Dare Rose

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Dare Rose
Personal information
Full nameOludare Anthony Damilola Akinsanya Rose
National teamUnited States
Born (2002-11-01) November 1, 2002 (age 22)
New York City, U.S.[1]
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle, individual medley
ClubScarlet Aquatics
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (LC) 1 0 2
World Junior Championships 1 1 0
Junior Pan Pac Championships 1 0 0
Total 3 1 2
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 100 m butterfly
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Junior Pan Pac Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 4×200 m freestyle
Representing the California Golden Bears
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 0 2 0
Total 0 2 0
NCAA Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Indianapolis 4×100 y medley
Silver medal – second place 2024 Indianapolis 200 y butterfly

Oludare Anthony Damilola Akinsanya Rose (born November 1, 2002) is an American competitive swimmer. At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, he won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay. He currently competes at the collegiate level for the University of California, Berkeley.

Early life and education

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Rose was born in New York City to Anthony and Kemi Rose. He grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey.[2] He joined his first swim team in summer league when he was six and went year-round when we was eight.[3] He attended Packer Collegiate Institute, where he is the school record holder in multiple events, including the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle, the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard individual medley.[1]

In January 2019, he verbally committed to University of California, Berkeley for the class of 2024 and swims collegiately for the California Golden Bears.[4][5]

Career

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At the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Rose won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with a Championships record time of 7:16.42.[6][7]

At the 2019 World Junior Championships, Rose swam the butterfly leg of the 4×100-meter medley relay in 52.55 during the heats and won a silver medal.[8][9] He also won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[10][11]

2023

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At the 2023 USA Swimming Championships, Rose won the 100-meter butterfly event with a time of 50.74.[12] As a result, he was named to team USA's roster for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[13] In his first event at the 2023 World Championships, during the 50-meter butterfly on day one, he placed second in the semi-finals with a time of 22.79. He finished in sixth place during the final with a time of 23.01.[14] On day four he swam the butterfly leg of the mixed 4×100-meter medley relay in 50.50 during the heats and won a bronze medal.[15] On day six during the semi-finals of the 100-meter butterfly he finished in first place with a personal best time of 50.53.[16] During the final he finished with a new personal best time of 50.46 and won a bronze medal, his first individual medal at an international competition.[17] On the final day of the competition, he swam the butterfly leg of the 4×100-meter medley relay in 50.13 and won a gold medal.[18][19][20] The medley relay team finished with a Championship record time of 3:27.20, surpassing the previous record of 3:27.28 set in 2009.[21][22]

2024

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At the 2024 United States Olympic trials he competed in the 100 m butterfly event where he finished in third place with a time of 50.84 seconds, missing qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics team behind Thomas Heilman's time of 50.80 seconds.[23][24]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dare Rose". calbears.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  2. ^ O'Brien, James (July 29, 2023). "Jersey City Swimmer, Dare Rose, Shines at World Championships". hudsontv.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Watkins, Mike (November 7, 2022). "Dare Rose is Making his Name Known in the Pool". usaswimming.org. USA Swimming. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Ross, Andy (January 17, 2019). "Junior Pan Pac Team Member Dare Rose Verbally Commits to Cal For Class of 2024". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Swimming World. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Anderson, Jared (January 17, 2019). "Class of 2020 Standout Dare Rose Makes Early Commitment To Cal". swimswam.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "More Meet Records Fall on Night 2 of Junior Pan Pacs". usaswimming.org. USA Swimming. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "2018 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – 08/23/2018 to 08/26/2018: Results" (PDF). usaswimming.org. USA Swimming. August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  8. ^ Sagendorph, Kyle (August 19, 2019). "Team USA Juniors Head to Budapest for FINA World Junior Championships". usaswimming.org. USA Swimming. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  9. ^ D'Addona, Dan (August 24, 2019). "2019 World Junior Swimming Championships Day 6 Prelims: Luca Urlando, Lani Pallister Poised for Stellar Finish". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Swimming World. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  10. ^ Rusnak, Jim (August 23, 2019). "U.S. Wins 10 Medals on Fourth Day of World Junior Championships". usaswimming.org. USA Swimming. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  11. ^ Woods, David (August 23, 2019). "Carmel swimmers Jake Mitchell, Wyatt Davis strike gold at junior worlds". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  12. ^ De George, Matthew (June 29, 2023). "U.S. Nationals: 'Interesting Journey' Lands Dare Rose on Worlds Roster in 100 Fly". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Swimming World. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  13. ^ "USA Swimming Announces Complete Roster for World Aquatics Championships – Fukuoka 2023". usaswimming.org. USA Swimming. July 7, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  14. ^ Lohn, John (July 28, 2023). "World Championships, Day Six Semifinals: Dare Rose Headlines Field in 100 Butterfly". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Swimming World. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  15. ^ De George, Matthew (July 25, 2023). "World Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Reigning Champ U.S. Leads Mixed Medley Relay Prelims". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Swimming World. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  16. ^ O'Mara Fillmore, Molly (July 28, 2023). "Kate Douglass Wins Fourth Fukuoka World Championships Medal on Night Six". usaswimming.org. USA Swimming. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  17. ^ O'Mara Fillmore, Molly (July 29, 2023). "Katie Ledecky Makes History on Penultimate Night of World Aquatics Championships". usaswimming.org. USA Swimming. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  18. ^ Lohn, John (July 28, 2023). "World Championships: Members of Team USA's New Jersey Crew All Coming Home With Hardware". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Swimming World. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  19. ^ "Dare Rose". swimswam.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  20. ^ "Cal Swimmers Capture Four Medals At World Championships". pac-12.com. July 29, 2023. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  21. ^ de Villiers, Ockert (July 30, 2023). "World Aquatics Championships 2023: U.S. wins men's and women's 4x100m medley relay golds". olympics.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  22. ^ Pelshaw, Anya (July 30, 2023). "USA Men Win 4×100 Medley Relay in Championship Record 3:27.20 To Close Worlds". swimswam.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  23. ^ Peene, Sam (June 21, 2024). "Five things to know about 21-year-old U.S. swimming sensation Dare Rose". olympics.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  24. ^ Curtis, Jake (June 22, 2024). "Cal's Dare Rose Barely Misses Qualifying for Olympics in 100 Butterfly". SI.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
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