Jake Perron

Position:
Freestyle
Height:
6-4
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Falmouth, Maine
High School:
Falmouth

2016-17: Competed in all eight meets, all in freestyle events… took second in the 500 free in both the Gardner-Webb and UNCW duals… recorded the ninth-best mark all-time in the 200 free at the A-10 Championships at 1:40.20 and was a member of the school-record tying 400 free relay at the A-10 Championships, swimming anchor…

2015-16: Placed 13th in the 200 freestyle with a season-best time of 1:41.71 and helped the 800 freestyle relay team to a fifth-place showing at his first A-10 Championship - (Feb. 17-20) • Placed third in the 1000 freestyle (9:54.56) and fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:46.94) at UNCW - (Jan. 30) • Took fifth in the 500 freestyle (4:51.60) and seventh in the 200 freestyle (1:48.95) at William & Mary - (Jan. 16) • Placed in the finals of the Total Performance Invitational in three events, including a 22nd-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:43.61), 23rd-place finish in the 100 freestyle (47.39) and 24th-place finish in the 500 freestyle (4:40.85) - (Dec. 3-5) • Placed second in the 500 freestyle (4:50.28) and fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:47.83) against Old Dominion - (Oct. 30-31) • Against Georgetown, placed second in the 200 freestyle (1:46.07), fifth in the 50 freestyle (22.57), and fourth in teh 500 freestyle (4:50.30), and helped the 400 freestyle relay to gold - (Oct. 24) • Placed second inthe 100 freestyle (47.68), third in the 200 freestyle (1:45.78) and fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:49.39) against George Mason at the Richmond Duals - (Oct. 16-17) • Named A-10 Rookie of the Week - (Oct. 6) • Recorded three top-20 finishes, including 14th-place showing in the 100 freestyle (47.92) and 500 freestyle (4:50.46) and was on the 400 freestyle relay that finished fourth at the All-NC Invitational - (Oct. 2-3).

Prep Years: Swam at Falmouth High School • Team captain junior and senior year • All-State team • Class A Swimmer of the Meet at High School State Championships.

Personal: Born on November 13, 1996 in Charlotte, N.C. • Son of Betsy and Andy Perron • Has three siblings, Emma, Connor and Grace.