Illinois Record - 50 Backstroke

2025-26

• Set new Illinois school record in 50 backstroke on day one of Big Ten Championships (24.68), surpassing the previous record of 24.77
• Led off second-fastest 200 medley relay (1:38.44) in Illinois history at Big Ten Championships, with a time that earned her the new school record in the 50 backstroke
• Led off the sixth-fastest 200 medley relay (1:39.60) in program history at the Hawkeye Invite
• Contributed to three new program top-ten times in the 400 medley relay, including fourth-fastest (3:40.03) at Wisconsin, fifth-fastest (3:40.46) at the Hawkeye Invite, and seventh-fastest (3:40.63) at the Tim Welsh Classic
• Assisted in setting new ARC Pool record in the 200 medley relay against Eastern Illinois as the leadoff leg (1:40.35)
• Swam seventh-fastest 100 backstroke in program history at Hawkeye Invite (54.50)
• Came in fifth place in 50 backstroke at CSCAA Championships (25.01)
• Led off 20 medley relay team that came in eighth at CSCAA Championships (1:40.97)
• Won 100 backstroke in double-dual against Nebraska and Iowa (57.24)
• Led off winning 200 and 400 medley relays in double-dual against Nebraska and Iowa
• Took gold in 100 and 200 backstroke against Iowa State
• Academic All-Big Ten

2024-25

• Achieved a new personal best in the 100 backstroke (54.78), ranking as the sixth fastest time in program history at the B1G Conference Championships
• Holds the fifth fastest time in the 200 backstroke in program history, clocking in at 1:59.66 at the Big Ten Championships
• Member of the 200 medley relay team, which ranks third with a time of 1:38.84 at the Hawkeye Invite, and holds ninth place with a time of 1:40.58 against Southern Illinois and Illinois State
• Holds the second fastest time in the 400 medley relay in program history, recording a time of 3:39.20 at the Hawkeye Invite, and ranks fourth with a time of 3:40.88 at the NSCAA Championships
• Achieved new personal bests in the 50 butterfly (26.18) and 100 butterfly (56.41) at the B1G Conference Championships
• Holds the Arc Pool record in the 200 medley relay (2025)
• Ranks sixth in program history in the 50 backstroke with a time of 25.63 at the CSCAA Championship

High School

• 2023 All-American
• 2023 IHSA State Champion in the 100 backstroke
• 2022 IHSA State Champion in the 50 freestyle

Personal

Born September 22, 2006... Daugther of Nino Skilj and Ekaterina Danilenko... Three sisters, Taisa, Naevia and Ksenia... Chose Illinois because "I chose Illinois because it felt like home. The coaches are great and the team is as well."