Blake Pieroni

Blake Pieroni (born November 15, 1995)[1] is an American professional swimmer who specializes in freestyle events. Pieroni was born in Crown Point, Indiana, and raised in Chesterton where he graduated from Chesterton High School in 2014. He graduated from Indiana University.[2][4] Pieroni continues to swim at Indiana University as a member of the Pro Swim group along with fellow professional swimmers, Cody Miller, Lilly King, and Annie Lazor.

Blake Pieroni
Personal information
National team United States
Born (1995-11-15) November 15, 1995[1]
Crown Point, Indiana[2]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubLA Current (ISL 2019);[3] Toronto Titans (ISL 2020)
College teamIndiana University[4]

Career

International Swimming League

In fall of 2019, Pieroni signed for LA Current in the inaugural ISL season.[3] In spring of 2020, he signed for Toronto Titans, the first Canadian based team in the ISL.

World Championships

At the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Pieroni took home two gold medals as part of the 4 x 100 m and 4 x 100 mixed freestyle teams. He also won a bronze medal as part of the 4 x 200 m freestyle team.

In 2018 at the NCAA championships he set the American and US Open records in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:29.63, becoming the first swimmer to break 1:30.[5] Two days later his record was broken by Townley Haas.

At the 2018 World Championships in Hangzhou, China, which took place in a short course (25m) pool, Pieroni returned home with three gold medals, having won the 200 m freestyle as well as 4 x 100 m freestyle and medley events, as part of the men's relay team.

Pieroni won two gold medals and a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest as part of the men's and mixed freestyle teams: gold in 4 x 100 m freestyle, gold in 4 x 100 m mixed freestyle and bronze in 4 x 200 m freestyle.

At the 2016 World Championships in Windsor, Ontario, with the men's relay team, Pieroni won two silver and one bronze medals: silver in 4 x 50 m freestyle; silver in 4 x 200 m freestyle and bronze in 4 x 100 m freestyle.

At the US Olympic Trials, he qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as a 4×100 meter freestyle relay swimmer.[4] In the heats, he swam a split time of 48.39 on the third leg, and the team went on to win the gold medal.

In 2013, at the World Junior Championships in Dubai, Pieroni took the bronze in the 4 x 200m freestyle with the men's relay team.

Other

At the Tokyo Pan Pacific Championships in 2018, Pieroni won gold with the men's relay team in the 4 x 200 m freestyle event.

References
  1. "National Team Bios – Blake Pieroni". USA Swimming. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. "Blake Pieroni". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  3. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/isl-announces-the-la-current-team-roster-for-the-2019-season-300870502.html
  4. Vickrey, Brandon (July 3, 2016). "Chesterton's Blake Pieroni makes Olympic cut in 400 freestyle relay". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. "Blake Pieroni Becomes First Man Under 1:30 in 200 Free, Leads Off Relay in 1:29.63; Townley Haas Also Under Old Record". Swimming World. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
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