Daniel Raisanen Season 2021-22

Career Bests

Event	Time	Date	Competition
100 Breast	51.96*	2/25/22	NCAA Championships
200 Breast	1:53.79*	3/26/22	NCAA Championships
100 Fly	48.42	2/28/20	Big Ten Championships
200 IM	1:49.26	12/6/19	Big Al Invitational
50 Free	20.73	11/18/22	N.C. State Invitational

* School Record
 

Career Accolades

• School-record holder in the 100 Breast (51.96), the 200 Breast (1:53.79), the 200 Medley Relay (1:23.85) and the 400 Medley Relay (3:06.36). 
• Won the Nittany Lion Award (2022)
• Scored at the Big Ten Championships in the 100 breast (2020) and 200 breast (2020).
• CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team (2022) and Honorable Mention (2020).

International: 

• European Championships (2022): Competed in three individual events, the 50 (28.24), 100 (1:01.35) and 200 (2:14.48) Breast, and the 4x100 Medley and Mixed Relays.
• Swedish National Meet (2022): Swept the 50 (28.05), 100 (1:00.36) and 200 (2:11.63) Breast, earning a championships meet record in the 100 and a spot on Sweden's team at the European Championships. 

2022-23 (Senior Year)

• Boston College/Navy (10/8): Contributed to a win for the 200 Medley Relay (1:28.81). In the individual events, swam 55.00 in the 100 Breast for a third place finish, and took an additional win in the 200 Breast at 1:59.41.
• Pittsburgh/Notre Dame (10/21-22): Placed 2nd in the 400 Medley Relay (3:15.36), 7th in the 200 Medley Relay (1:31.91), and 11th overall in the 400 Free Relay (3:09.17). In the individual events, swam the 100 Breast for a 4th overall finish (55.74), the 50 Free for 10th (21.35), and later the 200 Breast at 2:01.45 for 3rd overall. 
• West Virginia (11/5): Dual first place finishes in the 200 Medley Relay (1:29.52) and the 100 Breast (55.79). Third place finish in the 200 Breast. 
• N.C. State Invitational (11/17-19): Contributed to a 9th overall finish in the 200 Free Relay (1:20.96), 11th overall in the 200 Medley Relay (3:16.71), and the 200 Medley Relay at 5th (1:25.92). In the individual events, swam the 50 Free (20.73) and touched 4th overall in the 100 Breast (53.10), later finishing 3rd overall in the 200 Breast (1:54.66). Claimed an NCAA B-Cut for his race in the 100 Breast and 200 Breast.
• Army (1/13): Swam for a 1st place finish in the 200 Medley Relay at 1:26.88, helping land a new pool record for this event. Dual 4th place finishes in the 100 Breast (54.78) and 200 Breast (2:02.25). 
• Virginia Tech (1/21): Swam for a fourth place finish in the 400 Medley Relay (3:14.95). Touched a pair of fourth place finishes in the 100 Breast (54.92) and 200 Breast (2:02.06), and an 8th place finish in the 50 Free (21.42).
• Villanova (1/27): Touched second in the 50 Free. Swam the 200 Medley Relay at 1:31.78 and later the 100 Fly at 53.61. 
• Big Ten Championships (2/22-25): Advanced to the finals for the 100 Breast, placing 24th overall at 55.43.

2021-22 (Junior Year):

• 2022 NCAAs (3/23-26): Placed 18^th in the 100 Breast (51.96), 27^th in the 200 Breast (1:53.79) and 21^stin the 200 Medley Relay (1:23.85), breaking Nittany Lion records in each event.
• Big Ten Championships (2/23-26): Swam to fourth in the 200 Breast (1:54.03) and fifth in the 100 Breast (52.12). Contributed to the record-setting 200 (1:24.57) and 400 (3:06.36) Medley Relays.
• Virginia Tech (1/22): Swept the breaststroke events, winning the 100 in 53.69 and the 200 in 1:56.83.
• NC State Invitational (11/18-20): Finished second in the 100 (52.73) and third in the 200 (1:54.58). 
• Bloomsburg (11/6): Touched first in the 100 Free (47.24) and the 200 IM (1:53.94).
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech/Indiana (10/29-30): Finished second in the 100 Breast (54.47).
• Navy (10/9): Led the Nittany Lions in the breaststroke events, winning the 100 (54.89) and 200 (2:01.19)

2020-21 (Sophomore Year)

• Big Ten Championships (3/1-3/6): Earned 20 points for the Nittany Lions, highlighted by two top-24 finishes in the 100 breast (53.61, 19th) and 200 breast (1:56.61, 13th). Member of the 200 medley relay team that locked in a new school record, swimming 1:24.86 for fifth. Additionally, swam for another fifth-place finish with the 400 medley relay that swam for the second-fastest time in program history (2:52.76). 

• Michigan State (2/5-2/6): Earned a win in both the 100 breast (54.71) and 200 breast (1:58.06). Member of the winning 400 medley relay (3:17.28).
• at Ohio State (1/16): Won the 200 breast (1:58.89) and swam for second-place in the 100 breast (54.80). Also a member of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:27.68).

2019-20 (Freshman Year)

• Awards: Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (10/16, 12/11)…CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention.
• Big Ten Championships (2/26-2/29): Broke the school record in the 200 breast and placed 17th (1:55.73)...Placed 20th with a career-best time in the 100 breast (53.95)...Finished with a personal-best in the 100 fly (48.42).
• vs. West Virginia (10/11): Won both the 100 breast (56.45) and 200 breast (2:02.31) to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
• Ohio State/Virginia Tech (11/1-11/2): Placed fourth in the 200 breast (2:02.88).
• Big Al Invitational (12/6-12/8): Reached ‘A’ finals in two events and ‘B’ finals in two more, swimming personal bests in all four events…Named Big Ten Men’s Freshman of the Week…Placed second in the 200 breast (1:58.21) with an NCAA B-Cut time…Placed eighth in the 200 IM (1:49.26)…Placed ninth in the 100 breast (54.70)…Placed 11^th (48.78) in the 100 fly.
• at Bloomsburg (1/17): Touched first in the 100 breast (57.26).
• Villanova (1/31): Won the 200 breast (2:01.84).

High School

• Swam at Tibble Gymnasium for Coach Johan Mattsson.
• Member of club swim team, Täby Sim.
• Swedish champion in the 100 breaststroke.
• Swam in the 2019 Swedish Nationals.
• Member of the Swedish Youth National Team, Swedish Junior National Team, and Swedish National Team.
• Two-time participant in the European Junior Championships.
• Attended the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival.
• Competed in the 2014 Nordic Youth Championships and the 2018 Nordic Championships.

 
 Personal

• Full name Daniel Nils Pekka Raisanen.
• Son of Ewa Kutzner Raisanen and Ari Raisanen.
• Has a younger brother, Andreas Raisanen.
• Plans to major in Business Management.

 
Why Penn State?
“I chose to come to Penn State because it seemed like a perfect place for me to improve as a swimmer and person. I also believe that this team will accomplish great things.