Achievements

 

BLAZER ACHIEVEMENTS
Since 1975, the Kansas City Blazers have:

·          Team Champion of the Missouri Valley Short Course Championship, 1977-present

·          Team Champion of the Missouri Valley Long Course Championship, 1978 & 1980 - present

·          Tem Champion of Sectional/ Region VIII Championship, 1982-1995 & won titles in  1997-2009

·          Blazer swimmers have represented the USA in international meets from 1978 - present

·          Blazer swimmers have qualified for Olympic Trials since 1976 - present.

·          Blazers swimmer rank in the Top Ten in the nation and in the Top Fifty in the world

·          Placed in the Top 10 Teams at Junior Championships, 1983-1986, 1988-1995, 1998 & 1999

·          Placed in the Top 20 Teams at Senior Nationals, 1980, 1982-1986, 1989, 1996 and 1999

·          Blazers swimmers have broken and hold National Age Group Records

·          Blazers have qualified swimmers for Nationals and Junior National Championships every year since 1975

Some of the KC Blazer swimmer accomplishments include:

·          Debbie Risen - first Blazer National Champion - 100 yard Backstroke at Senior Nationals 1982

·          Nadia Kruger - first Blazer Olympic competitor/Swedish Olympic Team - 1984 - in the 400 & 800 meter Freestyle

·          Mark Dean - first Blazer USA Olympic Team Member - 1988 - in the 200 meter Butterfly

·          Janie Wagstaff - member of the 1990 USA World Championship Team, member of the 1992 USA Olympic Team - 100 & 200 meter Backstroke and the Gold Medalist in the 400 Medley Relay, American Record Holder in the 100 & 200 Backstroke and 400 Medley Relay

·          Catherine Fox - member of the 1994 Pan Am Team, member of the 1996 USA Olympic Team and Gold Medalist in the 400 Freestyle Relay and 400 Medley Relay,  member of the 1988 USA World Championship Team, American Record 100 yard Backstroke

·          Katie Yevak - 1998 National Champion 200 Breaststroke, member of the 1999 Pan American Games Team

·          Scott Goldblatt - 2001 National Champion 400 Freestlye, 2001 & 2003 World Championship Team, 2000 Olympic Team Silver Medal 800 Free Relay, 2004 Olympic Team Gold Medal 800 Free Relay

.       Bobby Bollier - Olympic Trial 2008, Top 8 in the 100 and 200 Fly, Only high school male ranked in the Top 8, US Open 2008 Male High Point Champion.