Nicky Nieves

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Team USA flagbearer at the 2024 Paralympic Games
Member of the U.S. Women's Sitting Team named Team USA's 2016 "Best Paralympic Team"
She is a member of the Dick's Contenders Program
Awarded the John Smillie Award by the East Coast Conference in 2010

Born in 1989
Mother's name is Vilma
Is the owner, founder, and creator, of Limitless People Inc., which provides provides the opportunity to play and learn volleyball, whether it be sitting or standing.
Attended Queens College and played standing volleyball there; Received her AA from Valencia; her bachelor's degree from FIU, and is currently finishing her master's degree in clinical health at the Southern New Hampshire University
Conference Player of the Year honors her senior year of high school

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On the importance of mental health"Mental health is what took the U.S. Women's Sitting National Team from winning silver medals to gold. It's the force behind our ability to understand and perform next to each other."