Eva Piernas
Eva Piernas
Height: 5-6
Year: Senior
Hometown: Hopkinton, N.H.
High School: The Bolles School (FL)
Major: Biochemistry

Top Collegiate Performances: 
50-Yard Free:
28.11; at University of New England (Nov. 16, 2019)
200-Yard Free:
2:04.21; at MIT Invitational (Dec. 6-8, 2019)
500-Yard Free: 5:22.32; at MIT Inivtational (Dec. 6-8, 2019)
1,000-Yard Free:
11:25.09; at Wellesley College (Nov. 9, 2019)
1,650-Yard Free: 18:50.62; at the MIT Invitational (Dec. 2, 2022)
50-Yard Back: 31.72; at MIT Invitational (Dec. 6-8, 2019)
400-Yard IM: 
5:05.98; at MIT Invitational (Dec. 3-5, 2021) 

2022-23: Appeared in nine meets this season … Earned two gold medals at the GNAC Championships in the 1,650 yard freestyle and the 500 yard freestyle (Feb. 3-5) … Finished second in the 1,000 yard freestyle on the first day of GNAC Championships with a season best time of 11:25.12 (Feb. 3) … Posted a collegiate best time of 18:50.62 in the 1,650 yard freestyle at the MIT Invitational (Dec. 2) … Grabbed two first place finishes in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:48.64 and in the 1,000 yard freestyle with a time of 11:49.34 against Regis and Colby-Sawyer (Jan. 7). Member of the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, 400 Yard Freestyle Relay, 800 Yard Freestyle Relay and the 200 Yard Medley Relay teams. 

2021-22: Appeared in all nine meets for the Sharks ... Posted a personal-best time in the prelims of the 400-yard IM at the MIT Invitational (Dec. 3-5), touching the wall with a time of 5:05.98 to qualify for the finals ... Registered a personal-best times at NEISDAs in the 200-yard free (2:04.01) and the 1,000-yard free (11:19.63) ... Finished fourth in the 1,000-yard free at the GNAC Championship Meet (Feb. 4-6, 2022) with a time of 11:38.87 ... Placed sixth in the A-final of the 500-yard free at th GNAC Championship Meet (Feb. 4-6, 2022) with a time of 5:36.33. 

2020-21: No Season Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

2019-20: Appeared in all 10 meets ... Earnd All-GNAC Second Team honors with a second place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 18:57.08 at the GNAC Championship Meet (Jan. 31-Feb. 2) ... Posted a time of 5:35.26 in the finals of the 500-yard freestyle at the GNAC Championship (Jan. 31.-Feb. 2) ... Registered a personal-best time of 11:43.37 in the 1,000-yard freestyle in a dual meet against Merrimack College (Oct. 19) to finish third ... Recorded a pair of personal-best times in the 200-yard freestyle (2:07.77) and the 500-yard free (5:37.35) against Westfield State ... Claimed first place palce in the 500-yard freestyle ... Eclipsed her personal-best 500-yard freestyle and the 1,000-yard freestyle in a five-team dual meet with WPI, Babson, Brandeis, and Smith (Nov. 1) ... Touched the wall with a time of 5:36.89 in the 500 free and 11:31.32 in the 1,000-yard free ... Continued to improve upon her distance times in the 500 and 1,00-yard free against Wellesley, posting personal-best times of 5:32.60 and 11:25.09, respectively ...  Swam a personal-best time in th 50-yard free (28.11) and the 1,650-yard freestyle (19:14.82) against the University of New England (Nov. 16) ... Clocked personal best times at the MIT Invitational (Dec. 6-8) in the 200-yard free (2:04.21), 500-yard free (5:22.32), 1,650-yard free (18:50.73) and 50-yard back (31.72) ... Qualified for the finals in the 500, 1,000, 1,650-yard freestyle at the NEISDA Championship, finishing fifth and fourth, respectively. 

Before Simmons: 
Four-year letterwinner in swimming and diving at The Bolles School ... Also played two years of JV lacrosse ... Earned Most Improved in lacrosse in 2017 ... Member of the Bolles Swim Club ... Receieved the Hardest Worker Award as a sophomore ... Member of National Honor German Society ... Volunteered in the fundraising effort for Order of Malta for Lepers ... Enjoys cookie, watching tv with family, swimming in lakes and reading ... Moved to the U.S. from France when she was 16 ... Daughter of Katherine Piernas ... Mother played tennis at Washington University in St. Louis.