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2026-27 Women's Swimming Roster

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Grace McBlain

Grace McBlain

  • Position:
    Backstroke / Butterfly
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Monsignor Bonner
  • Hometown:
    Aldan, Pa.
  • Major:
    Special Ed / Early Childhood Ed.

Summary

Biography


 

Honors and Awards

PSAC Scholar Athlete (2024-25)
CSCAA Scholar All-America 2nd Team – (2025-26)
2x PSAC Qualifier (2025, 2026)
NCAA Championship Qualifier – 200 Fly (2024)
3x Second Team All-Conference - 200 Fly (2024, 2026); 800 Free Relay (2024)
4x Third Team All-Conference Honors - 200 Fly (2025), 400 IM (2025); Relays: 200, 400 Medley (2024)
 

PSAC Championship Meet Results
2025-26:

200 IM: 2:09.76 (10th prelim)/2:09.45 (9th finals)
400 IM: 4:38.14 (7th prelim)/4:38.75 (4th finals)
400 Medley Relay: 3:54.39 (5th finals; Relay Team – McBlain, Keefer, Valli, Beers)
200 Fly: 2:07.32 (2nd prelim)/2:05.27 (2nd All-Conference)
200 Back: 2:07.38 (7th prelim)/2:04.61 (4th finals)

2024-25:

200 IM: 2:10.83 (12th prelim)/2:09.18 (10th finals)
400 IM: 4:36.93 (4th prelim)/4:36.06 (3rd All-Conference)
200 Fly: 2:06.61 (4th prelim)/2:05.63 (3rd All-Conference)
200 Back: 2:07.74 (6th prelim)/2:05.54 (5th finals) 

2023-24:

200 IM: 2:09.57 (11th prelim)/2:07.78 (9th finals)
400 IM: 4:36.29 (4th prelim)/4:33.55 (4th finals)
200 Fly: 2:03.76^ (1st prelim)/2:04.04^ (2nd - All Conference)
200 Back: 2:06.94 (7th prelim)/2:04.28 (4th finals)
800 Free Relay: 7:42.24 (2nd - All Conference; Relay Team: Holmes, McBlain, Pickel, Osanitsch)
400 Medley Relay: 3:53.33 (3rd - All Conference; Relay Team: Walsh, Riegel, McBlain, Wenzel)
200 Medley Relay: 1:45.91 (3rd - All Conference; Relay Team: Walsh, Ruben, McBlain, Wenzel)

 

NCAA Championship Meet Results

2023-24

200 Fly: 2:05.02^ (25th prelim)

 

College Best Times – 

100 Back: 57.75r (PSAC Championships - 02/19/2026)
100 Breast: 1:14.88 (Susquehanna vs Bloomsburg - 01/24/2026)
500 Free: 5:35.07 (Pidgeon Memorial Invitational - 01/17/2026)
400 IM: 4:32.51 (F&M Winter Invitational - 11/22/2025)
100 Free: 57.60r (Bloomsburg vs Clarion - 11/14/2025)
50 Back: 27.87r (Bloomsburg vs Shippensburg vs East Stroudsburg - 10/04/2025)
100 Fly: 59.46 (Bloomsburg vs Shippensburg vs East Stroudsburg - 10/04/2025)
200 Back: 2:04.28 (PSAC Championships - 02/17/2024)
200 Fly: 2:03.76 (PSAC Championships - 02/16/2024)
200 IM: 2:07.78 (PSAC Championships - 02/14/2024)
1650 Free: 19:01.84 (John A Pidgeon Invitational - 01/20/2024)
200 Free: 2:03.50 (Edinboro vs Bloomsburg - 11/03/2023)

2025-26: Led her team to a 3rd place finish at the PSAC Championships…Finished 2nd in the 200 Fly (2:05.27) to secure 2nd Team All-Conference Honors at the PSAC Championships…Finished 4th in the 400 IM (4:38.75) and 200 Back (2:04.61) at the PSAC Championships… Was a part of the 400 Medley Relay (3:54.39) that placed 5th at the PSAC Championships Placed 2nd in the 200 Free (2:06.20) and 3rd in the 100 Breast (1:14.88) vs Susquehanna (01/24)... Swam a lifetime best at the Pidgeon Memorial Invitation (01/17) in the 500 Free (5:35.07)...Won the 50 Back (28.77) and 200 IM (2:15.16) vs Dickinson and IUP (01/16)...Posted a lifetime best and seven season bests at the F&M Winter Invitational (11/21-11/23)...Began her season with two lifetime bests in the 50 Back (27.87r) and 100 Fly (59.46) vs Shippensburg and East Stroudsburg (10/04).

2024-25: Helped lead her team to a 2nd place finish at the PSAC Championships…Took home two 3rd Team All-Conference Honors in the 400 IM (4:36.93) and 200 Fly (2:05.63) at the PSAC Championships…Finished 5th in the 200 Back (2:05.54) at the PSAC Championships…Had 10 season bests at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational (11/22-24)...Placed 2nd in three swims vs Clarion and Lycoming (11/08)...Won the 400 IM (4:50.16) vs Susquehanna (11/02)...Opened her season a 1st place finish vs Shippensburg (10/05) vs Shippensburg.

2023-24: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200 Fly (2:05.02 - B Cut)...Finished 25th in the 200 Fly at the NCAA Championships…Took 2nd Team All-Conference in the 200 Fly (2:03.76 - B Cut) at the PSAC Championships...Finished 4th in the 200 Back (2:04.28) and 400 IM (4:36.29) at the PSAC Championships…Swam 7 lifetime bests and had 8 season bests at the PSAC Championships…Finished 4th in the 1650 Free (19:01.84) and 100 Back (1:02.48) at the John A Pidgeon Invitational (01/20)…won the 200 IM (2:18.20) and 200 Fly (2:12.42) vs F&M and TCNJ (01/13)...Took 3rd in the 100 Back (1:01.63) vs Edinboro (11/03)...Started her season vs Shippensburg (10/07) with three 2nd place finishes in the 50 Back, 400 IM, and 100 Back. 

* School Record (as of 08/14/26)

^ NCAA B Cut

r Relay leadoff


HIGH SCHOOL:
McBlain comes to Bloomsburg from Aldan, Pa. where she swam for both Monsignor Bonner High School and the Ridley Area YMCA... All-State in the 100 Yard Butterfly (2023)... 2x PIAA District XII Champion (100 Butterfly & 100 Backstroke)... YMCA Nationals Qualifier (Short Course and Long Course)... Primarily a Backstroker and Butterflyer, McBlain's lifetime performances place her in the all-time top-ten list for Bloomsburg.

PERSONAL PROFILE:

Major:
Early Education and Special Education
Top Three Favorite Movies of All-Time... Ten Things I Hate About You, The Parent Trap, & Forrest Gump
Cake or Pie... Cake

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Backstroke / Butterfly
    5'5"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Backstroke / Butterfly
    5'5"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Backstroke / Butterfly
    5'5"
  • 2026-27Senior

    Backstroke / Butterfly
    5'5"