FGCU Picks Up East Carolina Transfer and Slovak NR-Holder Sara Niepelova

By Karl Ortegon on SwimSwam
After one season at the now-shuttered East Carolina University swimming & diving program, Slovakian national record-holder Sara Niepelova is transferring to Florida Gulf Coast University.
East Carolina announced on May 21 that they would cut their men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs. Besides Niepelova, Kristen Stege (Tennessee) and Adela Vavrinova (Arkansas) have publicly announced transfers for next season.
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