Name: Blake Pieroni
Sport: Swimming
Event(s): 4x100-meter Freestyle Relay, 4x200-meter Freestyle Relay)
Height: 6-2
DOB: 11/15/1995
Birthplace: Crown Point, Ind.
Hometown: Chesterton, Ind.
High School: Chesterton High School (Chesterton, Ind.) ‘14
College: Indiana University ‘18, Biology
Team/Club: Sandpipers of Nevada/Indiana University
Coach(es): Ray Looze
Olympic Experience
  • Two-time Olympian (2016, 2020); two-time Olympic medalist (2 golds)
  • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (4x100-meter freestyle relay), 4th (4x200-meter freestyle relay)
  • Olympic Games Rio 2016, gold (4x100-meter freestyle relay)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – gold (4x100 freestyle relay, mixed 4x100 freestyle relay), bronze (4x200 freestyle relay), 4th (100 freestyle)
  • Years of participation: Long Course – 2017, 2019; Short Course – 2016, 2018
  • Medals: 11 (7 golds, 1 silver, 3 bronzes)
  • Gold – 2019 (4x100 freestyle relay, mixed 4x100 freestyle relay); 2018 (200 freestyle, 4x100 freestyle relay, 4x100 medley relay); 2017 (400 freestyle relay, mixed 400 freestyle relay)
  • Silver – 2016 (4x50 freestyle relay)
  • Bronze – 2019 (4x200 freestyle relay); 2017 (800 freestyle relay); 2016 (4x100 freestyle relay)
Personal: Son of Christopher and Cathy Pieroni...Has one sister, April...Interests include golfing, fishing, snowboarding and playing paint ball.