2018-19 Swimming and Diving Roster
Biography
Top Achievements
• 2019 MAC gold medalist in the 100 breast, 200 free relay, and 400 medley relay
• 2019 MAC silver medalist in the 200 breast and 200 medley relay
• 2019 NCAA Qualifier
• 2018 NCAA Qualifier
• 2018 MAC gold medalist in the 100 breast, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
• 2018 MAC bronze medalist in the 200 breast
Honors & Awards
• All-MAC First Team - 2018, 2019
• MAC Swimmer of the Week - 11/22/18
2018-19 Season (Senior)
Finished 10th in the 100 breast at the NCAA Championships, garnering All-America Honorable Mention Honors...All-MAC First Team selection...Earned MAC Championship gold medals in the 100 breast, 200 free relay, and 400 medley relay (March 4-7)...Recorded a first-place finish in the 100 breast among high-level competition at the Shamrock Invitational (Jan. 25-26)...Took third in 100 breast at nationally-ranked Missouri (Jan. 19)...Runner-up in 100 breast at Iowa Hawkeye Invitational (Nov. 15-17)...Pair of relay victories over Evansville (Nov. 30).
2017-18 Season (Junior)
Became the 11th Bear in school history to qualify for the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships … Finished 18th in the country in the 100 breast … Tied for 24th in the nation in the 200 breast … Conference champion in the 100 breast, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay … bronze medalist in the 200 breast … All-MAC First-Team selection … Set the conference Record in the 100 breast … Ranks second all-time in the 200 breast … Finished third in the 100 breast and 11th in the 50 free at the Missouri Show-Me Showdown (Sept. 29) and helped the 200 medley relay team to a first-place finish … Took second in the 200 breast and third in the 50 free against Southern Illinois on Oct. 7 … Finished second in the 100 breast and helped the 200 free and medley relays to first-places finishes against South Dakota (Oct. 20-21) … Touched the wall second in the 200 breast and fourth in the 50 free against Drury (Oct. 27) … Finished second overall in the 100 breast at the Purdue Invitational on Nov. 16-18, and helped the 200 free, 400 free and 400 medley relays to third-place finishes … Won the 100 breast and 200 medley relay at Drury on Jan. 18 and earned two top five finishes against Missouri (Jan. 20).
2016-17 Season (Sophomore at Arizona)
Arizona’s top swimmer in the 100 breast … Fourth in the 100 breast on Arizona’s all-time top performances list … Finished 15th in the 100 breast at the NCAA Championships, garnering All-America Honorable Mention Honors … Posted a personal-best in the prelims to finish 10th … Tied for 14th in the nation in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:24.63, receiving All-America Honorable Mention honors … Member of the second-place 200 medley relay squad at the Pac 12 Championships … Earned a silver medal in the 100 breast with a time of 52.32 seconds.
2015-16 (Freshman at Arizona)
Had the fastest times on the team in the 100 breast (52.18) and second-fastest in the 200 breast (1:56.23)…At the Pac-12 Championships, finished third in the 100 breast with 52.58 and seventh in the 200 breast with 1:56.62…Took first in the B final of the 100 breast at NCAA Championships (52.18), fifth in the B final of the 200 medley relay and seventh in the B final of the 400 medley relay for three All-America honorable mention honors…Placed third in the 200 breast against No. 18 USC with 2:05.24 and fourth in the 100 breast with 56.64…Won the 100 breast against UNLV with 55.69…At the Texas Invitational, finished first in the 400 medley relay (3:10.50), fifth in the 100 breast (53.51) and seventh in the B final of the 200 breast (2:00.52).
Background
A four-year letterwinner at Central High School in all events…Was an 8-time Arkansas Swimmer of the Year…Holds school records in the 100 breast, 50 free, 100 free, 200 free and 200 IM…Team was a four-time Arkansas runner-up.
Personal
Born Blair Charles Bish in December of 1996 to Jeff and Yvonne Bish…Has an older brother, Austin and an older sister, Taylor.
Career Bests at Missouri State |
Event |
Score |
Opponent/Meet |
Date |
50 Free |
20.42 |
2018 MAC Championships |
2/28/18 |
100 Free |
47.45 |
Shamrock Invitational |
1/27/18 |
100 Back |
52.44 |
vs. Evansville |
12/1/17 |
100 Breast |
51.93 |
2018 MAC Championships |
3/1/18 |
200 Breast |
1:55.41 |
2018 NCAA Championships |
3/24/18 |
100 Fly |
51.80 |
vs. Evansville |
12/1/17 |
Historical Player Information
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2017-18Junior
Breaststroke/ Individual Medley
6'1"
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2018-19Senior
Breaststroke/ Individual Medley
6'1"