FIU Athletics

Career Individual Top Times
50 Free: 24.57 (11/6/15)
100 Free: 50.76 (11/16/17)
200 Free: 1:46.16 (2/24/17)
500 Free: 4:43.81 (11/18/16)
1000 Free: 9:51.70 (2/27/16)
1650 Free: 16:24.36 (2/27/16)
100 Back: 58.79 (1/30/16)
200 Back: 2:03.47 (10/17/15)
100 IM: 1:02.00 (1/06/17)
 
2016-17 (Junior): Appeared in 12 meets for the Panthers… Received Swimmer of the Meet at the Conference USA Championship (2/22/17)… Pereira won four gold medals at the C-USA Championship, including the 500 Free (4:43.81) and 1650 Free (16:24.36), and personal records in the 200 Free (1:46.16) while also being on the school record setting 800 Free Relay (Carey, Bowen, Triola, Pereira)… She recorded 32 top-three finishes in dual meets… She set personal records at the Louisville Mid-Season Invite (11/18/17) in the 100 Free (51.85) and 500 Free (4:43.81) and at the FIU Sprint Invite (1/6/17) in the 50 Breast (27.78), the 100 Breast (1:11.50), and the 100 IM (1:02.00).

2015-16 (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 meets for the Panthers…Set three school records…Named Conference USA Swimmer of the Week four times…Recorded three NCAA B Standard Qualifying times…Was a perfect 6-for-6 in gold medal attempts at the C-USA Championships…Claimed three golds in relay events (800 Free Relay with Skye Carey, Jessica Piper and Becky Wilde – 7:12.92; 400 Medley Relay with Naomi Ruele, Chase Harris and Val Inghels – 3:39.66; 400 Free Relay with Letizia Bertelli, Marie Lauridsen and Ruele – 3:20.10)…All three times were the top times for the Panthers on the season…Added a first-place finish in 500 Free (4:45.62)…Also took first in the 200 Free (1:46.46) – school record…Placed first in the 1650 Free (16:24.36) – school record…Set the school record in the 1000 Free (9:51.70 – 1650 Split)…Had 34 top-three finishes, including 21 first-place results…Set a personal-best in the 100 Free with a 52.07 versus Illinois (11/7)…Her first-place finish in the 500 Free at the C-USA Championships (4:45.62) was also a personal best…Set the FIU pool record in the 1000 Free with a 10:06.76 during the first day of Dual-A-Palooza…Was a perfect 5-of-5 in first-place finishes in the 1000 Free on the year...Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (GPA of 3.00-or-better).
 
2014-15 (Freshman): Appeared in four meets for the Panthers…Recorded seven top-three finishes, including five first-place results…Won both the 500 Free and 1000 Free in her FIU debut (versus Florida Gulf Coast – 1/24)…Notched a 5:01.42 in the 500 Free and a 10:09.80 in the 1000 Free…Came in first in the 500 Free at Florida Atlantic (1/30) with a time of 4:57.46…Also finished third in the 200 Free (1:52.46) versus the Owls…Recorded a pair of first-place finishes versus Miami (1/31), tallying a 4:58.45 in the 500 Free and a 10:06.53 in the 1000 Free.
 
Prior to FIU: Attended Kingsway High School in South Africa…Competed for high school swim team along with K2N team swimming and the South African swim team…Competed in the Junior World Championship in Duba.
 
Personal: Parents – Juan and Jay Pereira…Sibling – Georgia…Majoring in psychology…Wants to land a career after college and remain athletic…Enjoys swimming, diving, going to the beach, and being with friends and family.