Rachel Peden
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- Height:
- 5-2
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- Hometown:
- Boiling Springs, S.C.
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Boiling Springs High School
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- Events:
- Distance
Bio
2020-2021: At NCAA Division II National Championships, Peden finished 17th in the women's 400-yard IM with a time of 4:23.26. Peden also gathered a top-30 finish in the women's 1000-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, and women's 1,650-yd freestyle. Peden also competed as part of the women's 200-yard individual medley, the women's 400-yard individual medley, and the women's 800-yard freestyle relay team.
2019-2020: Peden started the year off with a bang by placing 33rd in the CSCAA Open Water National Championships. At the Tennessee Invitational, Peden had a time of 17.47, good enough for fourth-best in program history. At the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships, Peden finished the 1000-yard freestyle in 10:19.06, strong enough for an All-Conference-deserving fifth-place mark. It was a season-best time for Peden in her BMC Championships debut. Peden finished seventh in the 200-yard butterfly at conference championships in 2:05.39. On the final day of conference championships, Peden placed fourth in the 1,650-yard freestyle in a lifetime-best time of 17.13, just one second off the program record.
High School: Attended Boiling Springs High School in Inman, South Carolina... invited to the YMCA Nationals 2015-2019 where she finished in 2nd place in '16 and '18
News mentions
GREENSBORO, N.C. – After a month of intense preparation, it was finally time for Carson-Newman swimming to take to the national stage in Greensboro
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The time has come for Carson-Newman Swimming to make their mark on the Nationals stage from the Greensboro Aquatic Center
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman swimming is one day closer to wrapping up their time in the Queen City as the 2022 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships saw its third day
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Good ole Rocky Top lived up to its name as Carson-Newman swimming took on their biggest dual meet of the season Saturday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Sophomore Kennadi King (Marietta, Ga.) is once again the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Female Swimmer of the Week
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – 2022 is off to a strong start for Carson-Newman swimming as the Eagles got back into action Saturday for the first time in 63 days
ATLANTA, Ga. – The Carson-Newman swim team finished in third place on both the men's and women's sides through the first day of the Emory Invitational
KINGSPORT, TN - The Carson-Newman swim team will travel to Kingsport, Tennessee to open up the 2021-22 season in their first official NCAA meet at the King Invitational Friday and Saturday.
LAWRENCE, K.S. – The Carson-Newman swim team will open up their 2021-2022 campaign at the CSCAA Open Water National Championships in Lawrence, Kansas on Friday, Sept. 17 at 8:30 a.m.