University of Houston Athletics
2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Virag Peter
- Position:
- Swimming
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pécs, Hungary
Senior (2025-26): All-Big 12 First Team (200 breast)...Finished 17th in the 200 breast at NCAA Championships (March 18-21)... Placed first in the 200 breast at the Big 12 Conference Championships (Feb. 24-28)... Finished first in the 200 breast… second in the 100 breast against Rice… Helped the 400 medley relay team to a third place finish (Jan. 31)... Placed third in the 200 breast at the Big 12 East Showdown (Jan. 16-17)... Finished first in the 200 breast… third in the 100 breast against Kansas (Dec. 6)... Finished third in the 200 breast at the LSU Quad Meet (Nov. 8)... Placed first in the 200 breast… third in the 100 breast against Texas A&M (Oct. 30)... Finished second in the 200 breast.
Top program time in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:08.11.
Top-10 program time in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:00.59 (fifth overall).
Season Bests:
50 Breast: 28.40 (Big 12 Conference Championships)
100 Breast: 1:00.59 (Big 12 Conference Championships)
200 Breast: 2:08.11 (Big 12 Conference Championships)
50 Fly: 26.53 (Phill Hansel Invitational)
100 Fly: 56.18 (Phill Hansel Invitational)
100 IM: 59.93 (Rice Fall Splash)
200 IM 2:02.76 (Phill Hansel Invitational)
Junior (2024-25): Competed at NCAA's in the 100 and 200 breast placing 46th and 39th (March 21-22)... Finished second in the 200 breat... First in the C-Final (17th overall) of the 200 IM at the Big 12 Conference Championship (Feb. 25 - March 1)... Placed first in the 200 breast... third in the 100 breast... Helped the 400 medley relay team place third against Rice (Jan. 31)... Finished first in the 200 breast at Miami (Jan. 17)... Helped the 200 medley relay team place second against Kansas (Jan. 11)... Placed first in the 200 breast...third in the 100 breast at the Phill Hansel Invitational (Nov. 20-22)... Finished first in the 100 breast at Texas A&M (Oct. 24)... Placed first in the 200 breast... second in the 100 breast at the Rice Fall Splash (Oct. 11-12).
Season Bests:
50 Free: 24.91 (Phill Hansel Invitational)
50 Breast: 28.78 (NCAA)
100 Breast: 1:00.66 (Big 12 Conference Championship)
200 Breast: 2:08.72 (Phill Hansel Invitational)
50 Fly: 26.68 (Phill Hansel Invitational)
100 Fly: 56.343 (Phill Hansel Invitational)
100 IM: 59.39 (Rice Fall Splash)
200 IM: 2:00.36 (Big 12 Conference Championship)
Sophomore (2023-24): Finished fourth in the 200 Breast (2:11.76) at Big 12 Championships … Claimed 12th in the 200 IM (2:02.71) and 14th in the 100 Breast (1:02.19) at the Big 12 Championships … Finished third in the 200 Breast against SMU (2:17.68) and Rice/Denver (2:19.14) … Helped the 200 Medley Relay finish third (1:45.68) against Tulane.
Season-bests:
100 Breast: 1:02.19 (Big 12 Championships)
200 Breast: 2:11.76 (Big 12 Championships)
200 IM: 2:02.71 (Big 12 Championships)
Freshmen (2022-2023): Earned two NCAA B-Cut times in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke at the American Athletic Conference Championships… Placed first in the consolation final in the 200-yard IM at The American Championships… Placed fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke and set a new personal best at The American Championships… Placed fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke at The American Championships… Holds the third fastest time in program history in the 200-yard breaststroke... Holds the fifth fastest time in the 200-yard IM... Made collegiate debut against Texas A&M (Oct. 6).
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Apáczai Csere János Gimnazium High school in Pécs, Hungary... She was the National Junior Champion in four events, 50-meter breaststroke, 100-meter breaststroke, 200-meter breaststroke, 200-meter IM... She is a ten-time National Champion in Youth and Junior Championship... Placed fourth in the 4x100-meter IM at 2021 European Junior Swimming Championship and placed sixth at the 2021 Hungarian National Swimming Championship in 200-meter breaststroke... Participated in volleyball, handball and running team.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Tamás and Ágnes Péter… Has two siblings, Inez and Dominik… Won Rotary Award two times, and the Big Award winner … Was a student government leader … Enjoys reading, drawing, painting, and writing … Lists her parents as her biggest influences … Wants to help people, and better herself in any way possible … Majoring in Psychology.
