Ellen Bloom

Class:
Junior
High School:
Sartell HS
Hometown:
Sartell, Minn.

2015-16 Junior Season:Â Academic All-Big TenÂ -Â At the 2016 Big Ten Championships, Bloom finished 43rd in the 100 fly, 53rd in the 50 free and 60th in the 100 free - Tallied three top-five finishes for the Gophers in the win at North Dakota.

2014-15 Sophomore Season:Â Academic All-Big TenÂ -Â At the 2015 B1G Championships, Bloom competed in the 100 back, 100 fly and 200 IM (2/19-2/20) - Finished first in the 100 free during the Minnesota Challenge (2/7) - During the dual at NC State, Bloom placed 5th in the 100 free and 7th in both the 50 back and 200 IM (1/23-1/24) - Bloom finished 5th in the 100 back against Hawaii (1/7) - At the 2014 Jean K. Freeman Invite she finished 6th in the 50 free, 10th in the 100 free, 12th in the 500 free and 18th in the 100 fly (12/5-12/6) - Competed in the 200 IM, 50 free and 100 fly at the 2014 Arena Grand Prix at Minneapolis (11/20-11/22) - Took 5th in the 50 back and 7th in the 100 back vs. Florida (11/8) - Bloom placed 4th in the 400 IM and 8th in the 100 fly during the Gophers meet against Iowa (10/31) - Placed third in the 100 fly vs. North Dakota (10/24) - Finished 6th in the 100 back against Wisconsin (10/17).

2013-14 Freshman Season: First-year letterwinnerÂ -Â Competed in the 200 back, 100 back and 50 free at the 2014 B1G Championships, racing a new personal best in the 50 free with a time of 23.83 (2/19-2/22) - Placed 4th in the 100 breast during the 2014 Minnesota Challenge (2/7-2/8) - Competed against NC State in the 200 back and 100 back (1/24-1/25) - At the 2013 Jean Freeman Invite, Bloom competed in the 200 free placing 12th, the 100 free, 100 fly, 50 free (12/6-12/7) - Raced the 200 IM, 100 back and 100 fly at the 2013 Minnesota Grand Prix (11/14-11/16) - Against North Dakota, Bloom competed in the 200 IM and 100 back (11/9) - During the dual against Iowa, Bloom competed in the 100 back with a time of 59.76 (11/1) - Vs. Wisconsin, Bloom competed in the 100 back and 200 back (10/18-10/19) - Raced in the 100 back against Michigan with a time of 59.44 (10/11) - During her first collegiate meet, Bloom raced the 200 IM and 100 back against Arizona State (10/5).

High School: Graduate of Sartell High School (2013) - swam in the Central Lakes high school conference under instruction of Dave Olson - All-Conference from 2007-2012 - All-State from 2008-2012 - All-American in 2009, 2011, 2012 - was named an Academic All-American for USA swimming from 2009-2012 - Academic All-American for the NISCA her senior year - was high school Valedictorian - AP scholar - finalist for the National Merit Quarter - member of the USA club for five years - entering her freshman year with times of 55.88 in the 100 back, 2:03.86 in the IM, 51.50 in the 100 free, and 2:03.00 in the 200 back.

Personal: Born March 17, 1995 - daughter of Karla Myhra-Bloom and Geoff Bloom - has one older brother, Ryan - Mom ran track and field for the University of Minnesota-Morris in 1982 - lists her most memorable sports moments as when her high school team was Class A State Champions in 2009 and 2011 - plans to major in physics and chemistry - has played the piano for nine years.