| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2002-09-25)September 25, 2002 (age 23) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle,backstroke |
| Club | Indiana Swim Club |
| College team | Indiana University |
Medal record | |
Anna Peplowski (born September 25, 2002) is an American competitive swimmer.
Peplowski attendedMetamora Township High School inMetamora, Illinois northeast ofPeoria, Illinois. She attendsIndiana University and started swimming for theIndiana Hoosiers during her freshman season in 2021–22. Her older sister Noelle also swam for the Hoosiers.[1][2]
At the2022 U.S. Championships inIrvine, California in July, Peplowski competed in the 200m freestyle, 100 m backstroke, and 200m backstroke. She finished seventh in all three events.[3]
Peplowski competed at the2023 U.S. Championships inIndianapolis held in June and July. She finished seventh in the 200m freestyle.[3] Later in July, Peplowski competed at the2023 World Championships inDoha, Qatar. She swam in the heats of the4×200m freestyle relay, and the U.S. finished second in the final, earning her a silver medal.[1]
At the2024 NCAA Championships inAthens, Georgia in March, Peplowski won the silver medal in the 200 yards freestyle and the bronze medal in the 500 yards freestyle.[1] She competed at the2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in June. She finished fifth in the 200m freestyle and sixth in the 400m freestyle.[3]
At the 2025 NCAA championships Anna won the women’s 200 yard freestyle in a 1:40.50. At the US nationals later in June, she tied for fourth in the 200 meter free style with Erin Gemmell with a 1:55.82, qualifying to the world championships. Erin and Anna later had a swim off to determine who would swim the 200 free individually, with Erin beating Anna. At the 2025 World Championships in Singapore, Anna swam prelims of the 4x200 meter freestyle relay splitting a 1:55.16, the fastest split of prelims. She swam the final of this relay as well and split a huge 1:54.75 on the second leg. Together with Claire Weinstein, Erin Gemmell, and Katie Ledecky, they won silver behind Australia. They broke the previous American record set the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.