Philip Perdue

Photo by: Rich von Biberstein

Position:
Sprint Freestyle
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenville, N.C.
High School:
J.H. Rose

PHILIP PERDUE BIO
Sprint Freestyle, 6-1, Greenville, N.C.
Career Best Times: 20.29 in the 50-yard freestyle; 44.22 in the 100-yard freestyle; 1:37.41 in the 200-yard freestyle; 49.45 in the 100-yard butterfly; 55.58 in the 100-yard breaststroke; 23.80 in the 50-meter freestyle; 51.30 in the 100-meter freestyle; 1:52.88 in the 200-meter freestyle; 4:02.96 in the 400-meter freestyle; 2:08.61 in the 200-meter individual medley.
General: Ranks as the 10^th fastest 100-yard freestyler in UNC history with a time of 44.22…member of school record setting 800-yard freestyle relay team in 2017 that qualified for the NCAA Championships…elected team captain in 2017-18…member of UNC Student-Athlete Advisory Council…active in Carolina Leadership Academy as a Veteran Leader, member of Leadership Lab, Rising Stars and CREED…Carolina Outreach volunteer with pen pals program and Share Your Holidays program…Carolina Swims Foundation volunteer…honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-America…ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2016-17: Member of Leadership Lab in Carolina Leadership Academy… named to 2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll…swam third leg on 800-yard freestyle relay team at ACC Championships which placed third …swam on UNC’s 800-yard freestyle relay at the NCAA meet which finished 20^th and swam the second fastest time in Tar Heel history in the event…swam to a 14^th-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle at 2016 GAC Invitational.
2015-16: Excelled at 2015 Nike Cup where he placed 16th in the 50 free (20.89) and in the 100 breast (57.01)…Rising star in Carolina Leadership Academy… named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2014-15: Posted career best times in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events at the 2015 ACC Championships...swept the 50 and 100 freestyle events in dual meet win over Duke...Dean’s List honoree spring semester of freshman year...named to 2014-15 ACC Academic Honor Roll...honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-America…member of CREED in bCLA.
Prep: A 2014 alumnus of J.H. Rose High School…coached by Charlie Harvey in high school…MVP of high school team…team captain…All-America in the 200 free and as member of school’s 200 free relay and 400 free relay…participated in club swimming under Casey Charles…NCSA junior national qualifier…U.S. Open qualifier…member of the 2012 Zone Team…at 2013 Summer Juniors he placed in Top 16 in the 100-meter freestyle…2012-13 Junior Marshal…inducted into National Honor Society…member of Jarvis United Methodist Church.
Personal: Full name is Philip Sutherland Perdue, III…son of Phil and Tammy Perdue…born May 7, 1996 in Greenville, N.C. …double major in Peace, War and Defense and political science...stands 6-1 tall…father, cousin and two sisters (Meredith and Lauren) swam at Virginia… Lauren Perdue is an Olympic gold medalist in the 800-meter freestyle relay from the London Games in 2012…his mother is completing a Ph.D. in nursing in December while Meredith is in her last year of dental school at UNC…avid surfer, guitar player and golfer in free time.