Jacob Pishko

Position:
Distance freestyle
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Ft. Worth, Texas
High School:
Mercersburg Academy

Freshman: Jacob qualified for the ACC Championships as a freshman and placed 11^th in the 1650 freestyle (15:11.91). He was 17^th in the 200 fly (1:44.79), 20^th in the 200 butterfly (1:46.07) and 26^th in the 500 freestyle (4:23.53). In the dual meet season, he started out his collegiate career with third place finishes in the 1000 free and the 200 fly and was on the winning 400 Free Relay team. At Tennessee, he was sixth in the 1000 free, the 200 fly and the 400 free relay. At Notre Dame, he was fifth in the 1000 free and the 200 fly and sixth in the 500 freestyle. At the Purdue Invitational, he was fifth in the 1000 free, and fourth in both the 200 fly and the 500 free. Against rival Kentucky, he was seventh in the 1000 free and fifth in the 200 fly. Against Indiana, he was fifth in the 1000 free and fourth in the 200 fly. In the final dual meet of the season, he touched fourth in the 1650 against Cincinnati.

Prep: A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Pishko will bring competition to the Cardinal distance group. As a stud swimmer for Lakeside Aquatic Club, Pishko swam at the 2022 Texas Senior Circuit Long Course Meet where he finished 4^th in the 400 freestyle, 6^th in the 1500 freestyle, 9^th in the 200 butterfly, and 12^th in the 200 freestyle. In 2021, Pishko competed at the USA Swimming Futures Championship in Huntsville finishing 5^th in the 800 freestyle, 6^th in the 400 freestyle and 200 butterfly, and 8^th in the 1500 freestyle. This USA Swimming 2021-22 National Junior Team Member has best times of 4:00.80 in the 400 freestyle, 8:15.53 in the 800 freestyle, 15:53.72 in the 1500 freestyle, 1:46.27 in the 200 butterfly.