2006-07: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: Earned six All-America accolades ... finished third in the 100 butterfly, breaking his own school record (49.12) ... also earned First Team honors in four relays ... swam the butterfly leg of the 200 medley (1:30.21 - 2nd) and 400 medley (3:19.86 - 3rd) relays, both of which set school records ... the 200 medley relay also came in under the previous national record (1:30.27), but was behind North Dakota's first-place time of 1:29.86 ... 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) ... received Honorable Mention recognition for a ninth-place finish in the 200 butterfly (1:52.92).
GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIP: Successfully defended his conference title in the 100 butterfly (49.65), setting a GLIAC record and earning an NCAA "A" cut ... finished third in the 200 fly (1:53.91) and seventh in the 50 free (21.91) ... 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, and the second leg of the third-place 200 free relay (1:25.01).
SEASON: Participated in the second half of the season for his final semester of eligibility ... was on the second of four record-setting 200 medley relays Feb. 2 against Ashland, which also set a Matthaei pool record (1:32.39) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team.
2005-06: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: Three-time All-American and four-time honorable mention honoree ... took individual All-America honors in the 100 fly, finishing eighth in the A-Final with a time of 50.84 ... qualified for the finals with a school record time of 49.47 in the preliminaries ... earned two All-American honors as part of school record setting relay teams with Giblin, Pacheco, and Blanco ... swam the third leg of the 200 medley relay team that placed seventh in a school record time of 1:32.9 ... also swam the third leg of the 400 medley team that finished eighth with a school record time of 3:25.83 ... teamed with Giblin, Pacheco, and Blanco again on the 200 and 400 free relay teams ... 200 relay team finished 14th with a school record time of 1:25.43 ... the 400 free relay team finished 15th with a time of 3:08.29 ... that team qualified for the B-Final with a school record time of 3:08.22 in the preliminaries ... individually took honorable mention honors in the 200 butterfly, finishing 15th in a time of 1:53.82 ... teamed with Troyer, Erard, and Veiga on the 800 free relay team that placed 14th with a time of 7:03.38 ... team qualified for the B-Final with a time of 6:57.2 in the preliminaries. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIP: Won the 100 fly in a GLIAC meet record time of 50.07 to earn 20 points ... finished second in the 200 fly (1:53.41) to earn 17 points ... placed seventh in the 50 free (21.86) to earn 12 points ... was a member of the first place and GLIAC record setting 200 medley relay quartet (1:33.89) with Pacheco, Isaksson and Bergstrom ... was a member of the second place 200 free relay team (1:26.08) with Giblin, Bergstrom and Pacheco ... was a member of the third place 400 medley relay team (3:26.53) of Pacheco, Isaksson and Bergstrom ... was a member of the third place 400 free relay team (3:10.68) of Giblin, Bergstrom and Rzepa. SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.
2004-05: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: Earned First Team All-America honors in the 100 Butterfly, placing sixth with a WSU varsity record time of 49.57 ... swam a 49.75 mark in the prelims, becoming the first WSU swimmer to break 50 seconds in that event ... also a five-time All-America honorable mention recipient for his 15th place in the 200 Butterfly (1:53.60) and four relays: the 200 Medley (16th place), the 400 Medley (14th place), and the 400 Free (15th place) ... anchored the 11th-place 800 Free Relay team of David Lutz, Jared Troyer and Christian Erard to set a WSU varsity record (6:51.77). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIP: Won the 100 butterfly in conference-record time (50.14) and the 200 fly (1:52.97) ... placed fourth in the 50 free (21.92) ... was a member of the second-place 400 medley relay team (3:29.75), the third-place 200 medley relay team (1:36.41) and the sixth-place 200 free relay team (1:27.95) ... swam on the third-place 400 free relay team with David Lutz, Christian Erard and Nick Markou to set a new WSU varsity record (3:08.69).
High School/Club: A 1998 graduate of Princesa Isabel (Brazil) ... finished fifth in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 200 fly at the 2001 World Cup ... was a member of 400 free relay team that broke the Brazilian junior national record in 2000 ... finished second in the 200 fly and third in the 100 fly at the 2000 Brazilian Junior Nationals ... also finished second in the 100 fly in 1998.
Personal: Full name--Bruno N. Blanco ... born in Rio De Janiero, Brazil ... son of Salvador Nieto and Wanda Maria Santos Blanco ... is a secondary education major ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2005, Fall 2005 and Winter 2006.
