Charles Bowne "Chip" Peterson (born December 3, 1987) is an American competition

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who specializes in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming, in which he is a world champion.

Career

At the

2005 World Aquatics Championships The 2005 World Aquatics Championships (french: Championnats du monde de natation 2005) or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005. They took place in Parc Jean-Drapeau on Saint Helen's I ...

, Peterson won gold in the 10 km event and a silver medal position behind Germany's

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in the 5-kilometer event. Peterson was jointly awarded the inaugural Open Water Swimmer of the Year by ''

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'' with Lurz. Peterson also earned a gold medal in the 1500 meter

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at the 2005 Summer Nationals in Irvine, California. Peterson won gold in the men's 1500 meter freestyle as well as a silver in the men's 10K open water swim at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the 2010 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships Peterson won the 1650yd freestyle in a time of 14:49.36, fourth in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 4:20.23. At the 2010 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships Peterson competed in the 1650, 500, and 200 yard freestyles placing 13th in the 1650 free and 14th in the 500 fr

Personal

Peterson attended the University of North Carolina, where he swam for the

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swimming and diving team. During his freshman year, he set the Tar Heels team records in three events: the 500-, 1000-, and 1650-yard freestyle. At the

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(ACC) championships, Peterson placed second in the 1650-yard freestyle and fifth in the 500-yard freestyle. He was the subject of a feature story that ran in '' The Daily Tar Heel'' during the year. Peterson's father, Pete, is a professor of Marine Sciences at UNC. He was named the 2010 ACC Men's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

External links

Chip Peterson's bio on UNC's website

Living people 1987 births American long-distance swimmers American male freestyle swimmers Male long-distance swimmers People from Morehead City, North Carolina Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 20th-century American people 21st-century American people {{US-swimming-bio-stub