Nika Steigerwald

SG Frankfurt · CLB

Nika is a swimmer from CLB, a sprinter and a collegiate competitor, whose official competitive record spans 7 seasons, 9 years, 7 countries and 41 meets.

Her recorded career begins in 2018, and one of her earliest marks still on file is the 50 backstroke in 35.82, raced in Luxembourg. She started out alongside SSKC Poseidon Aschaffenburg.

Her signature event is the 50 freestyle, the event she has raced the most, followed by the 100 freestyle and 50 breaststroke. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 40 meets and 94 recorded swims.

Her fastest 50 freestyle stands at 26.09, set in long course (50 m) at GER Championships 2023.

Her record includes the World Cup circuit, in 2023 (World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023 - Berlin and World Aquatics World Cup - Berlin, Berlin, GER). A representative mark at that level is 26.68 in the 50 freestyle, recorded in long course (50 m). She also appears in national championships and international meets.

After a 3-year break between 2019 and 2022, she came back to racing and the record picks up again in 2022. 2023 is the busiest season on record, with 38 verified individual swims.

She is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 7 countries (Germany, the United States, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands and Norway), most often in Germany (19 meets).

Those meets span 18 different venues (Berlin, Tallahassee, Atlanta and Ocala…). She has raced for 5 clubs, led by Florida State University, SSKC Poseidon Aschaffenburg, Hamburger Schwimm Club and Club Seminole.

Still active: the directory includes official activity in the 2026 season. Latest competition: Minnesota vs. Florida State in Atlanta, on October 16, 2026, with 2 swims: 23.47 in the 50 freestyle and 1:06.98 in the 100 breaststroke, all in short course yards (25 yd). She holds 21 current event personal bests and 52 all-time PB improvements across 162 verified official swims in competitions governed by World Aquatics.

Swimer