Blake Pieroni

Weight:
null
Height:
6-1
Position:
Freestyle
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Valparaiso, Ind.
High School:
Chesterton

SENIOR YEAR (2017-18)
Earned seven All-America honors at the NCAA Championships … First-Team All-Big Ten … Academic All-Big Ten ... member of the NCAA Championship-winning 400 medley relay that touched the wall with a Big Ten, school and pool record time of 3:01.07, earning All-America honors … part of the 800 freestyle relay that placed second at the NCAA Championships with a Big Ten and school record time of 6:06.01, earning All-America honors … on leadoff leg, became the first swimmer in history to break the 1:30 barrier, posting the then-fastest 200 freestyle time in history with a mark of 1:29.63 … took second in the 200 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:30.23, earning All-America accolades … finished fourth in the 100 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 41.51, earning All-America honors … member of the 400 freestyle relay that placed sixth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 2:47.29, earning All-America honors … placed eighth in the 50 freestyle at the NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors with a time of 19.17 … set the school record in prelims, touching with a time of 18.93 … part of 200 freestyle relay that placed ninth at the NCAA Championships with a school record time of 1:16.31, earning Honorable-Mention All-America honors …won the Big Ten championship in the 100 freestyle with a school and Big Ten record NCAA A cut of 41.43 … won the Big Ten championship in the 200 freestyle with a Big Ten Meet and pool record NCAA A cut of 1:31.14 … part of the Big Ten champion 400 medley relay that won with a school, Big Ten and pool record NCAA A cut of 3:01.30 … member of the Big Ten champion 800 freestyle relay that set the school and pool record with a NCAA A cut of 6:11.50 … part of the 400 freestyle relay that won the Big Ten championships with a NCAA A cut of 2:48.81 … member of the 200 freestyle relay that won silver at the Big Ten Championships with a NCAA A cut of 1:16.56 … took sixth in the 200 IM at Big Ten’s with a NCAA B cut of 1:44.17 … won the 100 freestyle against No. 14 Louisville with a NCAA B cut of 43.75 ... also a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (2:54.54) against the Cardinals ... part of the winning 200 medley relay against Purdue who touched in a time of 1:27.54 ... named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 17 ... won three individual events against No. 8 Michigan, winning the 50 freestyle (19.60), 100 freestyle (42.94) and 200 freestyle (1:33.88) with NCAA B cut times ... also a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (2:54.83) against the Wolverines ... touched first in two individual events and three relays at the Purdue Invitational ... won the 100 freestyle (42.10) and 200 freestyle (1:32.33) with NCAA A cut and pool record times ... part of the winning 400 medley relay (3:05.57) that set a pool record with a NCAA A cut time ... member of the winning 800 freestyle relay that touched with a NCAA A cut time of 6:17.75 ... also on the winning 200 medley relay with a NCAA B cut of 1:25.09 ... won the 100 freestyle (43.17) and 200 IM (1:47.07) with NCAA B cut times against No. 13 Notre Dame and Cincinnati ... also a member of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:28.75) ... named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 1 ... named CollegeSwimming.com's Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 31 ... won the 50 freestyle (19.65), 100 freestyle (43.07) and the 200 freestyle (1:36.75) against No. 15 Tennessee and Kentucky with three NCAA B cuts ... also a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (2:55.04) ... named men's Big Ten co-Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 25 ... named CollegeSwimming.com's National DI Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 24 ... won four individual events and two relays in wins over No. 2 Texas and No. 4 Florida ... won the 100 freestyle (43.18, 43.53) and 200 freestyle (1:34.10, 1:35.17) twice, posting four NCAA B cuts ... also a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (2:54.62) and 400 medley relay (3:11.19).

2017 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Won a gold medal on Team USA's 4x100 freestyle relay and a bronze medal on Team USA's 4x200 freestyle relay.

