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2024-25 Men's Swimming/Diving Roster

Joao Pereira

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Curitiba, Brazil

Biography

Joao's Swimcloud Page

Personal-Best 200-Free Time:
1:50.28 (1/18/25 vs. USI/Butler)
Personal-Best 50-Breaststroke Time: 26.76 (11/15/24 at A3 Performance Invite)
Personal-Best 100-Breaststroke Time: 57.31 (11/15/24 at A3 Performance Invite)
Personal-Best 200-Breaststroke Time: 2:02.88 (3/9/24 at MAC Championships)
Personal-Best 100-Fly Time: 56.34 (10/14/23 vs. Valpo/USI)
Personal-Best 200-IM Time: 1:53.81 (3/7/24 at MAC Championships)
Personal-Best 400-IM Time: 4:22.32 (10/14/23 vs. Valpo/USI)

2024-25:
  • Posted the 10th-best 100-breaststroke time in school history (57.31) at A3 Performance Invite while finishing 7th; added his best 200-breaststroke time of the season – 2:05.01 – earning a 5th place finish
  • Swam in five meets as a sophomore
  • Opened the season with three top five efforts against Centre College
  • Took second in the 200-breaststroke with a time of 2:16.11 while finishing fourth in the 100-breaststroke (1:01.39) and 200-IM (2:05.73)
  • Added a pair of third place finishes versus McKendree including the 200-breaststroke (2:15.22) and 200-IM (2:04.67)
  • Came in third in the 200-breaststroke (2:15.78) and 5th in the 200-free (1:50.28) versus USI/Butler
  • Registered a strong 57.66 in the 100-breaststroke race at the MVC Championships
 2023-24:
  • Set the 4th-fastest time in program history in the 200-breaststroke at the MVC Championships with a 2:02.88 finishing in 16th
  • His time of 57.57 in the 100-breasttroke was his low time of the season
  • Opened his career with a pair of top five finishes versus Valpo/USI taking 2nd in the 200-breaststroke (2:11.04) and fourth in the 400-IM (4:22.32)
  • Came in third in the 200-breaststroke race at the A3 Performance Invite (2:03.31) while his 57.51 in the 100-breaststroke placed him 7th
  • Added a runner-up finish in the 200-breaststroke versus Bellarmine (2:09.67)
  • Picked up a pair of top 5’s against Wabash/Eastern Illinois
Prior To UE:
  • Participated for Clube Curitibano for coach Rodrigo Herval
  • A state, regional and national champion in swimming
  • Earned two gold medals, one silver medal and a bronze medal at the Brazilian National Championships
  • Helped his club to the 2018 national championship
  • His club – Clube Curitibano – has won state and regional championships for 12 consecutive years
Personal:
  • Full name is João Guilherme Fernandes Pereira
  • Son of Ricardo Guimarães Pereira and Luciana Guérios Fernandes Pereira
  • Has a younger sister, Maria Clara
  • Enjoys surfing, movies, music, video games, and fast cars
  • Plans on majoring in Economics at UE
  • Has a career goal to “be happy”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore

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