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Focus on the Olympics: Chip Peterson (2008 Swimming Hopeful)

Welcome to our Focus on the Olympics articles that introduces you to our Olympic athletes and hopefuls that will be competing in Beijing this summer. Chip’s love of the water is a family thing dating back to World War II and the Navy. Chip

Meet Chip Peterson

Chip comes from a water-loving family that includes his brother, Perry, who swam through high school and continues Masters swimming today; his father, Pete, who studies sea life and teaches marine biology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and is still a recreational swimmer; and his grandfather, who captained a Naval ship during World War II. Chip graduated from West Carteret High School in Morehead City, N.C., where he swam for four years. He also competed in club swimming for 13 years and was a salutatorian of his high school class.
Chip is majoring in biology at the University of North Carolina. His favorite television shows are Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Scrubs

Why Root for Him?

Chip was a U.S. National Team member in 2005 and 2006, as well as a member of U.S. Junior National Team in 2004. In 2005, he was the world champion in the 10-kilometer open water swim and the U.S. national champion in the 1500-meter free. In addition, Chip won the 10k national title in 2006 and the 10-kilometer open water championship at both the Pan-Pac Championships and the Pan American Championships.

In 2007, Chip finished first and second respectively in the 5K and 10K Open Water National Champion and the 10K Open Water Swimming World Championships Trials. His second place finish in the World Championships Trials qualified him for the 2008 FINA Open Water World Swimming Championships, the qualifying event for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Performance Record

  • 2007 Open Water National Champion – 5K, 10K
  • 2007 10K Open Water Swimming World Championships Trials – 2nd
  • 2006 10k champion at Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships
  • 2006 10k champion at Pan American Championships
  • 2006 National Champion – 10k
  • National Team member (2005-2006)
  • 2005 World Champion – 10k open water swim
  • 2005 U.S. National Champion – 1500m free

The U.S. Swim team trials take place from June 29th to July 6th in Omaha, Nebraska.

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.