NIL Opportunities

Illinois Record - 200 Freestyle Relay & 200 Medley Relay

2022-23

• Part of the school record 200 freestyle relay team (1:31.02) swam at the Hawkeye Invitational
• Part of the school record 200 medley relay (1:39.75) and 400 medley relay teams (3:41.32) swam at the Big Ten Championships
• Clocked the program's third fastest 100 backstroke (54.24) at the Big Ten Championships
• Recorded the program's tenth fastest 50 freestyle (23.23) at the Big Ten Championships
• Academic All-Big Ten

2021-22

• Placed second in the 100 backstroke (56.94) and placed third in the 200 backstroke (2:05.37) at Indiana State
• Clocked a personal-best time in the 100 butterfly (55.56) at the Big Ten Championships
• Landed in third on the top 10 fastest 200 Medley Relay times with teammates Divya Kale, Abby Cabush, and Molly Yetter with a time of 1:40.35
• Academic All-Big Ten

2020-21

• Was a member of the second place 200 Medley Relay team versus Purdue
• Placed second in the 100 Back versus Purdue on 1/16 with a season-best time of 57.67
• Academic All-Big Ten

2019-20

• Oskee Award nominee for Illinois Freshman of the Year
• Secured the eighth fastest individual time in program history in the 100 backstroke with a time of 55.00 at the Big Ten Championships
• Recorded a lifetime-best 55.95 in the 100 butterfly prelims at the Big Ten Championships
• Part of the seventh-fastest 400 medley relay team in Illinois history that finished with a time of 3:43.34 at the Big Ten Championships

High School

• Attended Neuqua Valley High School
• Named All-American in 2019
• Earned All-State honor in 2019
• Four year varsity swimming letterwinner

Personal

• Born April 19, 2001
• Hometown: Naperville, Ill.
• Majoring in Advertising with a minor in Business
• Parents are Victor Salafatinos and Constance Mika
• Has two brothers, Troy and Pierce, and one sister, Zoe
• Biggest thrill in sports is "cheering on my friends and racing in relays"