Bridget Blood

Position:
Breaststroke
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Ursuline Academy

Alabama Highlights:
2017 – Senior: Reached the podium in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships, taking third place with a time of 59.95 after posting a 59.83 in prelims … also finaled as part the 200 medley relay (6th) at the SEC Championships, which set the school record with a 1:37.02 … scored in the 200 breaststroke (14th) and 400 medley relay (10th) at the SEC Championships … Second Team All-SEC … also swam the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships … earned a win against Florida State as part of the 400 medley relay … scored in the 100 breaststroke (3rd) and 200 breaststroke (5th) against Florida State … also competed in the 200 individual medley against Florida State … earned a win at Georgia Tech as part of the 200 medley relay … scored at LSU in the 100 breaststroke (2nd) and 200 breaststroke (2nd) … earned wins at Tulane in the 100 breaststroke as well as part of the 200 medley relay … also scored in the 200 individual medley (4th) at Tulane … earned wins at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational in the 100 breaststroke as well as part of the 200 and 400 medley relays … finaled in the 200 breaststroke (4th) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … also scored in the 200 individual medley (23rd) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … scored at Auburn in the 100 breaststroke (3rd) and 200 breaststroke (4th) … also competed in the 200 individual medley at Auburn … scored at Mizzou in the 100 breaststroke (2nd) and 200 breaststroke (3rd) … opened her season by winning the 200 medley relay and 100 breaststroke at the home meet against Vanderbilt and West Florida … also competed in the 100 freestyle against Vanderbilt and West Florida … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2016 – Summer: Competed in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokes at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha … finished 20th in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:08.85) and 58th in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:34.13) at the U.S. Olympic Trials … seventh in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:09.04) and 18th in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:34.70) at the U.S. Open in Minneapolis.

2016 – Junior: Honorable Mention All-American in the 100 breaststroke (10th) and as part of the 400 medley relay (13th) at the NCAA Championships … swam breaststroke on the school-record 400 medley relay (3:33.02) at the NCAA Championships … posted a career-best 59.05 in the 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships … also competed in the 200 breaststroke and as part of the Tide’s 200 medley relay at the NCAA Championships … SEC Championships runner-up in the 100 breaststroke … also finaled at the SEC Championships as part of the 400 medley relay (5th) and 200 medley relay (7th) and in the 200 breaststroke (8th) … scored at the SEC Championships in the 200 individual medley (24th) … posted a career-best 1:59.20 in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships, ranking her fifth all-time at Alabama … scored at the home meet against Georgia Tech in the 100 breaststroke (2nd) … won the 50-meter, 100m and 200m breaststroke in the long course home meet against Tennessee … won the 400 medley relay and 100 breaststroke at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational while also taking second as part of the 200 medley relay … picked up victories as part of the 400 medley relay and in the 100 breaststroke at South Carolina … scored in the 200 breaststroke (3rd) and 200 individual medley (3rd) at South Carolina … won the 100 breaststroke in the home meet against Auburn … scored in the 200 breaststroke (2nd) against Auburn … won the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and took top honors as part of the 400 medley relay in the opening meet at Delta State … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2015 – Summer: Finaled in the 100-meter breaststroke at the USA National Championships, taking fifth place and posting a school long course record.

2015 – Sophomore: Competed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and the 200 individual medley at the NCAA Championships … posted a career-best 59.82 in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships … finaled at the SEC Championships in the 100 breaststroke, taking eighth … scored at the SEC Championships in the 200 breaststroke, taking ninth … also competed in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2014 – Summer: Posted top-25 times in the 50-meter, 100m and 200m breaststrokes at the USA Summer National Championships.

2014 – Freshman: Posted top 30 finishes in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships … finished sixth in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships while posting a career-best time of 2:08.13 to rank second all-time at Alabama … broke the school record in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships with a time of 59.97, becoming the first UA woman under a minute … finished eighth in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships … scored in the 200 individual medley at the SEC Championships after swimming a career-best time of 1:59.60 … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … CSCAA Scholar All-American … named to the SEC All-Freshman Team … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or better) for both the fall and spring semesters.

Prep Highlights: Swam for Brad Isham at Ursuline Academy and under Chris Wolford for the Cincinnati Marlins … eight-time High School All-American … seven-time individual state champion … named All City Swimmer of the Year … member of the team champions at the 2013 Division I state meet … named Girls Greater Cincinnati League Swimmer of the Year … LaRosa’s MVP of the Week and MVP of the Year finalist … qualified for Olympic Trials … Junior and Senior National qualifier … placed fourth at the 2013 NCSA Junior Nationals … broke the Marlin “open” record in the 200m breaststroke and 400 medley relay.

Personal Information: Full name: Bridget Mary Blood … daughter of Mary and Tim Blood … brother, Nick … sisters, Sarah, Annie, Patty, and Caroline … mechanical engineering major … born February 9, 1995.

Top Times:
100 breaststroke 59.05
200 breaststroke 2:08.13
200 individual medley 1:59.20