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Greta Pelzek

  • position Butterfly/im
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Wilmette, IL
  • High school New Trier
  • position Butterfly/im
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Wilmette, IL
  • High school New Trier

Greta Pelzek Bio

Pelzek’s Top Times
Event

100 Butterfly

200 Butterfly

200 IM

400 IM

Time

51.77!

1:53.43!

1:57.39p

4:19.24

Date

2/19/24

2/19/24

2/19/24

11/3/23

Meet

SEC Championships

SEC Championships

SEC Championships

vs. North Carolina

Location

Auburn, AL

Auburn, AL

Auburn, AL

Columbia, SC

! = School Record  |  t = Time Trial  |  # = Leadoff Split/Split | p = Prelims

AWARDS/HONORS

  • All-SEC Second Team (2024)
  • SEC Silver Medalist in the 200 fly (2024)
  • CSCAA All-American Honorable Mention (2024)
  • 3x SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 3x CSCAA Scholar All-American (2nd team – 2022, 1st team – 2023, 2024)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2024)

2023-24 (JUNIOR) 

  • Claimed seven individual event wins during the regular season with four in the 200 fly, two in the 200 IM, and one in the 100 fly
  • Placed in the top-three consistently across all of her events with a total of 13 top-three finishes during the regular season
  • At the Gamecock Invitational, swept her individual events, tallying wins in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 IM
  • Made the SEC Championship team where she individually competed in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 IM, making the finals of all three events
  • Claimed the silver medal in the 200 fly at the SEC Championships with a new school record of 1:53.43, leading to a spot on the All-SEC Second Team
  • Placed fifth in the 100 fly at the SEC Championships, also with a new school record of 51.77
  • Finished 14th in the 200 IM at SECs
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships where she competed in the 100 fly (29th), 200 fly (10th), and the 200 IM (57th)
  • For advancing to the finals of the 200 fly at the NCAA Championships, she was named a CSCAA All-American Honor Mention

 2022-23 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Was a consistent performer for the Gamecocks, competing primarily in the butterfly stroke
  • Won the 200 fly at the Gamecock Invitational
  • Competed on the SEC Championship team in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 IM
  • Made the finals of the 100 fly at the SEC Championships, placing 13th overall
  • Also made the finals of the 200 fly at the SEC Championships, placing 7th
  • Set new personal best times in all three events that she competed in during the post-season
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships where she competed in the 100 fly (44th) and 200 fly (41st)

 2021-22 (FRESHMAN)

  • Made three entries into the program record book during her freshman campaign
  • Placed first in the 200 fly during the meets versus Gardner-Webb and Queens
  • Competed at the SEC Championships in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 IM. Made the finals in both the 100 and 200 fly

PRE-COLLEGE

  • Attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois
  • Took home first place in both of her events at the 2019 IHSA Girls Sectional Championship
  • Three-time champion at the IHSA Girls Sectional in 2020
  • Placed first in both the 100 and 200 fly at the Speedo Sectionals in 2021