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
Peroni, Rachel
Rachel Peroni
- Position:
- Fly/Back/Sprints
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Olentangy Liberty
- Hometown:
- Powell, Ohio
Bio
Honors:
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
Career: Graduates with two individual times and two relay times ranking in the top 10 in program history ... Recorded a mark of 54.14 in the 100 backstroke to rank ninth all-time, while her time of 53.15 in the 100 butterfly sits seventh ... On relays, was a member of the seventh-fastest time in program history in both the 200 medley (1:37.79) and the 400 medley (3:36.22) ... Represented Duke at the ACC Championship all four seasons, scoring in two individual events and two relays as a junior.
2021-22: Represented Duke in three events at the ACC Championship, narrowly missing the finals in the 100 butterfly (25th) and 100 backstroke (28th) ... Recorded a personal best time of 54.14, 9th all-time at Duke, in the 100 backstroke against North Caroline (1/28) ... Reached three finals at the 2021 NC State GAC Invitational ... Placed 12th in the 100 butterfly, 32nd in the 100 backstroke and 37th in the 50 freestyle.
2020-21: Competed in two finals at the ACC Championship ... Placed 18th in the 100 butterfly (53.37) and 22nd in the 100 backstroke (54.70), a career best time in each ... Also competed in the 200 butterfly and 50 freestyle ... Helped Duke to a sixth-place finish in both the 200 and 400 medley relays, with both times ranking in the top 10 in program history ... Secured a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly against North Carolina (1/29) and against NC State (1/16) ... Reached three finals at the Janice Hape Dowd Invitational, touching 11th in the 200 butterfly, 17th in the 100 butterfly and 18th in the 100 backstroke ... Touched third in the 100 butterfly in the tri-meet against UNC Wilmington and Boston College (10/29-30).
2019-20: Represented Duke in three events at the ACC Championships ... Clocked two career-best times at the 2019 NC State GAC Invitational in November, touching the wall in 54.14 in the 100 butterfly and 1:59.72 in the 200 butterfly ... Reached the finals in three individual events, placing fifth in the 100 butterfly, 12th in the 200 butterfly and 30th in the 50 freestyle ... Also placed second in the 100 butterfly (55.92) in Duke's quad meet at ACC-foe Boston College (11/8).
2018-19: Clocked a season-best mark of 23.44 in the 50 freestyle preliminaries at the ACC Championships ... Claimed the 100 butterfly and took second in the 200 butterfly at the Janis Hape Dowd Nike Invitational ... Also moved into Duke's all-time top 10 in the 100 backstroke (55.18) at the same meet ... Earned a top-eight finish in the 100 butterfly at the Big Al Invitational … Was 15th in the 100 backstroke at the Tennessee Invitational.
Prior to Duke: OHSAA All-American as a senior … Tabbed a top five athlete of the year in Central Ohio her final year, winning a district title in the 100 butterfly … Took second in the same event at the state championships and was fourth in the 100 backstroke ... Member of the Ohio State Swim Club ... Scholastic All-American ... Academic All-American ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal:Â Daughter of Stefano and Kim Peroni ... Has one sister (Martina) ... Second cousin, Ellen Hurd, graduated from Duke in 2017.
Peroni Career Bests:
50 Free: 23.32Â ... 2019 Janice Hape Dowd Invitational
100 Free: 52.68Â ... 2021Â NC State GAC Invitational
100 Back: 54.14Â ... 9th all-time at Duke ... vs. UNC (1/28/22)
100 Fly: 53.15Â ... 7th all-time at Duke ... 2021Â ACC Championship
200 Fly: 1:59.72 ... 2019 NC State GAC Invitational
On Duke's Relays:
200 Medley Relay: 1:37.79Â ... 7th all-time at Duke ... 2021Â ACC Championship
400 Medley Relay: 3:36.22 ... 7th all-time at Duke ... 2021 ACC Championship
At the ACC Championships:
2021: 18th, 100 Butterfly ... 53.15
        22nd, 100 Backstroke ... 54.70
          6th, 200 Medley Relay ... 1:37.79
          6th, 400 Medley Relay ... 3:36.22
Last updated on 5/31/2022
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