What routines do you practice before a big race to help you focus and stay ready?
I have to listen to music. Rap or country is my go to.
What sport would you play if you did not swim and why?
I would play tennis or volleyball. I played both sports and thought they were fun.
What advice would you give to young athletes who are just starting out in swimming?
Don't quit and have fun.
Top Collegiate Times
Time
Event
Date
Meet
22.89
50 Y Free
3/1/2024
Big 12 Championships
50.08
100 Y Free
3/1/2024
Big 12 Championships
1:03.99
100 Y Breast
3/1/2024
Big 12 Championships
2024-25 (Junior)
Academic All-Big 12 Team
Won the 100 free (52.79) and was a member of the 200 medley and 200 free relays that won at the Sunflower Showdown on October 4.
Won the 50 free (23.52) and placed third in the 100 free (52.89) at the Illinois Dual. Also helped the 400 yard freestyle relay to a second place and the 200 medley to a third place.
Won the 100 free (52.36), placed second in the 50 free (23.69) and 400 free relay to a win over South Dakota on October 25-26.Â
Collected four medals against Nebraska (Nov. 1, 2024) with three third place finishes in the 50 free (23.24), 100 free (51.19), and 400 free relay while helping the 200 Medley Relay to a victory.Â
Finished runner-up in the 50 free (23.95), and third in the 100 free (52.89) and 400 freestyle relay at Houston on Jan. 11
Earned second place in the 50 free (23.60) and 400 freestyle relay at Arkansas on Jan. 24
Won the 50 free (23.39) and placed third in the 100 free (51.79) while helping the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay to wins against Iowa State on Feb. 7
Posted a lifetime best of 1:02.81 in the 100 breast at the Big 12 Championship
2023-24Â (Sophomore)
First Team Academic All-Big 12
Recorded new career bests in every event she swam in this season.Â
Holds the fourth-fastest time in program history in the 50-yard freestyle after racing a time of 22.89 at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship, finishing 12th in the event.
Swam her lifetime best in the 100-yard freestyle (50.08) at the Big 12 Championship.
Won the 50-yard freestyle at the Sunflower Showdown on Oct. 6 with a time of 24.35.
Finished third in the double dual against Lindenwood and South Dakota on Oct. 20, 2023, in the 50-yard freestyle (24.34).
Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
2022-23 (Freshman)
Swam a then career-best time of 24.07 in the 50-yard freestyle in the Kansas Classic on Nov. 18th.
High School
Four-time letter winner.
Kansas 6A State Champion in the 50-yard freestyle (2019).
Blue Valley North High School record holder in both the 50 and 100-yard freestyle.
Personal
Daughter of Tom and Jane Blake
Has two sisters, Lucie and Sarah, and a brother, Alex