Biography
Career Notes: Was a 19-time All-American (eight First Team Relays, five Honorable mentions, five Honorable Mention relays, and one First Team) ... was a 16-time All-GLIAC swimmer (eight First Team honors, five Second Team honors, and three Third Team honors) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team for three consecutive years (2017-19) ... named to the CollegeSwimming.com Preseason All-America Team for the 100 fly and 200 fly (2016-17) ... earned CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades (2017-18) ... helped break the Jenison pool record in the 200 medley relay (1:27.48) during the 2018 GLIAC Championships ... broke the overall GLIAC record and the Cleveland State pool record in the 200 medley relay (1:25.23) as a member of the winning quartet in the 2019 GLIAC Championships ... helped break the original GLIAC Meet record and the Cleveland State pool record in the 400 medley relay (3:11.26) at the 2019 Conference Championships ... assisted WSU to breaking its own GLIAC Meet record in the 400 medley relay at the 2019 NCAA Championships (3:10.24) ... holds four WSU pool records: 200 medley relay (1:29.35), 100 fly (48.18), 400 medley relay (3:18.36), and 400 free relay (3:02.87) ... served as a team co-captain during the 2018-19 season.
2018-19: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a four-time All-American (three First Team Relays and one Honorable Mention) ... assisted WSU to second-place finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:25.23) and in the 400 medley relay (3:10.24) ... helped the Warriors to a third-place finish in the 400 free relay (2:56.83) ... finished the 100 fly in 12th place (47.79) after swimming the event in 47.52 during prelims ... placed 23rd in the 200 fly (1:50.88). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Was a five-time All-GLIAC swimmer (three First Team, one Second Team, and one Third Team) ... helped WSU break the GLIAC Meet records and Cleveland State pool records in the 200 medley relay (B-cut time of 1:26.28) and in the 400 medley relay (B-cut time of 3:11.26) ... assisted the Warriors to a victory in the 400 free relay (B-cut time of 2:58.88) ... placed second in the 200 fly (B-cut time of 1:47.97) ... earned a third-place finish in the 100 fly (B-cut time of 47.91) ... finished sixth in the 200 IM (B-cut time of 1:50.83) and in the 100 free (B-cut time of 45.07). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... voted team co-captain prior to the season-opening meet ... competed in all nine meets … claimed the number one spot in the 200 fly (1:54.25) and was a member of the winning 400 medley relay quartet (3:21.75) against the Tiffin Dragons (10/19) … competed in the winning 200 medley relay quartet (B-cut time of 1:29.06) at DI Oakland University (10/26) … also notched a victory in the 100 fly (49.46), 50 fly (22.40), and the 100 IM (51.57) vs. the Golden Grizzlies … was a member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:30.35) versus Ashland (11/10) … won the 100 fly (B-cut time of 49.02) against Calvin (11/16) … also claimed the top spot with the winning quartet of the 200 free relay (1:23.90) and helped break the WSU pool record in the 200 medley relay (1:29.35) against the Knights … finished first in the 100 fly (B-cut time of 47.60) and helped set a pool record in the 200 medley relay (B-cut time of 1:27.00) at day two of the Denison Invite (11/30) … attained first-place finishes in the 200 fly (1:54.72) and the 100 fly (50.03) at Grand Valley State (1/5), while also helping WSU break the pool record for the 400 medley relay (3:20.16) … won the 100 fly (49.53) at Saginaw Valley State (1/11) and participated in the winning quartet of the 200 medley relay (1:30.11) … broke WSU pool records in the 100 fly (B-cut time of 48.18), 400 medley relay (3:18.36), and the 400 free relay (3:02.87) vs. Findlay (1/18), while also claiming the top spot in the 50 fly (22.74).
