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
2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster
Pish, Melissa
Melissa Pish
- Position:
- Freestyle
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Normal Community West
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ill.
Bio
Honors:
- Honorable Mention All-America: 400 Free Relay (2019)
- CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2020)
- All-ACC Academic (2019)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
2020-21: Did not compete.
2019-20: Was set to compete at the 2020 NCAA Championships as a relay-only competitor prior to it being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships on Duke's 200 and 400 freestyle relays ... Reached her first 'A' Final at the ACC Championships, placing eighth in the 200 freestyle ... Also placed 19th in the 100 freestyle ... Was a member of two relays at ACCs, placing fifth in both the 200 and 400 freestyle relays ... In the 200 freestyle relay, clocked a 1:29.00 to reach fourth all-time at Duke ... Enjoyed a successful showing at the 2019 NC State GAC Invitational in November ... Placed in the top-five of two events, the 100 and 200 freestyle, after topping the field in the 200 freestyle preliminaries (1:45.73) ... Also finished 13th in the 500 freestyle competition ... Took the top spot in the 100 free in the quad meet at ACC-foe Boston College (11/8) ... Followed that meet with two additional first-place touches in the 200 and 500 freestyle the next day at Harvard (11/9) ... Kicked off her sophomore campaign with three wins in the 200, 500 and 1,000 freestyle events at Florida State (10/12).
2018-19: Member of program record-breaking 400 freestyle (3:12.90) and 400 medley (3:34.36) relays at NCAAs ... Collected honorable mention All-American honors in leading off the Blue Devils' 400 freestyle relay, which placed 11th in the country ... Added top-30 finishes individually in the 100 and 200 freestyle at her first NCAA meet ... Cruised to a win in the 200 freestyle consolation final at her first ACC Championships, breaking her own school record in the process (1:45.08) ... Swam on the Blue Devils' record-breaking 800 freestyle and 400 medley relays that both finished fifth ... Also at ACCs, won the 500 freestyle bonus final (4:43.92) and took second in the 100 freestyle bonus final ... Broke the Duke, Taishoff and Janis Hape Dowd Nike Invitational records in winning the 200 freestyle (1:45.44) ... Took down the 200 freestyle school record (1:45.54) in a second-place finish at the Tennessee Invitational … Also helped Duke's 400 freestyle relay break the program record with a 3:15.32 showing ... Added a top-five finish individually in the 100 freestyle … Won the 1,000 freestyle and swam on winning 400 freestyle relay in her collegiate debut at Virginia Tech (10/13).
Prior to Duke: Member of the U.S. junior national team … Competed at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships … U.S. Olympic Team Trials qualifier … Nationals and Junior Nationals qualifier … Illinois state champion in the 200 and 500 freestyle as a senior … Placed seventh in the 100 freestyle at the 2018 Speedo Junior National Championships ... Swam for BNY Waves club program ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... Class valedictorian ... Scholastic All-American ... Recipient of Big 12 Conference Academic Award.
Personal: Daughter of Gene and Brenda Pish ... Has one brother (Kyle).
Pish Career Bests:
50 Free: 23.00 ... 8th all-time at Duke ... 2019 NC State GAC Invitational
100 Free: 48.63 … 2nd all-time at Duke ... 2019 NCAA Championships
200 Free: 1:45.08 … Duke record ... 2019 ACC Championships
500 Free: 4:43.92 ... 4th all-time at Duke ... 2019 ACC Championships
1,000 Free: 10:00.22 … 6th all-time at Duke ... vs. NC State (10/20/18)
1,650 Free: 16:49.19 … 10th all-time at Duke ... 2018 Big Al Invite
On Duke's Relays:
200 Free Relay: 1:29.00 ... 4th all-time at Duke ... 2020 ACC Championships
400 Free Relay: 3:12.90 ... Duke record ... 2019 NCAA Championships
800 Free Relay: 7:05.52 ... Duke record ... 2019 ACC Championships
400 Medley Relay: 3:34.36 ... Duke record ... 2019 NCAA Championships
At the NCAA Championships:
2019: 11th, 400 Free Relay ... 3:12.90
24th, 400 Medley Relay ... 3:34.36
26th, 100 Free ... 48.63
30th, 200 Free ... 1:45.96
At the ACC Championships:
2019: 4th, 400 Free Relay ... 3:15.35
5th, 800 Free Relay ... 7:05.52
5th, 400 Medley Relay ... 3:34.95
9th, 200 Free ... 1:45.08
17th, 500 Free ... 4:43.92
18th, 100 Free ... 48.86
2020: 8th, 200 Free ... 1:46.87
19th, 100 Free ... 49.29
5th, 200 Free Relay ... 1:29.00
5th, 400 Free Relay ... 3:16.44
Last updated on 8/4/2021
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