JUNIOR YEAR (2016-17)
Earned five All-America honors at the 2017 NCAA Championships … First-Team All-Big Ten … CSCAA Scholar All-America ... Academic All-Big Ten … placed eighth in the 100 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 41.85 ... part of the 400 freestyle relay team that placed eighth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 2:49.53 earning All-America honors ... tied for second in the 200 freestyle with a time 1:31.16 while earning All-America honors at the NCAA Championship ... part of the 200 freestyle relay team that tied for seventh at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:16.78 earning All-American honors ... part of the 400 medley relay team that placed sixth with a time of 3:03.98 at the NCAA Championships receiving All-America honors ... finished 23rd in the 50 freestyle at the NCAA Championship with a time of 19.39 ... part of the 800 freestyle relay team that placed ninth at the NCAA Championships with a time of 6:13.45 receiving All-America Honorable Mention ... placed first in the 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 41.44 ... member of the 400 freestyle relay team that placed first at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 2:48.29 ... took first in the 200 freestyle at Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:32.13 ... member of the 200 freestyle relay team that captured a second place finish at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:16.72 ... notched a fourth place finish in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:43.50 ... part of the 400 medley relay team that took first place at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 3:03.28 ... member of the 800 freestyle relay team that topped the podium at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:31.83 … named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on Feb. 1 ... touched first in the 100 freestyle (43.18) and the 200 freestyle (1:35.28) against Louisville with NCAA B cut times ... also a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team (2:56.11) against the Cardinals ... won the 50 freestyle (19.99) and 100 breaststroke (54.66) with NCAA B cut times against Purdue ... also a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (2:57.33) team versus the Boilermakers ...touched first in the 100 freestyle (43.38) and 200 freestyle (1:36.43) against Michigan with NCAA B cut times ... also a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay team (2:56.77) vs. the Wolverines ... named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 16 ... named National Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com on Nov. 15 … won the 100 freestyle with a NCAA B cut time of 42.40 at the USA College Challenge … also won the 200 freestyle with a NCAA B cut mark of 1:33.43 at the USA College Challenge … member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:30.89) against Cincinnati ... touched first in the 100 freestyle (43.89) and 200 freestyle (1:37.48) against Tennessee and Kentucky with a pair of NCAA B cut times ... was also on the winning 400 freestyle relay team (2:57.11) ... named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 26 ... also named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com ... won the 100 LCM freestyle (50.14), the 100 freestyle (43.25, NCAA B cut) and the 200 freestyle (1:35.75, NCAA B cut) against Texas and Florida ... also a member of the winning 400 freestyle relay (2:55.73).

2016 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Won two silver medals and one bronze at the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships … took home silver with Team USA in the 200 freestyle relay (1:24.47) and 800 freestyle relay (6:53.54) … won bronze with Team USA in the 400 freestyle relay in a time of 3:07.76 … placed fourth overall in the 100 freestyle with a time of 46.88.

2016 RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS
Earned a gold medal as part of Team USA’s 4x100 Freestyle Relay team … Swam in the morning prelims, recording a split of 48.39.

