Lillie Nordmann (born August 5, 2002) is an American competitive swimmer specializing in butterfly and freestyle events. She competed at the 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships, winning gold medals in the 200 meter butterfly, 4×200 meter freestyle relay, and 4×100 meter medley relay. She competes collegiately for Stanford University.
Background Nordmann was born August 5, 2002, to Amy and Michael Nordmann."Lillie Nordmann: Results". FINA. Retrieved February 10, 2022."Women's Swimming & Diving: Lillie Nordmann". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved February 10, 2022. Her mother competed collegiately and won a national title in volleyball and her father competed collegiately in swimming. For club swimming growing up she trained and competed as part of The Woodlands Swim Team and Magnolia Aquatics.Scott, Michael J. (October 8, 2019). "How They Train: Magnolia Aquatic's Kaitlynn Sims and Lillie Nordmann". Swimming World. Retrieved February 10, 2022. She attended The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, where she competed as part of the school swim team and won State Championships titles in the 200 yard freestyle and 100 yard butterfly.Coleman, Adam (May 6, 2020). "All-Greater Houston girls swimmer of the year: Lillie Nordmann". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 10, 2022. In 2021, she started attending Stanford University and competing collegiately as part of Stanford Cardinal.Carlson, Reid (September 23, 2021). "Katie Ledecky Passes Legendary Kickboard To Stanford Freshman Lillie Nordmann". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 10, 2022. She has three sisters; Lucie, Mary and Zoe Nordmann, also swimmers as well.
Career 2013–2018 In 2013, Nordmann won the Swammy Award for female Age Group Swimmer of the Year, 10 years old and younger age group, from SwimSwam for ranking in the top ten nationally in 12 events for her age group.Lepesant, Anne (December 29, 2013). "2013 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer Of The Year – 10 And Under". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 10, 2022. At the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Suva, Fiji, she placed fourth in the 200 meter butterfly, first in the b-final of the 4×100 meter freestyle relay and the 100 meter butterfly, 20th in the 100 meter freestyle, and 21st in the 50 meter freestyle.Hy-Tek (August 26, 2018). "2018 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Results". USA Swimming. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2019 In the summer of 2019, Nordmann committed to swimming for Stanford University starting in the autumn of 2020.Lepesant, Anne (June 30, 2019). "#6 Lillie Nordmann Verbally Commits To Join Sister At Stanford In 2020". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 10, 2022.Ross, Andy (July 2, 2019). "Lillie Nordmann Sends Verbal to Stanford For Fall of 2020". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 10, 2022. Approximately one month later, she won the silver medal in the 200 meter butterfly at the 2019 US National Championships in Stanford, California with a personal best time of 2:07.42, finishing 0.17 seconds behind the first-place finisher in the event Regan Smith.USA Swimming (July 31, 2019). "2019 Phillips 66 National Championships: Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022.Neidigh, Lauren (August 1, 2019). "2019 U.S. Nationals: Day 1 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 10, 2022. In the prelims heats of the 200 meter freestyle, Nordmann tied for 45th with a 2:02.17.USA Swimming (August 1, 2019). "2019 Phillips 66 National Championships: Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022. For the 100 meter butterfly, she swam a personal best time of 57.96 seconds to place sixth in the final.USA Swimming (August 2, 2019). "2019 Phillips 66 National Championships: Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022. She placed seventh in the d-final of the 50 meter freestyle with a 26.00.USA Swimming (August 4, 2019). "2019 Phillips 66 National Championships: Women's 50m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2019 World Junior Championships
Nordmann was named as one of the five captains for the contingent of swimmers to represent the United States at the 2019 World Junior Championships, held at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary.Keith, Braden (August 18, 2019). "USA Team For 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships Elects 5 Captains". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 10, 2022. On the first day of competition, she split a 1:59.97 for the lead-off leg of the 4×200 meter freestyle relay in the prelims heats to help qualify the relay to the final ranking first with a time of 8:01.10.FINA (August 20, 2019). "7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022. In the final, later the same day, Nordmann split a 1:59.31 for the first leg of the relay to contribute to the gold medal-winning time of 7:55.49.FINA (August 20, 2019). "7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022. The following day, she won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 2:08.42, finishing over half a second ahead of the silver medalist in the event, Blanka Berecz of Hungary.FINA (August 21, 2019). "7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022.Rusnak, Jim (August 21, 