronze in the 100-meter free at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July
• Represented Boilermaker Aquatics at the USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships in August
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letter-winner for coach Steve Owsley at Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs
• Earned his diploma from TCA College Pathways
• Also played soccer as an underclassman
• Colorado 4A state champion in the 100 back and 200 IM as a senior to garner automatic All-American honors
• Colorado Springs 5A Metro League Swimmer of the Year while helping lead PCHS to the league title
• Three-year all-state team selection, earning a spot on the 5A team as a sophomore and 4A as an upperclassman
• Medaled in the 100 free (2nd) and 100 back (3rd) at the Colorado 4A state meet as a junior
• PCHS Wendy’s High School Heisman winner as a senior
PERSONAL
• Major: Master's in Mechanical Engineering
• Full name is Nicholas Strigin Sherman
• Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Parents are John and Rebecca Sherman
• Family also includes younger brother Matthew
• Parents are Purdue alumni; his aunt Lian Strigin is also an alumna
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (100 & 200 Free, 200 IM)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (200 IM)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the 200 IM, freestyle and breaststroke events
• Broke his own team records in the 200 freestyle (1:33.27) & 200 IM (1:42.62)
• Other season-best times: 19.47 in 50 free, 47.63 in 100 back, 52.95 in 100 breast, 1:54.01 in 200 breast
• Also finished his career ranked among Purdue's all-time leaders in the 50 free (19.47, 5th), 100 free (42.88, 4th), 100 back (47.12, 6th), 100 breast (52.95, 3rd) and 200 breast (1:53.31, 3rd)
• Believed to be just Purdue's sixth men's swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Championships four times (three times as an individual)
• Won silver in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships, Purdue's first medal in the event since 2015
• Also was an A finalist in the 200 free and 200 breast at Big Tens, accounting for a team-high 77 points
• Accounted for 212 team points in his five-year career at Big Tens, becoming Purdue's first men's swimmer to surpass 200 points since the three-final scoring format was introduced in 2016
• Swam on four relays at Big Tens, helping the 400 medley relay team (3:08.36) move into fourth place in team history
• At the Purdue Invitational, helped the three freestyle relays move up the team's all-time leaderboards -- 1:17.35 for third in 200, 2:50.87 for third in 400, 6:24.66 for second in 800
• Closed out his Purdue career as part of relay record holders in all three freestyle events
• Finished top 30 in the 200 IM (24th) and 200 free (27th) at the NCAA Championships, eclipsing the 200 free record again
• Opted to race in the 100 free instead of the 200 breast at NCAAs
• Victorious in the 200 IM and 200 breast at the Purdue Invite while also taking runner-up honors in the back; also qualified for the A final of the 100 back before scratching the event
• Accounted for 57 team events at the Purdue Invite while also helping the Boilermakers win the 400 and 800 free relays
• Broke the team record in the 200 IM for the first time on the season at the Purdue Invite
• Won his prelim heat of the 200 IM at Big Tens and also broke the 200 free record in the prelims
• Victorious in the 200 free at Michigan with a memorable 49.11 split on the back half of the race
• Helped Purdue sweep the 200 and 400 free relays at the Big Ten Triple Duals at Northwestern, with the Boilermakers setting a pool record in the 400 in the process
2021-22 / AS A SENIOR
• Honorable Mention All-American (400 Free Relay)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (200 & 400 Free Relays, 200 & 400 Medley Relays)
• Big Ten Bronze Medalist (400 Free Relay)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSCAA Scholar All-America
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the freestyle and IM events along with being a big contributor to relays
• One of five members of the men's team to earn all three academic honors for the season
• Eclipsed his own record in the 200 IM (1:43.42) while winning the B final at the Big Ten Championships
• Also posted career-best times in the 50 free (19.54, 5th), 100 back (47.12, 5th) and 100 fly (47.55, 15th), moving up the program’s all-time lists in all three events
• Helped set another team record in the 400 free relay and continues to be part of Purdue records in all three freestyle relays
• Swam on four relays at the Big Ten Championships, helping Purdue win bronze in both the 200 and 400 free, marking the first time the Boilermakers had two relays medal in the same season since 1998
• Had season-bests and B Cuts in the 50 free, 100 back and 200 free (1:34.65) on leadoff legs of relays at Big Tens, ranking among the top two on the team in all three events for the season
• Accounted for 52 team points at the Big Ten Championships, qualifying for the A final of the 200 free while winning his races in the 200 IM (B final) and 100 free (C final)
• Scored in three events at Big Tens for the third year in a row and enters 2022-23 as Purdue’s active career scoring leader at the championship meet with 135 points
• Accounted for 45 team points at the Purdue Invitational by scoring in the A finals of the 100 free, 100 fly and 200 IM
• Took runner-up honors in the 200 IM and helped the Boilermakers win the 400 free relay at the Purdue Invite
• Also qualified for the A final of the 100 back as a heat winner at the Purdue Invite but opted to scratch from the final
• Raced in four events at USA Swimming’s Phillips 66 National Championships in July, qualifying for the C final of the 200-meter IM and finishing top 40 in the 200m free
• Helped Purdue win the 200 free relay at the Big Ten Triple Duals in Ann Arbor
