Montclair State University Athletics

Perhaps no swimmer in the history of the men’s program was as dominant as William Blomn. An outstanding competitor in three different strokes, Blomn was a two-time All-American for Montclair State in the mid 1990s. In his first season with the Red Hawks, Blomn set the school records in both long-distance freestyle events – the 1000 and 1650 both which still stand today. At the Metropolitan Championships in 1994, Blomn shattered the school mark in the 1000 freestyle as he registered a time of 9:42.68, breaking the previous standard by 28 seconds. As if that weren’t impressive enough, later in that meet he broke the Montclair record in the 1650 freestyle with a time that not only eclipsed the old mark by 48 seconds, he finished over two pool lengths ahead of the second-place finisher. The two was the second-best in the nation that year and qualified him for the NCAA Division III Championships where he earned the first of his All-America honors after taking sixth-place in the 1650 freestyle. The following season, Blomn was chosen the Metropolitan Conference Swimmer of the Year and returned to the national championship meet where he again garnered All-America honors in the 1650 freestyle. He also set a new record in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA with a time of 4:40.03. After being named the Metropolitan Swimmer of the Year again in 1996, Blomn capped off his tremendous career with a third NCAA appearance in 1997 and also established new Montclair State records in the 200 freestyle, 100 and 200 butterfly and the 400 individual medley. A holder of seven different records, all of Blomn’s marks still stand as of today.