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William Pelton
- Events:
- Free/Back
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Towson, Md.
- High School:
- Loyola Blakefield HS
- Major:
- Undeclared
Accolades
At Cal
2021-22 (Jr.)
High School / Club
Personal
- NCAA team championship (2022)
- Pac-12 team championship (2020, 2021, 2022)
- 2x Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
At Cal
2021-22 (Jr.)
- Did not compete during the 2021-22 season
- Was a repeat selection to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Did not compete during the 2020-21 season
- Earned a spot on the 2021 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Showed his versatility as a freshman, ranking among Cal's nine-fastest swims in four events (50 free, 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly)
- 20.66 in 50 free
- 47.45 in 100 back (NCAA "B" cut)
- 1:42.70 in 200 back (NCAA "B" cut)
- 47.22 in 100 fly (NCAA "B" cut)
- Swam his NCAA "B" cuts in the 200 back & 100 fly at Pac-12 Championships
High School / Club
- Graduated from Loyola Blakefield High School (Towson, Md.)
- Was a three USA Swimming Scholastic All-American (2017-19)
- Also named NISCA All-American in 2017
- Five-time champion in 100 fly, 50 free, 100 back, 200 back & 200 free at 2019 Maryland Senior Short Course Championships
- Won 100 free (46.40) & placed fourth in 100 back (51.80) at 2018 National Catholic H.S. Championships
- Competed in the 50 free & 100/200 back at 2017 Winter Juniors East
- Swam for North Baltimore Aquatic Club
- Recorded long course personal-bests in 50 free, 100 back & 200 back at Summer Juniors & in 100 free & 100 fly at NBAC Mid-Summer Classic
Personal
- Full name is William Quade Pelton
- Born on May 10, 2000
- Has three siblings, all of which swam collegiately
- Sister, Elizabeth, was a NCAA champion swimmer at Cal, earning NCAA Swimmer of the Year honors in 2013
- Sister, Mary, & brother, Greg, swam for Virginia & Harvard
- Father also swam at Pittsburgh
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