• Won the 100 IM and finished as the runner-up in the 100 back at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Victorious in the 50 free at the Senior Day dual vs. Wabash
2020-21 / AS A JUNIOR
• Honorable Mention All-American (200 & 400 Free Relays)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (100 & 200 Free, 200 IM, Relays)
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials Qualifier (Wave I -- 50m Free, 100m Breast)
• Big Ten Silver Medalist (200 Free Relay)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the freestyle events and 200 IM
• Set team records in the 200 free (at Big Tens) and 200 IM (at NCAAs)
• Also helped Purdue set team records in the 200, 400 and 800 free relays as the only Boilermaker to race in all three events at the Big Ten Championships
• Posted career-best times in the 100 free (42.88) and 200 free (1:33.81) at the Big Tens
• Finished 19th of 49 while breaking the team in record in the 200 IM in the prelims at NCAAs
• Accounted for 58 team points to rank third on the team while scoring in all three of his individual events at Big Tens
• Was an A Finalist in the 200 IM and won the B final of the 200 free at Big Tens
• Broke the program record in the 200 free on the leadoff leg of the 800 free relay on the opening night of Big Tens
• Season bests in the 50 free (19.60), 100 back (48.83), 100 fly (48.37) and 200 breast (2:01.18) also ranked among the top five on the team
• Along with his Purdue records, in team history he also moved up to third place in 100 free and sixth place in the 50 free
• Finished the season ranked among the Purdue all-time leaderboards in six events – freestyle, breaststroke, 200 IM
• Victorious in the 200 IM and won his heat of the 100 back at the Senior Day triple dual with Indiana and Ohio State
• Runner-up in the 200 free and anchored Purdue’s 400 free relay team to victory at the triple dual with Minnesota and Wisconsin in Madison
• At the intrasquad time trials in November, won the 200 free with the third-fastest time in team history and was out touched by .08 hundredths as the runner-up in the 100 fly
2019-20 / AS A SOPHOMORE
• All-American (Breaststroke -- Honorary Due to Cancellation of NCAAs)
• NCAA Championships Qualifier (100 & 200 Breast, 200 IM)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed primarily in the breaststroke events and 200 IM
• Clutch career-best time of 1:53.31 in the 200 breast at the Boiler-Make-It NCAA last chance meet ranked 22nd nationally, allowing him to qualify for the NCAA Championships
• Improved on his 200 breast time at Big Tens (1:55.77) by 2.46 seconds a week later at the last chance meet
• Also posted career-best times in the 100 breast (53.62) and 200 IM (1:44.91) at Big Tens
• Moved up Purdue’s all-time leaderboard in all of his events, now ranking 3rd in 200 breast, 5th in 200 IM, 7th in 100 breast
• Durham Brothers Leadership Award recipient
• Helped Purdue establish a team record in the 800 free relay at Big Tens thanks in part to his 200 anchor split of 1:33.95
• Also swam the anchor leg on the 400 free and 400 medley relays at Big Tens, helping both post the third-fastest times in program history
• One of two Boilermakers to score in all three of his individual events at Big Tens, accounting for 25 team points
• Scored in the B final of the 200 IM and the C final of the 100 and 200 breast at Big Tens
• Placed third in the 200 breast (after winning his prelim heat) and finished top five in the A finals of all three of his events at the Purdue Invitational
• Accounted for 44 team points at the Purdue Invite to rank fourth on the squad
• Also swam on three of the Boilermakers’ top-scoring relays at the Purdue Invite
• Won the 50 breast ladder tournament at the FIU Sprint Invitational, also winning the semifinal race
• Runner-up in 100 back and 200 free at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Victorious in the 200 IM at the season-opening intrasquad
2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Competed primarily in the breaststroke events and 200 IM
• Posted season-best times in the 100 (55.29) and 200 breast (1:59.64) as well as the 200 IM (1:49.09) at the Big Ten Championships
• In program history, moved into 12th place in the 200 breast and 15th place in the 100 breast
• Registered season bests in the 100 free (45.17) and 100 fly (49.95) at the First Chance meet vs. Indiana
• Scored in the B finals of both breaststroke events as well as the 200 IM to help Purdue win the Hawkeye Invitational
• Accounted for 13 team points at Iowa and also was a C finalist in the 100 fly
• Won his heats of the 100 free and 100 breast, finishing top six overall in both, at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Also helped his 200 free relay team win its heat at the Indiana Intercollegiates
• Won bronze in the 100-meter free at the Indiana Senior State Championships in July
• Represented Boilermaker Aquatics at the USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships in August
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letter-winner for coach Steve Owsley at Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs
• Earned his diploma from TCA College Pathways
• Also played soccer as an underclassman
• Colorado 4A state champion in the 100 back and 200 IM as a senior to garner automatic All-American honors
• Colorado Springs 5A Metro League Swimmer of the Year while helping lead PCHS to the league title
• Three-year all-state team selection, earning a spot on the 5A team as a sophomore and 4A as an upperclassman
• Medaled in the 100 free (2nd) and 100 back (3rd) at the Colorado 4A state meet as a junior
• PCHS Wendy’s High School Heisman winner as a senior
PERSONAL
• Major: Master's in Mechanical Engineering
• Full name is Nicholas Strigin Sherman
• Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Parents are John and Rebecca Sherman
• Family also includes younger brother Matthew
• Parents are Purdue alumni; his aunt Lian Strigin is also an alumna