Rachel Peden
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- Height:
- 5-2
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- Hometown:
- Boiling Springs, S.C.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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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
The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) named 789 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team for the 2020-21 season.
After a successful morning session, senior CJ Jensen (Copenhagen, Denmark) and sophomore Kailee Morgan (Greenville, S.C.) returned to action Friday night to compete in respective individual event finals
Senior CJ Jensen (Copenhagen, Denmark) has been a steady force for Carson-Newman swimming at Division II Nationals, and Friday morning was no different.
After having day one at the 2021 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships halted due to severe weather, Carson-Newman was back in the pool Thursday afternoon.
For the fourth straight season, Carson-Newman swimming will send at least seven swimmers to NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships.
As multiple personal, career, and program bests were set on Saturday for Carson-Newman Swimming, one thing topped them all: a win.