2017-18: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Competed in four events ... helped the 200 medley relay (1:27.26) and 400 medley relay (3:13.09) to fourth place finishes and an All-American honor ... earned Honorable Mention All-American in the 100 fly (48.77). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Won the 100 fly with a B-cut time of 48.11 ... helped the 200 medley relay to an All-GLIAC First Place finish of 1:27.48, setting a Jenison pool record and earning an NCAA B-cut ... swam in the 400 medley relay, earning a first place B-cut time of 3:14.57 ... earned second place in the 200 fly with an All-GLIAC B-cut time of (1:48.64) ... swam in the 800 free relay, earning All-GLIAC honors and a third place finish (6:48.27) ... finished eighth in the 200 IM (1:53.11) and ninth in the 100 free (45.76). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... earned CSCAA Scholar All-America honors ... swam in all eight meets ... competed against Oakland (10/27), claiming first place in the 200 butterfly (1:54.93) and the 200 medley relay (1:31.47), while taking second in the 100 butterfly (51.03) ... helped the 200 medley relay (1:34.22) to a win against Ashland and Tiffin (11/3), while finishing first in the 200 butterfly (1:54.78) and second in the 200 free (1:46.87) in the same meet ... helped the 200 medley relay (1:33.25) and the 200 free relay (1:25.89) to wins at Calvin (11/17) and also claimed the top spot in the 100 fly (50.72) in the same meet ... took the runner-up spot in the 200 fly (1:50.28) at the EMU Invite (12/2), and was a member of the second place 200 medley relay (1:30.97) and 400 free relay (3:04.97), also placing second in the 100 fly (49.60) in the same meet ... took the top spot in 100 butterfly (50.91) and second in the 200 butterfly (1:56.75) vs. Grand Valley State (1/6), while helping the 400 medley relay (3:23.53) to a winning finish at the same event ... claimed first place in the 100 butterfly (50.97) and the 200 butterfly (1:54.59) vs. Saginaw Valley State (1/12), and was a member of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:32.58) in the same meet ... won the 100 fl (51.82) at Findlay (1/19), while also working with the 400 free relay (3:13.97) and the 200 medley relay (1:35.06) to wins in the same meet ... was a member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:32.45) vs. Eastern Michigan (1/20), taking second in the 100 butterfly (51.16).
2016-17: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Two-time First Team All-American and notched three Honorable Mention All-American nods … swam the third leg in the 400 free relay (3:03.42) that finished 16th, 200 free relay that took fifth in 1:27.65, and the 400 medley relay (3:12.67) that recorded a fourth-place finish … logged a 10th-place finish in the 100 fly in 47.97 … placed 13th in the 200 fly (1:48.70) … competed on the 800 free relay team. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Finished third in the 200 IM (1:50.61) … was the runner-up in the 100 fly with a time of 48.06 … won the 200 fly, logging a time of 1:47.72 … took eighth in the 100 free (46.13). SEASON: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in all eight meets … won the 200 free, while posting a season-best time of 1:48.02 against Calvin (11/18) … finished first and recorded top times in both the 200 fly (1:47.34) and 100 fly (48.84), and posted a top-five finish and fastest time (1:54.39) in the 200 IM at the EMU Invite (12/3) ... named to the CollegeSwimming.com Preseason All-America Team for the 100 fly and 200 fly.
2015-16: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: A two-time First Team All-American and earned five Honorable Mention All-American accolades … swam the third leg for the 200 medley relay squad that placed seventh with a time of 1:28.42 … finished eighth in the 200 fly (1:48.97) … won the 100 fly consolation finals (ninth place) with a time of 47.74 … member of the 400 medley relay and 200 free relay that notched a 12th (3:16.72) and 14th-place finish (1:22.34) … competed with both the 400 free and 800 free relay team that finished 15th with time of 3:02.24 and 6:42.77. GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: led off the 400 free relay squad that placed first with a time of 3:00.76 … member of the 200 medley relay team that finished second (1:28.77) … won the silver medal (second place) in the 200 fly (1:48.07) … notched a seventh-place finish in the 100 fly (50.06) … swam a 1:53.16 in the 200 IM to earn eighth place … won the consolation finals (ninth place) in the 100 free with a time of 45.55. SEASON: Participated in all eight meets … won the 100 fly in five meets throughout the season … placed first in the 200 fly with a time of 1:57.83 at Ashland (11/7) … notched a second-place finish in the 200 free (1:48.13) at Calvin (11/20) … was victorious in the 200 fly touching the finish line in 1:50.03 versus Grand Valley State (1/9).
High School: A 2014 graduate of Falkonergårdens Gymnasium ... competed in swimming under coach Niels-Jorgen Jorgensen ... placed fourth at the Danish team Championships.
Personal: Full name -- Rasmus H. Olsen ... born on Feb. 22, 1994, in Kastrup, Denmark ... son of Bente and Stig Olsen ... is majoring in Management ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2015, Fall 2016 and Winter 2018 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... was a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council.
