Name: Chip Peterson
Sport: Aquatics
Discipline: Open Water Swimming
Height: 6-0
Weight: 170
Birthplace: Morehead City, N.C.
Hometown: Durham, N.C.
High School: West Carteret High School (Morehead City, N.C.) ‘06
College: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ’10, Biology


Career Highlights:

  • 2014 National Championships, 6th (10K), 6th (5K)
  • 2011 National Championships, silver (5K)
  • 2010 Pan Pacific Championships, gold (10K)
  • 2007 World Championships Trials, silver (10K)
  • 2007 Pan American Games, gold (1,500m freestyle), silver (10K)


Personal: Son of Nancy and Charles Peterson…Has one older brother, Perry…Married to Cameron Mumme…Began swimming at age 5…Hobbies include surfing and fishing. 


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