Varvara Gkiouzepa Petropoulou

Class:
Freshman
High School:
1st Daily General Senior High School Sykeon of Thessaloniki
Hometown:
Thessaloniki, Greece

2024-25

Season Best – 500 Free: 4:56.42
Season Best – 1000 Free: 10:10.98
Season Best – 50 Fly: 25.75
Season Best – 100 Fly: 55.48
Season Best – 200 Fly: 1:58.58
Season Best – 200 IM: 2:05.31
Season Best – 400 IM: 4:23.04

A National Invitational Championship qualifier in the 400 IM and the 200 Fly…Won the 100 fly against West Florida – 57.34 (2/1)…Won the 200 fly at the Magnus Cup – 1:58.58 (11/23)…Won the 200 fly against Liberty – 2:01.49 (10/18)…Won the 200 fly against Little Rock – 2:03.21 (11/19)…Won the 1000 free against West Florida – 10:15.55 (2/1)…Finished third in the 100 fly against Vanderbilt – 52.40 (9/27)…Finished as the runner-up in the 100 fly against Liberty – 56.95 (10/19)…Placed second in the 200 fly against Rice – 2:02.96 (11/1)…Took second in the 200 IM against Little Rock – 2:09.45 (1/25)…Had the program’s eighth-best 1000 free time (10:10.98) at the AAC Championships…Had the school’s second-best all-time mark in the 200 fly (1:58.58) at the Magnus Invitational (11/23).

Prior to Tulane: Petropoulou was ranked 27th nationally in the 2023-2024 season and has podiumed in her national age group championships each year since 2019 with two golds last year at 200 fly and 1500 free and a silver in the 100 fly. She is also member of the junior national swimming team of Greece and participated in the European Junior Swimming Championships 2023. She earned a bronze in 200 fly in the national swimming championships 2023 and the Multination Junior Swimming meet 2024.

Top Times
50 Fly - 28.80 (LM)
100 Fly - 1:02.22 (LM)
200 Fly: 2:16.30 (LM)
200 IM: 2:23.04 (LM)
400 IM: 5:00.04(LM)
1500 Free: 17:50.99(LM)