Aiden Peterkin
Aiden Peterkin
Height: 6-2
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Zachary, La.
High School: Zachary High School
Events: Butterfly/Freestyle
Previous School: Zachary HS

2022-23 Junior Season: Turned in another impressive season with two runner-up and nine top-five finishes ... His runner-up finish against Millsaps on Oct. 22 in the 200-free as he finished with a time of (2:02.34) ... He set multiple season best times in four other events which included his other runner-up finish on Senior Day against Austin College on Jan. in the 200-free with a time of (2:01.30) ... Named to the SCAC Winter All-Sportsmanship Team ... Named to the 2022-23 Academic All-District® Men's Swimming & Diving Team by the College Sports Communicators. The team recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the pool and in the classroom.

2021-22 Sophomore Season: Finished 11th in the 100 Free (56.28) in the season-opening meet versus Southwestern and Colorado College on Oct. 22 in Georgetown, Texas … Part of Gents’ 400 Yard Free Relay team that placed fifth in that same meet with a time of 3:43.14 … Recorded a pair of top-five finishes in Centenary’s home opener on Oct. 30 versus McMurry, earning a third-place finish (200.65) in the 200 Free and then finished fourth in the 50 free, swimming a time of 25.44 … Earned a pair of top-five finishes and added a sixth-place finish on Nov. 13 at home versus Hendrix, as he was runner-up in the 100 back with a time of 1:09.78, placed fourth in the 50 back (32.36), and sixth in the 50 fly (29.22) … Earned a pair of top-five finishes in the Austin College Invitational on Jan. 15 as he finished fourth in the 100 free (55.16) and fifth in the 100 fly (1:06.03) … Member of Gents’ team that placed third in 200 free relay in same meet (1:39.36) … Had a superb meet versus Austin College at home on Jan. 29, winning the 50 fly (29.11), finishing third in the 50 free, swimming a time of 26.04, and was fifth in the 100 free (56.51) … Was also part of Gents’ winning team in the 200 free relay (1:39.80) … Capped season by earning a pair of seventh-place finishes in the 800 free relay (7:31.76) and 400 free relay (3:26.10) in the SCAC Championships in Garland, Texas ... Named to the SCAC Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21 Freshman Season: Made his collegiate debut in the double dual meet on Jan. 23 versus Austin College and McMurry and earned a runner-up finish in the 200-yard free (1:59.47) and finished third in the 200-yard back (2:25.26) ... Finished ninth in the 100-yard fly (1:03.81) ... Part of the wining team in the 200-yard medley relay that swam a time of 1:44.44 ... Named to the SCAC Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Centenary: Four year swim letterman ... Co-Captain 2019 ZHS swim season ... School record holder in 500 and 200 freestyle ... Music letterman award ... Two-year academic letterman award ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... 2019 Principal's list ... 2017-2020 Superior rating at Loyola Jazz Festival ... 2017-2020 Superior rating at District IV Music Performance Assessment ... 2018 Superior Sweepstakes at State Music Performance Assessment ... 2019 Disney Festival Best in Class and Best Overall awards ... Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Born April 16, 2002 in Landstuhl, Germany to a US Navy sailor and East German mother ... Son of Shannon (father) and Jenneffer (mother) ... Has one sister, Isabella ... Majoring in Bachelor of Science in Biology ... Minoring in Chemistry. 

Favorite movie: Star Wars Skywalker Saga.

Hobbies: Reading and playing video games.

Favorite athlete: Bastian Schweinsteiger.