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Senior (2024-25)
Competed in eight meets during her senior season…Academic All-MAC honoree…Took seventh in the 200 medley relay and eighth in the 200 back and 100 back at Ohio (Oct. 11)…Placed fifth in the 200 back, sixth in the 400 IM and eighth in the 100 back versus Marshall (Jan. 10)…Earned fifth in the 200 back and sixth in the 100 back against Miami (Jan. 11)…Recorded a fifth-place finish in the 200 back, sixth-place in the 100 back and seventh-place in the 200 IM at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 17)…Placed sixth in the 200 back, ninth in the 100 back and 200 free relay and 400 IM and 10^th in the 200 IM in the Toledo Tri-Meet (Jan. 31)…Took 23^rd overall in the 400 IM, 30^th in the 200 back and 31^st in the 100 back at the 2025 MAC Championships.

Junior (2023-24)
Took sixth in the 100 back, and seventh in the 200 back at Oakland...Finished third in the 100 backstroke, fifth in the 200 backstroke, and sixth in the 400 freestyle relay at Akron...Finished seventh in the 200 backstroke and 200 freestyle relay vs. Bowling Green...Competed in the 50 backstroke (27th) at the Magnus Cup Invitational...Finished sixth in the 100 backstroke vs. UIndy...Finished fourth in the 200 medley relay and sixth th in the 400 freestyle relay at Ball State...Finished ninth as the lead in the 200 medley relay and lead in the 400 freestyle relay, and competed in the 200 backstroke in the Toledo tri-meet...Swam at the MAC Championships

Sophomore (2022-23)
Had seven top-10 individual finishes and one relay top-five finish in seven meets...Won the 100 backstroke at Cleveland State...Swam in three individual events at the 2023 MAC Championships...Swam in two events at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships...Academic All-MAC...Dean's List.

Freshman (2021-22)
Swam in eight events, and had 10 top-10 finishes...Highest finish was second in the 200 back against Bowling Green...Swam in five events at the MAC Championships...Dean’s List.

High School
Northwest Ohio District Champion in the 100 back in 2021 and placed 4th in 2020...Placed 16th in the 100 back at the 2021 OHSAA State Championships earning All–Ohio Honors...Competed in Speedo sectionals in 2021 earning 19th in the 200 back and 33rd in the 100 back...Competed in YMCA National Championships in 2018 and 2019 earning 12th in the 18 and under winter championships in the 200 back...Competed in NCSA junior national championships in spring and summer 2021.

Personal
Full name is Madeline Blakely...Parents are Julie and Chris Blakely, both alumni of the University of Toledo...Has one sister, Amelie...Majoring in pharmacy.

CAREER BEST SWIMS
50 Freestyle: 24.66 at 2023 MAC Championships
100 Freestyle: 55.69 at 2022 Magnus Cup Invitational 
500 Freestyle: 5:24.60 at the 2023 Magnus Cup Invitational
50 Backstroke: ^27.07 at 2023 MAC Championships
100 Backstroke: 57.59 at 2023 MAC Championships
200 Backstroke: 2:04.55 at 2023 MAC Championships
200 IM: 2:16.62 at 2022 MAC Championships 
^ Relay lead time

Long Course
100 Backstroke: 1:08.79 at Akron (10/27/2023)
200 Backstroke: 2:29.19 at Akron (10/27/2023)