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Once he came to Harvard, he showed early promise—making 52 saves his freshman year—and was named to the Association of College Water Polo Coaches 2006 Men’s All-American Academic Team.
Balaraman’s absence ended when he came back last year, playing only in a handful of games but still showing some of the skill that brought him to the Crimson program.
The highly decorated senior had backed up his captaincy with an impressive 113 saves by the end of the Crimson’s season and was named to the All-Northern Division team twice in his career.
“Nikhil went from being a backup to a senior starter and leader of the team,” junior co-captain Bret Voith said. “He took it very seriously, and you could see it in practice everyday and before games, during games, after games...
Much of the team’s success was due to Balaraman’s first-rate play keeping a shaky Crimson defense in the game, like Connolly did the year before.