2021-22 USC Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Pellini, Trent

Trent Pellini
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Dana Point, Calif.
- High School:
- Dana Hills
Bio
2022:
Purdue:
2020-21: As a senior, Pellini was an honorable mention All-American (100 breast, 400 free relay) … NCAA Championships Qualifier (100 breast, 200 IM, relays) … Academic All-Big Ten … Purdue’s first male swimmer to be a multi-year All-American in an individual event since 2014 and 2015.
2019-20: Trent was an All-American as a junior (honorary due to cancellation of NCAAs) and was a triple qualifier (100 & 200 breast, 200 IM) … Big Ten bronze medalist (200 medley relay) … Academic All-Big Ten
2018-19: As a sophomore, Pellini was an honorable mention All-American (100 breast, 200 & 400 medley relays) … NCAA Championships qualifiers (100 & 200 breast, relays) … Academic All-Big Ten … Helped Purdue establish program records in both medley relays at Big Ten and NCAAs
2017-18: As a true freshman, Pellini was a CSCAA honorable mention Scholar All-American … established a Purdue freshman record in the 100y breast, eclipsing a mark that had stook since 2001 … one of three Purdue swimmers to score in all three individual events at Big Tens … broke the Purdue freshman record in the 200y IM
High School: Pellini was a four-year varsity letter winner for coach Matt Rosa at Dana Hills High School. Mulitple-time All-American each of his four years, including six times as a senior. Helped lead Dana Hills to its first CIF state championship in school history … Qualified for the 2017 USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships and was a runner-up at Winter Junior Nationals.
Club: Mission Viejo Nadadores
Personal: Pursuing a master’s degree in finance. Son of Michael and Melina Pellini, born September 10, 1998 in Philadelphia, Penn.
PELLINI'S PERSONAL RECORDS
- Posted the best finish of the NCAA Championships for USC, touching fifth place in the 100-yard breaststroke (51.33/50.93). Pellini followed that successful outing with a 25th finish in the 200-yard breaststroke and a 32nd place finish in the 200-yard IM.
- Also at NCAA’s, Pellini helped USC’s 200-yard medley relay finish 19th (1:23.77) and the 400-yard freestyle relay place 15th (3:04.56 - All-American honorable mention honors)
- At Pac-12’s, Pellini was third in the 100-yard breast (52.22/51.70) and 15th in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:55.87/1:56.33). He was also 13th in the 200-yard IM (1:45.08/1:44.84)
- Pellini played a key role in the Relay side of things for Troy at Pac-12’s, helping USC to fourth place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay (1:23.76) and 400-yard medley relay (3:05.69). Also appeared in the 400-yard freestyle relay (fifth, 2:52.92)
- All-American (100y breaststroke)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American
Purdue:
2020-21: As a senior, Pellini was an honorable mention All-American (100 breast, 400 free relay) … NCAA Championships Qualifier (100 breast, 200 IM, relays) … Academic All-Big Ten … Purdue’s first male swimmer to be a multi-year All-American in an individual event since 2014 and 2015.
2019-20: Trent was an All-American as a junior (honorary due to cancellation of NCAAs) and was a triple qualifier (100 & 200 breast, 200 IM) … Big Ten bronze medalist (200 medley relay) … Academic All-Big Ten
2018-19: As a sophomore, Pellini was an honorable mention All-American (100 breast, 200 & 400 medley relays) … NCAA Championships qualifiers (100 & 200 breast, relays) … Academic All-Big Ten … Helped Purdue establish program records in both medley relays at Big Ten and NCAAs
2017-18: As a true freshman, Pellini was a CSCAA honorable mention Scholar All-American … established a Purdue freshman record in the 100y breast, eclipsing a mark that had stook since 2001 … one of three Purdue swimmers to score in all three individual events at Big Tens … broke the Purdue freshman record in the 200y IM
High School: Pellini was a four-year varsity letter winner for coach Matt Rosa at Dana Hills High School. Mulitple-time All-American each of his four years, including six times as a senior. Helped lead Dana Hills to its first CIF state championship in school history … Qualified for the 2017 USA Swimming Phillips 66 National Championships and was a runner-up at Winter Junior Nationals.
Club: Mission Viejo Nadadores
Personal: Pursuing a master’s degree in finance. Son of Michael and Melina Pellini, born September 10, 1998 in Philadelphia, Penn.
PELLINI'S PERSONAL RECORDS
EVENT | TIME |
100y Breast | 51.28 |
100 LCM Breast | 1:00.70 |
100y Fly | 46.36 |
200y IM | 1:44:00 |
200y Breast | 1:55.30 |
USC HC Lincoln Riley | Tuesday of Purdue Week
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