Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2008-09 Swimming & Diving Roster
Coppel, JD
JD Coppel
- Position:
- Breast/IM
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gahanna, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Charles Prep
Bio
Sophomore: ... swam a personal best 1:53.50 in the 200 IM at the ACC Championships, which ranked second on the team for the year ... also recorded two more personal bests at the ACC Championships in the 100 and 200 breast with a 57.66 and 2:06.00 respectively ... placed third against UNC-Wilmington in the 100 breast with a time of 1:00.97 ... finished third in the 200 breast in 2:14.15 against South Carolina and Davidson ... in the 100 and 200 breast, placed fourth and third respectively with times of 1:00.15 and 2:12.91 against ECU ... also finished third against ECU in the 200 IM with a time of 1:58.39 ...
Freshman: Notched a personal best in the 200 IM at the ACC Championships, touching in 1:55.25, a time that ranked third on the team for the year ... secured a time of 2:10.54 for a personal best in the 200 breast prelims and went on to compete in the bonus finals, finishing in 2:10.57 ... touched in a personal-best 1:00.54 in the 100 breast prelims ... scored for the Blue Devils in two events versus East Carolina, placing fifth in both the 100 and 200 breast events ... placed third in the 100 breast versus Davidson ... scored twice for Duke versus UNC Wilmington, placing third in the 100 breast and fourth in the 200 breast ...
Prep: Four-year letter winner at St. Charles Preparatory School ... All-District selection sophomore, junior and senior year ... All-Ohio selection sophomore, junior and senior year ... All-American selection junior and senior year ... ran cross country for four years ... ran track as a freshman ... Academic All-American selection senior year ...
Personal: Born John David Coppel on December 18, 1987 in Chillithe, Ohio ... son of Paul and Lori Coppel ... has three siblings, Stephen, Kevin and Christina ... enjoys Wakeboarding.
Career Bests
50 Free 23.00
200 IM 1:53.50
100 Breast 57.66
200 Breast 2:06.00
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