Hall of Fame
Bruno Blanco was a three-year swimming letterwinner (2004-2007) for Wayne State University.
He was a 19-time All-American in the pool earning nine First Team honors as well as 10 Honorable Mention accolades.
Blanco recorded First Team All-America honors in the 100 fly all three years placing third as a senior after finishing sixth and eighth the two years prior. His 2007 time of 49.12 broke his own school record.
He also earned six First Team All-America accolades as part of relays with four coming during his senior campaign. At the 2007 NCAA Championship meet, he swam the butterfly portion of the 200 medley relay (1:30.21) which came in under the previous national record (1:30.27), but was behind North Dakota's first-place time of 1:29.86. Blanco also swam the butterfly leg of the 400 medley relay (3:19.86 - 3rd), which set the school record. He led off the 400 freestyle relay (3:04.59 - 6th), which also set a school record, and swam the second leg of the 200 freestyle relay (1:24.07 - 8th).
In 2006, Blanco earned two All-American honors as part of school record setting relay teams. He swam the third leg of the 200 medley relay team that placed seventh in a then school record time of 1:32.9. He also swam the third portion of the 400 medley team that finished eighth with a then school record time of 3:25.83.
The native of Rio de Janiero, Brazil, was a 20-time First Team All-GLIAC swimmer earning the honor nine times as an individual and 11 times on relays.
Blanco was a four-time individual champion at the GLIAC meet winning the 100 butterfly all three seasons, while also claiming the 200 butterfly title in 2005 in a time of 1:52.97. Each year he set the GLIAC conference meet record in the 100 fly with a senior time of 49.65.
In addition, he was a member of three GLIAC relay championships. As a senior, he swam the butterfly portion of the first-place 200 medley relay (1:32.00) and 400 medley relay (3:24.08), both of which set WSU and GLIAC records. The 2006 GLIAC champion 200 medley relay squad had set the previous mark at 1:33.89.
He was a two-time Academic All-GLIAC recipient, along with being an Academic Honor Roll selection three different semesters.
