Collegiate Highlights
- 2024 NCAA Championship qualifier
- 2022 NCAA Championship qualifier
- 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
| Personal Bests |
| 100 Free |
43.27 |
3/2/24 |
| 200 Free |
1:34.61 |
3/1/24 |
| 200 IM |
1:47.67 |
2/24/22 |
| 500 Free |
4:34.84 |
1/26/24 |
Swim Cloud Profile
2024-25: Competed in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free at the Big Ten Championship (Feb. 27)...Finished sixth in the 200 free in 1:37.24 at the Badger Invite (Feb. 7-8)...Won the 200 free in 1:37.45 and came in fourth in the 100 free in 44.55 vs Northwestern (Jan. 18)...Finished third in the 100 free in 46.31 and sixth in the 50 free in 21.34 vs UC San Diego (Jan. 4)...
Finished in 10th place in the 400 yard free relay at the Texas Invite (Nov. 20-22)...Placed fourth in the 200 free in 1:37.65 vs Minnesota (Nov. 1)...Finished seventh in the 100 free in 45.87 at Michigan (Oct. 18 & 19)...Finished third in the 100 free in 45.94 and third in the 200 free in 1:41.20 against Green Bay (Oct. 11)
2023-24: Competed in the 400 free relay and swam the 100 free in 43.37 at the NCAA Championships (Mar. 27)...Came in sixth in the 200 free in 1:35.27 and finished 12th in the 100 free in 43.27 at the Big Ten Championship (Feb.28)...Finished sixth in the 100 free in 44.23 against Indiana and Louisville (Feb.2)... Came in second in the 500 free in 4:34.84 against Green Bay (Jan.26)... Won the 100 free in 44.24 against Northwestern (Jan.20)...Came in 13th in the 200 free and came in 22nd in the 100 free in 44.24 at the Texas Invitational (Nov.17)...Finished fifth in the 200 free in 1:40.53 and came in eighth in the 500 free in 4:42.91 against Minnesota (Nov.3)...Swam in the 200 free with a time of 1:39.89 against Michigan and Arizona (Oct.20)...Placed seventh in the 200 free in 1:42.55 vs. Notre Dame (Oct. 6)
2022-23: Finished 13th in the 200 free with a personal best time of 1:35.97 and placed 16th in the 100 free in 44.45 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb.22)...Placed fifth in the 200 IM in 1:54.20 against UW-Green Bay (Feb.3)...Finished seventh in the 200 free in 1:41.62 against Pittsburgh and Michigan (Jan.28)...Placed third in the 100 free in 45.47 against Northwestern (Jan.21)... Finished third in the 100 free in 47.15 and came in fifth in the 100 IM in 53.13 against UC San Diego (Dec.30)...Came in 26th in the 200 IM in 1:49.48 and placed 26th in the 200 free in 1:37.95 at the Minnesota Invitational (Dec.3)...Competed in the 200 free and placed fifth in 1:40.40 vs. Arizona State (Oct.22)... placed fourth in the 200 free in 1:40.69 and came in sixth in the 200 IM with a time of 1:54.91 vs. Arizona (Oct.21)
2021-22: Member of the 24th-place 800 free relay in 6:23.48 at the NCAA Championships (March 23-26) ... recorded three personal bests at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-26), finished 12th in the 200 free in 1:36.39, 20th in the 100 free in 43.83 and 24th in the 200 IM in 1:48.15 ... also a member of the fourth-place 800 free relay in 6:20.68 and sixth-place 400 free relay in 2;53.91 at Big Tens ... placed third in the 200 IM in 1:52.96 vs. Green Bay (Feb. 4) ... took fifth in the 100 free in 45.95 and sixth in the 200 free in 1:41.85 vs. Northwestern (Jan. 22) ... finished fifth in the 200 free in 1:39.99 and eighth in the 100 free in 45.65 vs. Michigan and Minnesota (Jan. 15) ... placed third in the 100 free in 45.72 and fifth in the 200 free in 1:41.91 vs. Minnesota (Nov. 5) ... took sixth in the 100 free in 45.86 and seventh in the 200 free in 1:41.07 vs. Arizona and Hawaii (Oct. 22-23)
High School: Competed in the 2020 Toyota U.S. Open .... participated in the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships ... finished seventh in the 100 free at the 2019 NCSA Summer Championships ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Personal: Born June 29 ... parents are Anne and Ralph Butera... has one sibling named Marco...majors are data science and mathematics
Why Wisconsin
"The continuously growing culture. The coaches and teammates make this a place that everyone wants to be a part of."
On deck with Nico Butera
How old were you when you started swimming or diving? 11
Most memorable swim or dive meet? 2024 Big Tens
Best part of swimming or diving is: The boys
What is your favorite thing about Madison? Terrace ducks
Before each meet, I: Eat pancakes with Chris Morris
One word that describes the team: Energetic
One word that describes me: Supportive
Favorite thing to do out of the pool with my teammates: Friday Chick-fil-A runs
Dream as a collegiate athlete: Leave the program better than I arrived
Post collage plans/goals: Data Scientist
What is your favorite coach saying? Anything that Yuri has quoted from his collage coach
