Oludare Anthony 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.
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| Full name | Oludare Anthony Rose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 1, 2002 New York City, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle, individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Scarlet Aquatics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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-meter and 100-meter freestyle, the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter 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]