2016 U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS
2016 Rio Olympian for Team USA in the 4x100 freestyle relay … placed sixth in the 100 freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a personal-best time of 48.78 to earn his spot on Team USA … tied for 36^th in the 50 freestyle at the Trials with a time of 22.94.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2015-16)
Earned five All-America honors at the 2016 NCAA Championships … First-Team All-Big Ten … Academic All-Big Ten … finished eighth in the 200 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:33.24 to earn All-America accolades … placed 10^th in the 100 freestyle at the NCAA Championships with a time of 42.50 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors … member of the 400 freestyle relay that placed fourth at the NCAA Championships with a school and Big Ten record time of 2:49.10 to earn All-America honors … member of the 400 medley relay team that placed seventh at the NCAA Championships with a school record time of 3:05.57 to earn All-America accolades … member of the 200 freestyle relay team that placed ninth at the NCAA’s with a time of 1:17.00 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors … member of the 800 freestyle relay team that placed 10^th at the NCAA’s with a time of 6:17.73 to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors … Big Ten Champion in the 100 freestyle with a school and Purdue pool record of 42.27 … Big Ten Champion in the 200 freestyle with a school and Purdue pool record time of1:32.33 … member of the Big Ten Champion 400 freestyle relay team that won with a then school-record and Purdue pool record time of 2:50.51 … member of Big Ten Champion 400 medley relay team that won with a then school-record and Purdue pool record time of 3:05.61 … member of the 800 freestyle relay team that won silver at the Big Ten Championships with a school record time of 6:16.28 … finished seventh in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 1:44.84 … set personal-best in prelims with 1:44.44 … made the Championship Final in the 200 freestyle at the AT&T Winter Nationals … made the B-Final in the 100 freestyle and the C-Final in the 200 IM at the AT&T Winter Nationals … totaled 11 individual event wins during the dual-meet season … won the 200 freestyle four times and the 100 freestyle three times … also tallied victories in the 100 breast against Cincinnati and the 200 IM in quad-meet against Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee … won both the 100 LCM freestyle and 200 LCM freestyle in tri-meet against Florida and Texas.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2014-15)
Honored as co-freshman of the year in the Big Ten and a Second Team All-Big Ten selection … CSCAA Scholar All-America ... beat the previous program record by nearly three seconds with a time of 2:51.45 in the Big Ten’s 400 freestyle relay, good for a second place finish and an NCAA A cut … led-off the 800 freestyle relay with a school record, and an NCAA A Cut, split of 1:33.10 … set the new program record with a 6:16.82 in the 800 freestyle relay while finishing third in the Big Ten’s … placed second with a school record, and NCAA A cut, 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:17.60 … posted the second fastest time in school history in a third place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:33.52 in the conference finals … recorded a new career best going 1:44.82 in the prelims of the Big Ten’s 200 IM, finished the event seventh with a 1:45.54 … finished fifth in the Big Ten’s 100 freestyle with a 43.25 after posting a school record, and NCAA B cut, time of 42.78 in the prelims … part of the Big Ten’s sixth placed 400 medley relay team that ended with a time of 3:09.91 … clocked in with the third fastest time in IU history at 1:33.29 in the 200 freestyle in an NCAA fourth place finish … holds the five fastest times in program history in the event … holds the school LCM 100 freestyle with a time of 49.69 … earned All-American honors with a fifth place finish in the 800 freestyle relay with a time of 6:17.09 … posted the second fastest time in program history with a 2:52.40, honorable mention All-American and a tie for 14^th, in the 400 freestyle relay … part of the fourth fastest 200 freestyle relay team that finished 17th in the consolation final with a time of 1:18.08 … came in with a season best 3:09.09 in the 400 medley relay, good for 17^th place … finished third in the 200 freestyle of the LC Nationals in the summer of 2015.

PREP/PERSONAL
Three-time Indiana state champion in the 100 freestyle, two-time state champion in the 200 individual medley ... currently holds the IU record in the 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter freestyle ... earned silver medals in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle at the 2014 Junior Pan Pacific Championships ... his time of 1:48.85 in the 200 free is a new IU record ... also took gold as a member of the 800 freestyle relay ... three-time junior nationals qualifier and two-time member of the junior national team ... 2014 USA Swimming 18-and-under national champion in the 100 freestyle ... bronze in the 400 medley relay at 2014 Speedo Junior Nationals ... took gold in the 800 freestyle relay with a meet and 15-18 and 17-8 age group record time of 7:28.28 ... also took gold in the 400 free relay with a meet record time of 3:24.62 ... across the 2014 Junior and Senior nationals set Indiana state 17-18 age group records in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle ... bronze in the 800 free relay at the 2013 Junior World Championships ... also took 16th in the 200 freestyle ... three-time scholastic All-American ... led Chesterton to state titles in 2013 and 2014 ... holds National Public School records in the 400 free relay and 200 medley relay ... parents are Christopher and Cathy Pieroni ... has one sister (April) ... born Nov. 15, 1995.