Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster
Tenpas, Will
Will Tenpas
- Position:
- Breast/IM
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase
- Hometown:
- Chevy Chase, Md.
Bio
Honors:
- Team's Blue Devil Award (2020-21)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
2021-22: Represented Duke in three events at the 2022 ACC Championships, in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 individual medley ... Made the most of two time trials, securing career-best times in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley ... Placed second in the 200 breaststroke against North Carolina (1/28) ... Reached a pair of finals at the 2021 NC State GAC Invitational ... Touched 20th in the 200 breaststroke and 27th in the 100 breaststroke ... Competed in the US Open in December, placing 18th in the 200 L breaststroke.
2020-21: Competed in three events at the 2021 ACC Championships (100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 individual medley), swimming career-best times in each ... Reached three finals at the 2020 Janice Hape Dowd Invitational, swimming then career-best times in each event ... Touched 15th in the 200 breaststroke, 18th in the 100 breaststroke and 19th in the 200 individual medley ... Opened the season with a career-best time in the 200 freestyle against Virginia Tech (11/7) ... Awarded the team's Blue Devil Award for exemplifying the true character of a Duke student-athlete.
2019-20: Closed out his freshman campaign with personal bests in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley at the 2020 Bulldog Last Chance Meet ... Reached the finals in the 100 breast (22nd), 200 breast (23rd) and 200 individual medley (30th) at the NC State GAC Invitational in November ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Duke:Â USA Swimming Winter Nationals and Junior Nationals qualifier ... Finalist at the NCSA Junior Nationals ... Placed fifth in the 200 individual medley at state championships his senior year ... Places sixth in 100 breaststroke at states his junior year ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... National Honor Society ... Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award.
Personal:Â Son of Ron and Katie Tenpas ... Has one brother (Nathan) ... Brother played golf at Davidson College (2014-17).
Tenpas Career Bests:
200 Free: 1:45.99 ... vs. Virginia Tech (11/7/21)
100 Breast: 54.23 ... 2022 ACC Championships
200 Breast: 1:59.93 ... 2021 ACC Championships
200 IM: 1:49.69 ... 2022 ACC Championships
400 IM: 4:04.80Â ... 2020 Janice Hape Dowd Invitational
Last updated on 6/7/2022
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