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Dewi Blose - Women's Swim & Dive - Kansas Jayhawks

Dewi Blose

Position Back/Fly/Free
Class Junior
Hometown Stillwater, Okla.
High School Stillwater HS

Top Collegiate Times

Time Event Date Meet
23.11 50 Y Free 2/22/2023 Big 12 Championship
50.98 100 Y Free 12/4/2020 Friday Night Lights
25.15 50 Y Back 11/19/2021 Kansas Classic
52.44 100 Y Back 2/24/2021 Big 12 Championship
1:57.37 200 Y Back 2/24/2021 Big 12 Championship
54.06 100 Y Fly 2/22/2023 Big 12 Championship

2022-2023 (Super-Senior)

  • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
  • Received the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District award.
  • Recorded a personal best time of 23.11 in the 50 yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championship on Feb. 22nd.
  • Placed second place in the Big 12 Championship in the 200 yard backstroke (1:57.79).

2021-22 (Senior)

  • Received the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement award, the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic honor.
  • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
  • Set a personal-best time in the 50-yard freestyle (23.26) at the Big 12 Championships, 50-yard backstroke (25.15) and 100-yard butterfly (55.10) at the Kansas Classic.
  • Was a part of the winning relay team at the Kansas Classic in both the 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley relays.
  • Holds the fastest time in the 100-yard backstroke event for the Jayhawks for the season.

2020-21 (Junior)

  • Named a College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America All-American Honorable Mention
  • Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
  • Set a new personal-best time in the 50-yard freestyle (23.23), 100-yard backstroke (53.73) and 200-yard backstroke (1:57.37) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24).
  • Set a new personal-best time in the 100-yard freestyle (50.98) at the Friday Night Lights meet (Dec. 4).
  • Anchored the 200-yard medley relay to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championships.
  • Finished with six top-four performances including finishing third in both the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes at the Big 12 Championships.

2019-20 (Sophomore)

  • Named a College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America All-American
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in both the 100 and 200-yard backstroke events with her finishes at the Big 12 Championships*
  • Claimed the fastest team times in the 100-yard backstroke (52.44) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:54.61)
  • Placed second overall in the 200-yard backstroke at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26)
  • Finished third overall in the 100-yard backstroke at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26)
  • Placed inside the top five in all five of her 100-yard backstroke races
  • Set a new personal-best time in the 50-yard freestyle (23.27) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 26)

2018-19 (Freshman)

  • All-Big 12 Second Team member
  • Swam to personal-best times in 200-yard backstroke (1:59.75), 50-yard freestyle (23.68) and the 100-yard backstroke (53.31) at the Big 12 Championship (3/1-2)
  • Finished with the third-fastest time on the team in the 100-yard backstroke

High School

  • American Energy Swim Club
  • Junior Nationals qualifier in both the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke
  • Holds 100-yard backstroke Oklahoma State record (57.16)
  • Earned first place in both the 100-yard back and butterfly events at the 2018 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 2018 Class 5A State Championship with a time of 55.44 and 55.22, respectively

Personal

  • Daughter of Jeff and Shelli Blose

*= Unable to compete at the NCAA Championship due to Covid-19 outbreak

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