Anna Peplowski

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - October 29, 2022 - Anna Peploski during the meet between the Missouri Tigers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Lauren Mervar/Indiana Athletics

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Germantown Hills, Ill.
High School:
Metamora
Club Team:
Bloomington Normal YMCA

TOP TIMES
Short Course Yards
50-yard free: 21.85r (2/20/25)
100-yard free: 47.18r (3/23/24)
200-yard free: 1:40.050 (3/21/25)
500-yard free: 4:33.86 (2/20/25)
100-yard back: 51.62r (2/16/23)
200-yard back: 1:51.13 (11/23/24)

Long Course Meters
50-meter free: 25.72 (4/13/24)
100-meter free: 54.60 (6/18/24)
200-meter free: 1:56.99 (4/12/24)
400-meter free: 4:09.20 (6/15/24)
100-meter back: 1:00.57 (6/30/23)
200-meter back: 2:09.82 (4/15/23)

CAREER ACCOLADES AT INDIANA

OLYMPIAN (2024 – U.S. Olympic Team)
Olympic Silver Medalist
2025 NCAA 200 freestyle champion
Four-time NCAA medalist
21-time All-America (2022, 23, 24, 25)
2023-24 IU Athlete of the Year
2025 Big Ten Swimmer of the Year
2023 Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships
2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Big Ten team champion (2024)
Nine-time Big Ten Champion (2023, 24, 25)
10-time Big Ten silver medalist (2022, 23, 24, 25)
Three-time Big Ten bronze medalist (2023, 25)
Three-time first-team All-Big Ten (2023, 24, 25)
2022 second-team All-Big Ten
Six-time Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (2023, 24, 25)
Finished collegiate career with program short course records in 100 free (47.18), 200 free (1:40.50), 500 free (4:33.86), 200 free relay (1:26.66), 400 free relay (3:10.47) and 800 free relay (6:54.03)
2025 CSC second-team Academic All-America
Two-time CSCAA Scholar All-America (2023, 24)
Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 24, 25)

SENIOR (2024-25)

NCAA Champion in 200-yard freestyle (1:40.50)
First freestyle champion in IU women’s program history
Repeated as NCAA bronze medalist in 500 free (4:34.12)
Earned All-America honors in all seven events
Big Ten joint-top scorer at NCAA Championships with 45 points
Reached podium in all three relays, placing fifth in 200 free relay (1:26.84; 21.91 split), tied for seventh in 400 free relay (3:10.68, 47.32), eighth in 800 free relay (6:55.14, 1:40.97)
Led off NCAA 800 free relay with field’s only sub-1:41 split (1:40.97)
Placed ninth in 100 free (47.33) at NCAA Championships
Big Ten Swimmer of the Year
First-team All-Big Ten
Big Ten Champion in 500 free (4:33.86) and 400 medley relay (3:26.64, 46.59)
Big Ten silver medalist in 200 freestyle relay (1:26.79; 21.85) and 400 freestyle relay (3:10.77; 47.82)
Big Ten bronze medalist in 100 free (47.37) and 200 free (1:41.45)
Three-time Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 8, Jan. 15, Feb. 5)
CSC second-team Academic All-America

2024 PARIS OLYMPICS

Silver medalist in women’s 4x200-meter freestyle as preliminary swimmer
Finished fifth in 200-meter freestyle at U.S. Olympic Team Trials to qualify for Team USA
Placed sixth in 400 free (4:09.87) and 14th in 100 free at U.S. Olympic Team Trials

JUNIOR (2023-2024)
First-team All-Big Ten … Big Ten Champion in three events … Big Ten silver medalist in three events … Repeated as 200-yard freestyle champion in 1:42.62 … Broke 200 free program record to lead off IU’s program record 800 freestyle relay (6:55.45), splitting 1:42.04 … Helped IU win 200 freestyle relay (1:26.66) with 21.97 leadoff … Led off 400 freestyle relay (3:11.37, 47.72 split) that clinched team title with second-place finish above third-place Ohio State … Also finished second in 100 free (47.53) and 500 free (4:37.63) … Broke 100 free program record in prelims with time of 47.45 … Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 24) after winning 200 free (1:45.14), 200 back (1:56.46) and team victory-clinching 400 freestyle relay (3:16.68, 49.01 split) against Michigan.

WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS (SUMMER 2023)
Competed on Team USA’s silver-medal 4x200-meter freestyle relay as final leg of preliminary swim … Anchored prelim relay in 1:56.88 … Qualified for World Championships from Phillips 66 National Championships … Finished seventh in 200 free (1:57.59), 16th in 200 back (1:00.64), 17th in 100 free (54.85) and 47th in 50 free (26.09).

SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
All-American in all six events swam, including first-team honors in four events ... Finished sixth in 200-yard freestyle (1:43.57) ... Took maximum points from 200-yard backstroke B final, placing ninth in 1:51.84 ... Helped IU reach podium in three relays ... Finished sixth in 400 freestyle relay (3:12.39, 48.46), seventh in 800 freestyle relay (6:59.01, 1:42.86), eighth in 200 freestyle relay (1:27.48, 22.13) and 12th in 200 medley relay (1:35.96, 24.34) ... Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships … First-team All-Big Ten … Top-scoring individual at Big Ten Championships with 60 points … Big Ten 200-yard freestyle champion … Big Ten 200-yard backstroke champion … Medaled in all seven events swam … Broke program record to win 200 free title, going 1:43.33 … Posted career-best 1:51.81 for 200 back title … Repeated as silver medalist in 100 back with career-best 51.72, first-career time under 52 seconds … Led off Big Ten Champion 800 freestyle relay title that set program and pool record in 6:58.44 … Swam leadoff leg in 1:43.50 … Two-time Big Ten Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 26, Nov. 23) … Silver medalist in 400 medley relay (3:29.82), swimming field’s fastest leadoff split (51.62) … Took silver in 200 freestyle relay as IU set program record in 1:27.70 … Split 22.3 in opening leg … Earned bronze in 400 freestyle relay (3:14.71), splitting 48.80.

PHILLIPS 66 INTERNATIONAL TEAM TRIALS (SUMMER 2022)
Set personal bests in three events … Placed ninth in 200-meter backstroke, going 2:11.21, two seconds faster than her seed time (2:13.58) … Finished 20th in 100-meter backstroke at 1:01.68 … Also swam 200-meter freestyle (22nd; 2:01.70) and 50-meter backstroke (43rd; 30.07).

FRESHMAN (2021-22)
All-American in two events … Placed 10th in 200-yard freestyle (1:43.57), beating prelim time (1:44.55) by nearly one second … Swam leadoff leg in IU’s 15th-place 800-yard freestyle relay finish (7:01.67), swimming first 200 yards in 1:44.64 … Also swam 200 back (t-20th; 1:53.63), 200 freestyle relay (20th; 1:28.78) and 400 freestyle relay (25th; 3:16.93) at national meet … Big Ten Freshman of the Year … Highest-scoring freshman at Big Ten Championships with 81 points … Earned three silver medals … Second-team All-Big Ten … Swam 1:43.53 leadoff split in IU’s program-record breaking silver medal finish in 800 Freestyle Relay (6:58.60) at Big Tens … Took individual silver in 200 free (1:43.92) and 200 back (1:53.30) at conference meet … Helped IU place fifth in 200 Freestyle Relay (1:29.86) and 400 Freestyle Relay (3:15.87) at Big Tens … Won 500 free (4:54.25) and 100 free (50.22) and took second in 50 free (23.48) against Purdue … Finished first in 200 back (1:54.19) against No. 15 Louisville … Finished second in t200 free (1:44.34) and third in 200 back (1:53.98) at Ohio State Invitational … Won 200 free (1:48.18) and 100 free (50.19) versus No. 16 Northwestern … Won 200 free (1:48.21) in collegiate debut against Kentucky and Indiana State.

PREP/PERSONAL
Swam for head coach Shane Morrison at Metamora Township High School ... Scholastic All-American ... All-State first team in four events during senior season ... 100-yard freestyle Illinois State Champion ... 2020-21 Peoria Area Journal Star Swimmer of the Year ... 2020-21 Tri-County Female Athlete of the Year ... School record holder in the 50-yard, 100-yard and 200-yard Freestyle events, the 100-yard backstroke and a pair of relay events ... Trained with Charlie Yourd at Bloomington Normal YMCA club... 2020 Olympic Trials qualifier ... Set three Illinois State records ... Daughter of Doug and Leslie Peplowski ... Has three sisters: Noelle, Ella and Eva, and one brother, Jake ... Noelle is assistant coach at Indiana.