Helena Blumenau
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Highland Park, Ill.
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- High School:
- Lake Forest Academy
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- Events:
- Backstroke
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- Major:
- Neuroscience
| Awards |
| 2020-21 1st varsity letter at Lake Forest College |
| 2021-22 2nd varsity letter at Lake Forest College Forester Athlete of the Week (Nov. 9) - More MWC Performer of the Week (Nov. 9) - More MWC Champion 200-Backstroke - More MWC Champion 800-Freestyle Relay - More Academic All-MWC - More |
| 2022-23 3rd varsity letter at Lake Forest College Forester Athlete of the Week (Nov. 15) - More Midwest Conference Performer of the Week (Nov. 15) - More Forester Athlete of the Week (Dec. 6)- More MWC Champion 800-Freestyle Relay - More MWC Champion 200-Backstroke - More Forester Athlete of the Week (Feb. 21) - More Team's Most Valuable Performer Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee - More Second Team CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American - More |
| Top Times (through 2022-23) |
| 50-Freestyle - 26.17 at Ripon College on March 27, 2021 |
| 100-Freestyle - 55.08 at Carthage Classic on Dec. 2, 2022 |
| 200-Freestyle - 1:55.71 at MWC Championships (Grinnell) on Feb. 18, 2023 |
| 500-Freestyle - 5:06.22 at MWC Championships (Grinnell) on Feb. 17, 2023 |
| 1000-Freestyle - 10:35.38 at Carthage Classic on Dec. 3, 2022 |
| 1650-Freestyle - 17:29.27 at Carthage Classic on Dec. 3, 2022 |
| 100-Backstroke - 58.43* at Minnesota Invitational on December 6, 2019 |
| 200-Backstroke - 2:03.06 at MWC Championships (Grinnell) on Feb. 19, 2023 |
| 100-Breaststroke - 1:11.08 at IIT on Jan. 28, 2023 |
| 200-Individual Medley - 2:10.54 at Carthage Classic on Dec. 3, 2022 |
| *while competing at Iowa University |
| Victories |
| 100-backstroke, 200-backstroke, 200-individual Medley, 400-freestyle relay at Lawrence University on Feb. 20, 2021 |
| 200-freestyle, 200-backstroke, 200-freestyle relay at Ripon College on March 27, 2021 |
| 100-backstroke at Carthage College on Oct. 30, 2021 |
| 400-freestyle, 800-freestyle vs. Monmouth College on Nov. 6, 2021 |
| 200-individual medley at Monmouth Invite on Nov. 13, 2021 |
| 200-medley relay, 100-backstroke, 500-freestyle, 200-freestyle relay at UW-Whitewater vs. Lawrence University on Jan. 22, 2022 |
| 200-medley relay, 200-freestyle, 200-freestyle relay vs. Illinois Institute of Technology on Jan. 29, 2022 |
| 200-backstroke, 800-freestyle relay at MWC Championships (Grinnell) on Feb. 18-20, 2021 |
| 200-medley relay, 200-freestyle, 100-backstroke vs. Carthage College on Oct. 29, 2022 |
| 200-medley relay, 200-IM, 200-backstroke, 400-freestyle relay at Gene Davis Invite on Nov. 12, 2022 |
| 1000-freestyle, 500-freestyle at Monmouth College on Nov. 19, 2022 |
| 200-IM, 400-medley relay, 800-freestyle relay, 1650-freestyle at Carthage Class Dec. 2-3, 2022 |
| 1000-freestyle, 100-breaststroke, 200-freestyle relay at Lawrence University vs. UW-Whitewater on Jan. 21, 2023 |
| 100-backstroke at Illinois Institute of Technology on Jan. 28, 2023 |
| 200-medley relay, 200-freestyle, 100-backstroke vs. St. Norbert College on Feb. 4, 2023 |
| 800-freestyle relay, 200-backstroke at MWC Championships (Grinnell) Feb. 17-19, 2023 |
| Midwest Conference Championships |
| 2022 1st in the 200-backstroke and 800-freestyle relay; 2nd in the 100-backstroke, 200-medley and 400-freestyle relays; and 3rd in the 500-freestyle at Grinnell College |
| 2023 1st in the 800-freestyle relay and 200-backstroke; 2nd in the 500-freestyle, 400-medley relay, and 1650-freestyle; and 3rd in the 200-medley relay at Grinnell College |
| School Record Book |
| 200-freestyle - 5th with 1:55.71 at Midwest Conference Championships (Grinnell) on Feb. 18, 2023 |
| 500-freestyle - 5th with 5:06.22 at Midwest Conference Championships (Grinnell) on Feb. 17, 2023 |
| 1000-freestyle - 2nd with 10:35.38 at Carthage Classic on Dec. 3, 2022 |
| 1650-freestyle - 2nd with 17:29.27 at Carthage Classic on Dec. 3, 2022 |
| 100-backstroke - 5th with 58.76 at Midwest Conference Championships (Grinnell) on Feb. 19, 2022 |
| 200-backstroke - 1st with 2:03.06 at Midwest Conference Championships (Grinnell) on Feb. 19, 2023 |
| 400-freestyle relay - 5th with 3:35.30 at Midwest Conference Championships (Grinnell) on Feb. 20, 2022 |
| 800-freestyle relay - 1st with 7:43.44 at Midwest Conference Championships (Grinnell) on Feb. 18, 2023 |
| 200-medley relay - 1st with 1:47.78 at Midwest Conference Championships (Grinnell) on Feb. 19, 2022 |
| 400-medley relay - 1st with 3:56.02 at Midwest Conference Championships (Grinnell) on Feb. 17, 2023 |
