Dare Rose Explained

Dare Rose
Full Name:Oludare Anthony Damilola Akinsanya Rose
National Team:United States
Birth Date:1 November 2002
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.[1]
Height:6 ft 2 in
Weight:185 lbs
Strokes:Butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
Club:Scarlet Aquatics
Collegeteam:University of California, Berkeley

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

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

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

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dare Rose . calbears.com . August 2, 2023.
  2. Web site: Jersey City Swimmer, Dare Rose, Shines at World Championships . hudsontv.com . James . O'Brien . July 29, 2023 . August 2, 2023.
  3. Web site: Dare Rose is Making his Name Known in the Pool . usaswimming.org . . Mike . Watkins . November 7, 2022 . August 2, 2023.
  4. Web site: Junior Pan Pac Team Member Dare Rose Verbally Commits to Cal For Class of 2024 . swimmingworldmagazine.com . . Andy . Ross . January 17, 2019 . August 2, 2023.
  5. Web site: Class of 2020 Standout Dare Rose Makes Early Commitment To Cal . swimswam.com . Jared . Anderson . January 17, 2019 . August 2, 2023.
  6. Web site: More Meet Records Fall on Night 2 of Junior Pan Pacs . usaswimming.org . . August 24, 2018 . August 2, 2023.
  7. Web site: 2018 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – 08/23/2018 to 08/26/2018: Results . usaswimming.org . . August 26, 2018 . August 2, 2023.
  8. Web site: Team USA Juniors Head to Budapest for FINA World Junior Championships . usaswimming.org . . Kyle . Sagendorph . August 19, 2019 . August 2, 2023.
  9. Web site: 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships Day 6 Prelims: Luca Urlando, Lani Pallister Poised for Stellar Finish . swimmingworldmagazine.com . . Dan . D'Addona . August 24, 2019 . August 2, 2023.
  10. Web site: U.S. Wins 10 Medals on Fourth Day of World Junior Championships . usaswimming.org . . Jim . Rusnak . August 23, 2019 . August 2, 2023.
  11. Web site: Carmel swimmers Jake Mitchell, Wyatt Davis strike gold at junior worlds . . David . Woods . August 23, 2019 . August 2, 2023.
  12. Web site: U.S. Nationals: ‘Interesting Journey’ Lands Dare Rose on Worlds Roster in 100 Fly . swimmingworldmagazine.com . . Matthew . De George . June 29, 2023 . August 2, 2023.
  13. Web site: USA Swimming Announces Complete Roster for World Aquatics Championships – Fukuoka 2023 . usaswimming.org . . July 7, 2023 . August 2, 2023.
  14. Web site: World Championships, Day Six Semifinals: Dare Rose Headlines Field in 100 Butterfly . swimmingworldmagazine.com . . John . Lohn . July 28, 2023 . August 2, 2023.
  15. Web site: World Championships, Day 4 Prelims: Reigning Champ U.S. Leads Mixed Medley Relay Prelims . swimmingworldmagazine.com . . Matthew . De George . July 25, 2023 . August 2, 2023.
  16. Web site: Kate Douglass Wins Fourth Fukuoka World Championships Medal on Night Six . usaswimming.org . . Molly . O'Mara Fillmore . July 28, 2023 . August 2, 2023.
  17. Web site: Katie Ledecky Makes History on Penultimate Night of World Aquatics Championships . usaswimming.org . . Molly . O'Mara Fillmore . July 29, 2023 . August 2, 2023.
  18. Web site: World Championships: Members of Team USA’s New Jersey Crew All Coming Home With Hardware . swimmingworldmagazine.com . . John . Lohn . July 28, 2023 . August 2, 2023.
  19. Web site: Dare Rose . swimswam.com . August 2, 2023.
  20. Web site: Cal Swimmers Capture Four Medals At World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802071009/https://pac-12.com/article/2023/07/29/cal-swimmers-capture-four-medals-world-championships . dead . August 2, 2023 . pac-12.com . July 29, 2023 . August 2, 2023.
  21. Web site: World Aquatics Championships 2023: U.S. wins men's and women's 4x100m medley relay golds . olympics.com . Ockert . de Villiers . July 30, 2023 . August 2, 2023.
  22. Web site: USA Men Win 4×100 Medley Relay in Championship Record 3:27.20 To Close Worlds . swimswam.com . Anya . Pelshaw . July 30, 2023 . August 2, 2023.
  23. Web site: Five things to know about 21-year-old U.S. swimming sensation Dare Rose . olympics.com . Sam . Peene . June 21, 2024 . June 22, 2024.
  24. Web site: Cal's Dare Rose Barely Misses Qualifying for Olympics in 100 Butterfly . SI.com . Jake . Curtis . June 22, 2024 . June 22, 2024.