Blake Worsley
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| Full name | Blake Thomas Worsley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 7, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Island Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Denver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Brian Schrader (Denver) R. Bennett (National Team) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blake Thomas Worsley (born November 7, 1987, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian 2012 Olympic swimmer who competed for the University of Denver,[1] and attended the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where he finished 12th.[2][3]
Blake Worsley was born (born November 7, 1987, in Vancouver, British Columbia) but grew up in Steam Boat Springs, Colorado. During his intensive training in Canada, he was managed by Head Coach Randy Bennett at Island Swimming in Victoria, Columbia, and after 2009 while he swam as part of the Canadian National Team at major international meets.[4]
He attended and swam for the University of Denver from around 2004 to 2008 where he was trained and competed under Denver head coach Brian Schrader. Schrader played an important role in developing Worsley during his collegiate years of competition. Under Schrader’s direction, Worsley, who was a Sun Belt Conference Male Swimmer of the Year, was Denver's first All-American. As a Denver Junior, Worsley placed 10th in the 500-yard freestyle at the 2008 NCAA Championships in Seattle with a Collegiate record time of 4:17.89.[5]
