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2012-13 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Blase Szyszko

  • Position Breast/IM
  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 160
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bensalem, PA
  • Highschool La Salle College HS

Biography

2012-13: Ended his collegiate career with an eighth place finish in the 200 yard breaststroke (2:04.68) at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/20-23/12) after posting a preliminary time of 2:03.66 in the morning... Swam a 57.03 in the finals of the 100 yard breaststroke to place 12th overall... Clocked a 1:56.56 in the 200 yard IM on the second day of competition... At the Bucknell Invitational (11/16-18/12) he touched in 56.86 to place second in the 100 yard breaststroke... Placed 5th in the 200 yard breast in 2:06.98... Took first in the 100 yard breast at the Rhode Island Invitational (1/11-12/13) in the 100 yard breast in 59.15... Won the 100 yard breast against Fordham in 59.62.

2011-12: Had another fantastic season, breaking two La Salle school records and earning three gold medals... Split a 25.36 on the breaststroke leg of the school record setting 200 medley relay which took first at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/22-25/2012) in 1:29.67... Swam a personal best 1:56.30 in the 200 IM... Took gold in the 100 breast in a lifetime best of 56.30... Claimed gold in the 200 breast in a lifetime best of 2:01.35 which was good enough to break another school record... Competed in the 2011 USA Winter Swimming Nationals at Georgia Tech in December.

2010-11: Won a silver medal in the 100-breast (56.65) at the 2011 Atlantic 10 Championships… Member of the school record-breaking 200 medley relay which took silver at the A-10 Champs, clocking in at 1:30.51… Finished fifth in the 200-breast (2:04.53) and posted a1:57.63 in the 200 IM at A-10s (2/23-26/11)…. Posted the fastest qualifying time and then won the 100-breast (56.93), as well as the 200-breast at the Frank Elm Super Splash (11/19-20/10).

High School: Junior and Senior National Qualifier... Four-time All-American in medley relay... Two-time All-American in 100-breast... Runner-up in 100-breast at PIAA Championships... Swimming National Honor Roll qualifier.

Major: Integrated Science, Business and Technology

Personal: 2012 Olympic Trials Qualifier in the 100 and 200 breast

Top Times (as of 4/3/2013)

Event                                   
          Time                    Date

100 yard Breaststroke         
      56.30                 2/24/2012

200 yard Breaststroke            2:01.35                2/25/2012
       

200 yard IM                                1:56.30               2/23/2012

100 LCM Breaststroke
           1:04.68                3/4/2012

200 LCM Breaststroke           2:20.72              7/20/2011

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Breast/Free
    0 lbs
  • 2011-12Junior

    Breast/Free
    0 lbs
  • 2012-13Senior

    Breast/IM
    5'7" 160 lbs