Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Villanova Career: Earned a pair of All-BIG EAST honors in her debut season with an 800 Free Relay victory and a silver medal in the 1650 Free … Her personal-best time of 16:40.67 in the 1650 at the 2024 conference meet helped her to become the ninth-fastest 1000 Free performer in program history at 10:06.34.
 
2024-25: BIG EAST Championships (2/24-27): Finished fifth in the 1650 Free (16:57.89) and won the B Final in the 200 Free (1:51.68); West Virginia/Duquesne (1/25): Third leg (52.86) for the 400 Free Relay B team that finished third (3:30.02); Richmond (1/18): Posted two second-place swims in the 1000 Free (10:31.72) and 500 Free (5:09.88); James Madison (1/17): Touched third in the 1000 Free (10:32.46); WVU Invitational (11/20-22): Anchor (1:51.51) of the 800 Free Relay A squad that finished second (7:27.28); La Salle (11/8): Second in the 200 Free (1:54.70); Georgetown (10/26): Won both the 1000 Free (10:24.97) and 500 Free (5:05.57) … Anchor (53.40) for the 400 Free Relay B team that finished third (3:35.56); UConn (10/17): Finished second in the 1000 Free (10:30.57) before swimming the anchor leg (53.36) for the A team’s 400 Free Relay win (3:31.15).
 
2023-24: Netted two All-BIG EAST accolades in her first season on the Main Line and was a part of the winning 800 Free Relay team; BIG EAST Championships (2/28-3/2): Swam a third-leg 1:49.53 in a 800 Free Relay win (7:15.39) … Posted a personal-best time of 16:40.67 to earn silver in the 1650 Free … Made the Championship Final in both of her other individual races, finishing seventh in the 200 Free (1:50.39) and fourth in the 500 Free (4:52.07, personal best) … Had a 200 Free personal best time of 1:50.08 in the prelims; Penn State (2/3): touched second in the 1000 Free in 10:35.22; West Virginia/Iowa State (1/27): Won the 1650 Free in 17:02.61; Rutgers (1/20): Anchor leg (54.48) for the C team’s third-place 400 Free Relay finish (3:42.15) … WVU Invitational (11/16-18): Posted a pair of top-five swims, finishing third in the 1650 Free (16:57.34) and fifth in the 500 Free (4:54.63); Penn (11/8): Led the ‘Cats in the 500 Free with a third-place showing (5:05.13); La Salle (11/4): Swept both of her swims against the Explorers, winning the 1000 Free (10:25.85) and the 500 Free (5:0735); Georgetown (10/28): Logged a second-place 5:09.32 in the 500 Free and a third-place 10:31.68 in the 1000 Free; UConn (10/21): Finished second in both the 1000 Free (10:33.36) and 500 Free (5:09.37).

Club Swimming: German National Team member... European and World Junior Open Water Championship medalist.
 
Personal: Born 1/9/2004 in Kleinmachnow, Germany. … Daughter of Ulrich and Annette Blanke… Has two siblings, one sister, Charlotte; and one brother, Moritz … Chose to attend Villanova because of the academic and athletic opportunities and the feeling that the swimming and diving team truly cares about each other.… Declared major in cognitive and Behavioral Neurosciences.