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Wylie Kruse

  • position Backstroke/IM
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Boise, ID
  • High school Rocky Mountain (CO)
  • position Backstroke/IM
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Boise, ID
  • High school Rocky Mountain (CO)

Wylie Kruse Bio

Kruse’s Top Times
Event Time Date Meet Location
50 Free 20.57p 11/15/23 Gamecock Invitational Columbia, SC
100 Free 45.02# 11/3/23 vs. North Carolina Columbia, SC
200 Free 1:42.02 10/20/23 at Queens Charlotte, NC
100 Backstroke 47.06p 2/19/24 SEC Championships Auburn, AL
200 Backstroke 1:42.32p 2/19/24 SEC Championships Auburn, AL
200 IM 1:45.03p 2/15/23 SEC Championships College Station, TX

! = School Record  |  p = Prelims  |  t = Time Trial  |  # = Leadoff Split/Split

 AWARDS/HONORS

  • 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
  • 2x CSCAA Scholar All-America (2nd team – 2023, 2024)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2024)

JUNIOR (2023-24)

  • Claimed a trio of event wins in the 200 back, winning at UNCW, versus North Carolina, and versus Duke
  • Placed in the top-three of the 200 back six times out of eight time competing in the event during the regular season
  • Made the SEC Championship team where he competed in the 100 back, 200 back, and 200 IM
  • Made the finals of the 200 back at the SEC Championships, finishing 21st overall
  • Set new personal best times in both backstroke events at the SEC Championships

SOPHOMORE (2022-23)

  • Saw action in all of South Carolina’s dual meets
  • Competed in four different disciplines during his first season as a Gamecock (50 free, 100 and 200 back, 200 IM)
  • Earned seven top-three finishes during the regular season with five of those coming in the 200 back
  • Made his way onto the SEC Championship team where he individually competed in the 100 back, 200 back, and 200 IM
  • Made the finals of all three of his individual events at the SEC Championships, placing 24th in the 100 back, 20th in the 200 back, and T-22nd in the 200 IM

PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA

  • Swam for one year at the University of Louisville, primarily in backstroke events

PRE-COLLEGE

  • Swam for Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, CO, for four years. Was a seven-time All-Conference winner , scholastic All-American, and NISCA All-American
  • Swam club for the Fort Collins Area Swim Team (FAST) under coach Mike Novell
  • Was a Junior National Qualifier and a Junior National Finalist in the 100 and 200 backstroke

PERSONAL

  • Business major with a path toward Real Estate
  • Son to Sarah and Joe, brother to Sawyer, Jack, and Kammie
  • Favorite foods are pasta, sushi, steak, fish, and crab
  • Hobbies include hiking, hanging out with friends, hammocking, and riding his motorcycle