University of Tennessee Athletics
2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Stevens, Peter John

Peter John Stevens
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Medvode, Slovenia
Bio
CAREER HONORS
ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES (9)
2018 - 3
2017 - 1
2016 - 3
2015 - 2
SEC MEDAL COUNT (3)
Gold: 1
2015: 200 Medley Relay
Silver: 1
2018: 200 Medley Relay
Bronze: 1
2018: 100 Breast
CAREER AWARDS
2018 CSCAA All0-American
2018 All-SEC (2nd team)
2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 CSCAA All-American (Honorable Mention)
2016 All-American
2016 CSCAA Scholar All-America
2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 All-American
2015 All-SEC (First Team)
2017-18 - SENIOR
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Earned three All-America honors in final NCAA meet, headlined by a sixth-place finish as part of the 200 medley relay team (1:23.74)
- Won the consolation final of the 100 breaststroke to finish ninth overall in 52.11
- Placed 15th as part of the 400 medley relay team (3:06.54)
SEC MEET RECAP
- Earned silver as part of the 200 medley relay team (1:23.02)
- Medaled for the first time in the 100 breast at the SEC meet, finishing third in 52.29
- Also finished 50th in the 50 free (20.88)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Swam in all eight dual meets for the Vols, winning the 100 breast five times.
- Top time in the even was 52.87 (converted from meters)
- In December, placed sixth in the 50-meter breast at the European Short Course Championships
2016-17 - JUNIOR
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Swam second leg in the 400 medley relay and finished in 13th place (3:06.24)
- Finished 20th in the 100 breaststroke with a prelim time of 52.61
SEC MEET RECAP
- Earned 24 scoring points in the 100 breaststroke, placing in sixth place (52.56)
- Finished 51st in the 50 freestyle (21.14)
- In relays: fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:24.08), and seventh in the 400 medley relay (3.07.99).
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Concluded fall semester with a career-best performance on the senior international stage, earning a silver medal in the 50-meter breaststroke at the FINA Short Course World Championships in Windsor, Canada. His time of 25.85 broke the Slovenian national record.
- Swam at five collegiate meets during the fall season, winning the 100 breaststroke against Kentucky/Indiana and North Carolina. He recorded an NCAA B-cut in the 100 breaststroke seven times during the semester.
2015-16 - SOPHOMORE
NCAA RECAP
- Earned an NCAA silver medal and first-team All-America honors after finishing second in the 100 breaststroke, establishing a new Tennessee Record (51.51)
- During his leg of the 400 medley relay, Stevens swam the fastest 100 breaststroke split in the field (50.31)
- Earned his third First Team All American Honor by swimming the breaststroke leg of the sixth place 200 medley relay, swimming the fastest 50 breaststroke split in history (22.69)
SEC RECAP
- Member of the 200 yard medley relay placing fourth earning 52 team points and a (1:24.09) final
- Placed fifth in the 400 yard medley relay along with teammates Sean Lehane, Ryan Coetzee and Kyle DeCoursey earning 50 team points (3:07.41)
2014-15 - FRESHMAN
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Opened up his individual victory total by earning first place in the 100-yard breaststroke at UNCW
- Earned three new career-high times over the two-day road trip, including a victory in the 100 Breast at UNC (55.08)
- Won the 100 Breast for the third time already this season by clocking in 54.23 against IU and UK, breaking his career best from UNC
- Swam the 400-yard freestyle relay for the first time this season, clocking his leg in at 46.71
- Won the 100 Breast at the Nike Cup in 53.13, setting both a new career-best time and qualifying for a NCAA b-cut time
SEC RECAP
- Part of the winning 200 medley relay team, his first gold medal at UT. The team finished in 1:24.09 with Stevens providing a breaststroke split of 22.72, believed to be the fastest ever.
- Took fourth in the 100 breaststroke in 52.07. He swam a career-best time of 51.88 in the prelims.
- Also placed 29th in the 200 breaststroke (2:01.92) and 36th in the 200 IM (1:51.37).
- In other relays, part of the fifth-place 400 medley team.
NCAA RECAP
- Helped the Vols to an eighth-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:24.26).
- Finished third in consolations -- 11th overall -- in the 100 breaststroke (52.27).
- Earned First Team All American Honors swimming the breaststroke leg of the 6th place 400 medley relay, which established a new Tennessee Record
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Won the 50-meter breaststroke at the 2013 FINA World Junior Championships, setting the meet record and Slovenian junior national record in 27.74.
- Took second in the 50 breaststroke at the 2013 European Junior Championships.
- Came in fifth in the 50 breaststroke at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in December 2013.
- Swims on the club team PK Triglav Kranj.
PERSONAL
- Birthday: July 1, 1996
- Recipient of the Five Oaks Development Group Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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