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Hall of Fame

Q&A With Senior Swimmer Dan Perdew

Daniel Perdew

  • Class
    2010
  • Induction
    2021
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Swimming and Diving
Daniel Perdew | Men's Swimming & Diving • 2007-2010 | Hall of Fame Class of 2021

• Five-time NCAA Division II National Champion (2008: 50F, 100F; 2009: 50F, 100F; 2010: 100F) 
• Named NCAA DII Championships Male Swimmer of the Meet (2008) 
• Set an NCAA DII record in the 100 Free (2009) 
• At the NCAA DII Championships, helped Tritons place fifth in 2007 and seventh in 2008, 2009, and 2010 
• UC San Diego men were three-time Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Champions (2007, 2009, 2010) 
• Four-time All-PCSC selection (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) 
• Holds UC San Diego record in 100 Free and is No. 2 in 50 Free 
• Three-time UC San Diego Athlete of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010) 
• Featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd (2008) 
• UC San Diego assistant coach from 2011-14 
• UC San Diego head men's coach from 2014-17 
• UC San Diego interim head women's coach for 2016-17 season 
• Men were NCAA DII runner-up in 2012 
• Men won PCSC titles all three seasons he was head coach 
• Women won PCSC title in 2017 when he was interim head coach 
• Double major in Management science and psychology
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