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| Blake
PIERONI |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 15 Nov 1995
in Valparaiso, IN, USA |
| Height | 1.85 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Crown Point, IN, USA |
Higher education |
Biology, Language Studies - Spanish - Indiana University: Bloomington, IN, USA |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His father Christopher swam for Purdue University in the United States of America. (chicagotribune.com, 08 Nov 2015) |
Awards and honours |
In 2015, while swimming for Indiana University, he was named Big Ten Conference Co-Freshman of the Year. He shared the award with Evan White of the University of Michigan. (iuhoosiers.com, 01 Sep 2016; bigten.org, 28 Feb 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Ray Looze [Indiana], USA |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up swimming at age eight. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Never believe that you aren't good enough. If your mind believes you can do something, your body will find a way." (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 30 Oct 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He followed his father, who was also a competitive swimmer, into the sport. |
Training Regime |
He trains as part of a group of postgraduate professionals at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, United States of America, under coach Ray Looze. |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Partner Ashley |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Indiana Swim Club [USA] / Sandpipers of Nevada [USA]: |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Playing video games. (Instagram profile, 15 Nov 2021) |
Injuries |
In November 2021 he sustained a knee injury while lifting weights. (swimswam.com, 14 Nov 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:08.97 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Freestyle |
47.88 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:09.06 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:01.98 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| Semifinal |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.08 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 3 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:03.18 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:10.06 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:41.49 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
46.57 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
6:49.84 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 1 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:03.03 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Freestyle |
46.88 |
| 3 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:07.76 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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| 8 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
DSQ |
| 2 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:24.47 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 16 |
2021 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 3 |
2021 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Individual Medley |
53.53 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Freestyle |
46.74 |
| 4 |
2021 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Freestyle |
1:42.87 |
| 4 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Individual Medley |
53.82 |
| 5 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
47.09 |
| 6 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Butterfly |
52.34 |
| 5 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
47.59 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
22.39 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
48.15 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Jinan, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.90 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
22.03 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
48.43 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:46.62 |
| 5 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 2 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
47.00 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:42.65 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
3:45.32 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
21.94 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:42.00 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Freestyle |
3:42.74 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
46.25 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:30.63 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:38.92 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Freestyle |
3:53.98 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
22.17 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
48.11 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.20 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
400m Freestyle |
3:41.79 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
50m Freestyle |
21.34 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Freestyle |
46.45 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
200m Freestyle |
1:41.83 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:30.88 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:39.14 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
22.29 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
48.30 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.32 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
400m Freestyle |
3:41.94 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Freestyle |
21.44 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Freestyle |
46.26 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Freestyle |
1:41.15 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
21.40 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
46.79 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Freestyle |
1:42.16 |
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