2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Chen, Jerry

Jerry Chen
- Position:
- SWIM
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Warrendale, PA
- High School:
- North Allegheny
Bio
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2024 Olympic Trials Qualifier
ACC Swimmer of the Week (10/17/2023)
3x ACC Academic Honor Roll
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023-24 Season
- Swam a personal best time of 1:54.83 in the 200 Breast prelims at the ACC Championships – placed ninth to make the B Finals
- Finished ninth overall – first in the B Finals – of the 200 Breast at the ACC Championships (1:55.01)
- Advanced to the B Finals of the 100 Breast at the ACC Championships – finished 11th overall in the finals with a time of 52.72
- Won the 100 Breast (54.32) and the 200 Breast (1:59.00) against Minnesota (1/19)
- Placed third overall in the 200 Breast at the Minnesota Invite (12/29) with a season-best time of 1:56.28
- Finished first overall in the 100 Breast (53.81) and second overall in the 200 Breast (1:56.78) against Penn State and Notre Dame
- Named ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week after posting four event wins and securing both of Pitt's first place finishes against Stanford (10/13)
- Won the 100 Breast with a time of 54.08 and followed by winning the 200 Breast with a time of 1:58.53 against Stanford
- Picked up his third and fourth event wins in less than 24 hours and improved both of his times in the 100 Breast (54.03) and the 200 Breast (1:57.83) at California. His 100 Breast time ranked No. 13 and his 200 Breast ranked No. 9 in the nation at the time
2022-23 Season
- Finished second in the A Final and secured an NCAA B Cut time in the 200 Breast (1:54.84) at the Bulldog NCAA Qualifying Meet.
- Set a personal best time and finished eighth in the 200 Breast (1:55.41) at the ACC Championships.
- Finished first overall in the 200 Breast (1:58.92) and third overall in the 100 Breast (54.52) against Michigan and Wisconsin.
- Recorded two first place finishes against Georgia Tech and Boston College in the 100 Breast (53.77) and 200 Breast (1:59.03).
- Won the 100 Breast (53.99) and 200 Breast (1:58.63) against Penn State and Notre Dame.
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
- CSC Academic All-District
2021-22 Season
- NCAA B Cut – 100 Breast (52.64)
- NCAA B Cut – 200 Breast (1:55.92)
- First place in the 100 Breast B Heat (54.01) and the 200 Breast B Heat (1:58.76), second place in the 200 IM B Heat (1:52.92) at the FIU TYR Fall Classic
- First place in the 200 Breast (1:58.31), Second place in the 100 Breast (53.92) and the 400 Medley Relay (3:15.84), third place in the 200 Medley Relay (1:30.47) and the 200 IM (1:52.83) against Notre Dame / Cleveland State
- First in the 200 Breaststroke (2:00.03), second in the 100 Breaststroke (54.44), third in the 200 Medley Relay (1:30.88), fourth in the 400 IM (4:12.18) against George Washington
- Fourth place in the 100 Breast (53.07), seventh in the 200 Breast (1:55.87), and eighth in the 200 Medley Relay (1:26.69) at the Ohio State Invitational
- First place in the 200 Breast (2:01.30), placed second in the 200 Medley Relay (1:30.47), the 100 Breast (55.19), and the 400 IM (4:07.16) against Villanova
- First place in the 200 Medley Relay (1:28.00), second place in the 100 Breast (55.63) and 200 Breast (1:57.41), third in the 200 IM (1:52.83) at the Western PA Invite
- ACC Finalist – 100 Breast (13th) and 200 Breast (18th), 41st – 200 IM
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 Season
- Second place in the 100 Breast and 200 Breast against West Virginia
- Second place in the 200 Medley Relay, third place in the 100 Breast against Army
- 15th in the 100 Breast, 16th in the 200 Breast at ACC Championships
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Season
- Emerged as a leading freshman swimmer in the ACC
- Regular point scorer for the Panthers in numerous dual meets
- Won the 200 Breast in the Backyard Brawl with West Virginia
- Crushed his top times in all three events in his ACC Championships debut
- Advanced to a pair of ACC C Finals, winning his final heat in the 100 Breast
- ACCs: 17th in the 100 Breast, 20th in the 200 Breast, 40th in the 200 IM
- Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
High School
- Two-time PIAA finalist in the 100 Breast
- Helped North Allegheny become one of America’s top prep swimming programs
- PIAA state champion on NA’s 200 Medley Relay
- Twice earned WPIAL silver medals in the 100 Breast
- Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
- National AP Scholar
Personal
- Born Dec. 1, 2000
- Son of Demeng and Haiyan
- Has two siblings, Jason and Jessica
- Enrolled in the School of Computing and Information
Pitt Athletics | 2024 Hall of Fame Class | Amy Jackson
Wednesday, September 18
2024 ACC Diving Championships Preview | Head Coach Katie Kasprzak
Tuesday, February 20
2024 ACC Swimming Championships Preview | Head Coach Chase Kreitler
Tuesday, February 20
Minnesota Preview - Senior Day
Thursday, January 18