Chip Peterson (2010) - Patterson Medal Winners - University of North Carolina Athletics

Chip Peterson

Induction:
2010
Class:
2010

2010— Chip Peterson: Men's Swimming (Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.)
A three-time All-America specializing in the 500-yard and 1650-yard freestyles. He became the fifth men’s swimmer to earn the Patterson Medal and the first since Harrison Merrill in 1965.

Peterson set UNC records in the 500-yard freestyle, 1000-yard freestyle, 400-meter freestyle, 800-meter freestyle, 1500-meter freestyle and as a member of the 800-yard freestyle relay team.

He capped his career by winning the ACC title in the 1650 free as a senior and was named first-team All-ACC twice.

Peterson, who majored in biology, was the 2010 ACC Men’s Swimming Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was an ESPN Academic All-America selection in both 2009 & 2010. He captured an ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship as a senior after being named ACC Men’s Swimming All-Academic three times and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll four times.

Peterson was a member of U.S. Swimming’s Open Water National Team. Won gold in the 10k and silver in the 5k in the 2005 World Aquatics Championship and was named the Open Water Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World. Won gold in the 1500 meters in the 2005 Summer Nationals and the same event in the 2007 Pan Am Games.