CAREER BESTS
Event | Time | Date | Competition |
100 Back | 51.22 | 10/20/18 | At NC State/vs. Duke |
200 Back | 1:48.54 | 2/27/16 | Big Ten Championships |
200 Breast | 2:06.24 | 12/6/15 | UGA Invitational |
200 Fly | 1:49.10 | 2/24/18 | Big Ten Championships |
200 IM | 1:50.70 | 2/22/18 | Big Ten Championships |
400 IM | 3:52.89 | 2/24/17 | Big Ten Championships |
Career Accolades
· CSCAA Scholar All-America honorable mention (2017).
· Academic All-Big Ten (2016-17, 2017-18).
· Ranks as the eighth-fastest performer at Penn State all-time in the 400 IM (3:50.29).
· Scored at the Big Ten Championships in the 400 IM as a sophomore and junior.
2017-18 (Junior Year)
· CSCAA Scholar All-America honorable mention and Academic All-Big Ten.
· Scored at the Big Ten Championships in the 400 IM. Swam a season-best and “B” cut time of 3:53.10 in the prelims.
· Also swam personal bests in the 200 IM (1:50.70) and 200 fly (1:49.10) at Big Tens.
· Placed third in the 200 back (1:51.89) and 200 IM (1:53.47) against Virginia (10/14).
· Placed second in the 200 fly (1:54.74) against Villanova (2/2).
2016-17 (Sophomore Year)
· Scored at the Big Ten Championships in the 400 IM (3:52.89, 19th), achieving a “B” cut, personal best and fastest time on the team for the year, and also ranking as the seventh-fastest performer in the event in school-history.
· Achieved personal-best times in the 200 fly (1:49.83) and 200 IM (1:50.85) at the Big Ten Championships.
· Finished runner-up in a 1-2 sweep of the 200 backstroke against Navy (1/21), posting a season-best time of 1:50.42.
2015-16 (Freshman Year)
· Ranked second on the team in the 200 backstroke, posting a season-best time of 1:48.54 at the Big Ten Championships.
· Also ranked second on the team in the 400 IM, posting a season-best time of 3:56.73 at the Georgia Invitational (12/4-6).
· Also swam season-bests in the 200 breast (2:06.24) and 200 fly (1:51.62) at the Georgia Invitational (12/4-6).
· Placed second against Georgia Tech (10/2) in the 200 IM in a season-best time of 1:53.87.
· Won the 400 IM (4:05.79) at Yale (1/15-16).
High School
· Swam at Carmel High School under Chris Plumb, Ian Murray, and TJ Day
· All-America in the 200 IM, 200 medley relay, and 100 backstroke.
· All-state in the 200 IM, placing third at state championships.
· Helped team to conference, sectional and state championships during senior year.
· Scholastic All-American.
· Competed at Long Course Junior nationals in the 200 back, 400 IM, 200 Fly, 200 IM, and 100 Back.
Personal
· Born in Carmel, Indiana, on January 8, 1997.
· Parents are Gary and Lisa Bledsoe. Father, Gary, played baseball at Butler.
· Has three siblings: Nicole, Jonathan and Rachel.
· Majors in biology.