Blanco, Dias & Tucker each win a pair of individual events.
Purdue Personal Preferences Favorite Athlete: Jesus Ortiz
In His MP3 Player: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Last Concert Attended: Blink 182
Favorite Actor & Actress: James Dean & Marilyn Monroe
Favorite Director: Steven Spielberg
Favorite Month of the Year: July
Favorite Food: Hamburgers
Favorite Building on Campus: Neil Armstrong Hall
Favorite Big City: Madrid
Country He'd Most Like to Visit: Japan
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Biking
Furry Friend: Polo, Spanish Waterdog
2011-12: Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 31)... Blanco joined the team during the semester break and went on to set new Purdue freshman records in the 100 back (48.43) and 400 IM (3:48.79)... broke a Purdue freshman record in the 400 IM... that had stood since 1994, the longest standing benchmark in the record book... also excelled in the 200 back and 200 IM... accounted for 35 team points individually at the Big Ten Championships, qualifying for the A final of both IM events... took fourth in the 400 IM (3:48.79) and sixth in the 200 IM (1:46.15), posting season-best times... eclipsed the Purdue freshman record in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships only to see teammate Lyam Dias finish faster in the event later that night... broke the 100 back freshman record on the opening leg of the 400 medley relay at Big Tens... runner-up in the B final of the 200 back (1:44.16) at the Big Ten Championships with a season-best time... also posted a season-best time of 48.43 in the C final of the 100 back at Big Tens... swam on the 800 free and 400 medley relays at Big Ten Championships... won the 400 IM and finished second in the 200 IM and 200 back at the Big Ten Quad to garner Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors... won the 200 back and 200 IM in the Big Ten Network live TV dual meet at Indiana... won the 400 IM in the dual meet win against Michigan State, his first meet at Purdue... his season-best times ranked among the top five on the team in the 100 and 200 back, 200 breast (2:02.44) and 200 and 400 IM.
Before Purdue Joined the program at the beginning of the 2012 spring semester after attending school at I.E.S. Ortega and Gasset in his native Madrid... accomplished swimmer in the breaststroke, butterfly and backstroke is projected to compete most frequently in IM and backstroke events for Purdue... son of Francisco Blanco and Josefina Benedicto... also has a younger sister, Belen Blanco Benedicto... enjoying longboarding, fixing bikes, music, tattoos and photography... plans to major in industrial engineering.
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