2025-26 Men's Swimming/Diving Roster
Biography
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Personal-Best 200-Free Time: 1:48.72 (1/10/26 at Southern Illinois)
Personal-Best 50-Breaststroke Time: 26.33 (2/27/26 at MVC Championships)
Personal-Best 100-Breaststroke Time: 56.03 (2/27/26 at MVC Championships)
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)
2025-26:
- Completed the season by posting the 5th-fastest time in school history in the 100-breaststroke (56.03) at the MVC Championships
- Opened the season at McKendree by taking 2nd in the 200-IM (2:05.27) and 3rd in the 200-breaststroke (2:14.02)
- Recorded a PR in the 100-IM at the Dan Ross Invitational (58.58)
- Set a PR in the 200-free with a time of 1:48.72 at Southern Illinois
- Had another PR at Eastern Illinois with a 4:55.45 in the 500-free
- Finished in 2nd place in the 100-breaststroke at EIU (1:00.53)
- Registered two more PR’s at the MVC Championships including the 50-breaststroke (26.33) and 100-breaststroke (56.03)
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”
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