2019). "U.S. Wins 10 Medals on Day 2 of World Junior Championships, Sets 2 World Junior Records". USA Swimming. Retrieved February 10, 2022. For her third and final event of the Championships Nordmann made it three-for-three, winning her third gold medal, out of a possible three gold medals, in the 4×100 meter medley relay on which she contributed a split of 57.76 for the butterfly leg of the relay in the prelims heats before Torri Huske substituted in for her on the finals relay.FINA (August 25, 2019). "7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022.FINA (August 25, 2019). "7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2020 While Nordmann had originally committed to starting at Stanford University in the autumn of 2020, she decided to defer her enrollment one year to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.D'Addona, Dan (August 10, 2020). "Team USA's Lillie Nordmann to Defer Enrollment to Stanford Until 2021-22". Swimming World. Retrieved February 10, 2022.Keith, Braden (August 10, 2020). "US National Teamer Lillie Nordmann Defers The Start Of Her Stanford Career". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 10, 2022. The announcement of her decision ranked as the number five item on "The Week That Was" honor by Swimming World for the week of August 17, 2020.Ross, Andy (August 17, 2020). "The Week That Was: Gregorio Paltrinieri Rattles Sun Yang World Record in 1500 Free at Sette Colli". Swimming World. Retrieved February 10, 2022. Once she graduated from high school in the spring of 2020, she moved to and commenced training in California in anticipation of starting at Stanford University the following year.Keith, Braden (November 23, 2020). "#6 Recruit Lillie Nordmann Is In California, But Not Enrolled At Stanford". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2020 US Olympic Trials At the 2020 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska in June 2021, Nordmann placed 13th in the semifinals of the 100 meter butterfly with a 58.54.USA Swimming (June 13, 2021). "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022. In the prelims heats of the 200 meter freestyle she swam a 2:00.76, placed 24th overall, and did not advance to the semifinals.USA Swimming (June 15, 2021). "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022. For the 200 meter butterfly, she placed 14th in the semifinals in 2:11.14.USA Swimming (June 16, 2021). "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 200m Butterfly Semifinals Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022. In her fourth event, the 100 meter freestyle, she finished in a time of 55.99 seconds to place 31st overall.USA Swimming (June 17, 2021). "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 100m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022. Nordmann tied for 54th in her fifth and final event, the 50 meter freestyle, with a time of 26.21 seconds.USA Swimming (June 19, 2021). "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wave II: Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2021–2022: First collegiate season Starting off her collegiate career at Stanford University in the autumn of 2021, Nordmann was bestowed with the Stanford Cardinal women's swim and dive kickboard, a symbol of the spirit of the swim team that had formerly been in the possession of swimmers on the school team including Janet Evans and Katie Ledecky. At the 2021 North Carolina State Invitational in November, Nordmann placed second in the 200 yard butterfly with a 1:54.43.Rieder, David (November 20, 2021). "Regan Smith Aces 200 Back-200 Fly Double on Final Night of NC State Invitational". Swimming World. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2022 Pac-12 Championships On the second day of the 2022 Pac-12 Conference Championships, held in February at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Washington, Nordmann ranked 13th in the prelims heats of the 500 yard freestyle with a 4:47.13.D'Addona, Dan (February 24, 2022). "2022 Pac-12 Women's Championships Day 2 Prelims: Live Recap". Swimming World. Retrieved February 24, 2022. She placed tenth overall in the finals heats. Day three of competition, she was the only freshman or sophomore to rank in the top eight in the prelims heats of the 200 yard freestyle, swimming a 1:45.69 to qualify for the final ranking sixth.D'Addona, Dan (February 25, 2022). "2022 Pac-12 Women's Championships Day 3 Prelims: Kaitlyn Dobler Breaks Meet Record in 100 Breaststroke; Smith-Huske Showdown Looms". Swimming World. Retrieved February 25, 2022. In the final, she placed sixth with a time of 1:44.85 and was one of six swimmers to finish in less than 1:45.00.D'Addona, Dan (February 25, 2022). "2022 Pac-12 Women's Championships Day 3 Finals: Regan Smith, Kaitlyn Dobler Break Pac-12 Records". Swimming World. Retrieved February 25, 2022. For her final individual event, the 200 yard butterfly on day four, she qualified for the final of the event ranking third with a 1:55.14 in the prelims heats.Sutherland, James (February 26, 2022). "2022 Pac-12 Women's Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 26, 2022. In the final she achieved a top-three finish for the first time in the Championships, placing third with a time of 1:53.92.Dornan, Ben (February 26, 2022). "2022 Pac-12 Women's Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
2022 NCAA Championships