Wingate University Athletics

2013-14: Marko Blazevski swam a career-best 4:27.66 in the 500 Freestyle and 1:49.55 in the 200 Individual Medley at the ninth annual SCAD College Invitational in Savannah, Ga. Dec. 5. At the 2013 All-N.C. Invitational in Greensboro, Blazevski broke a previous mark in the 200 Backstroke with the time of 1:53.35. Blazevski swam a career-best 1:53.70 in the 200 Individual Medley at the Queens vs. Wingate dual meet in Charlotte Nov. 6. At the Quad Meet in Charlotte Nov.1, he swam 1:53.20 in the 200 Backstroke (WU Swim top times report).

2012-13: Blazevski was an All-American in four events (three individual, one relay) as Wingate finished sixth in NCAA meet. In 2013, he was AA in 1000 Free, 400 IM, 200 Fly and 800 Free Relay. Blazevski was second at the 2013 NCAAs in the 400 IM after national titles in same event in 2011 and 2012. Wingate won its sixth-straight Bluegrass Mountain Conference title as he won 200 Fly. He was named Capital One Academic All-America® first team for the second year in a row. Blazevski swam in the London Olympics for Macedonia (WU Swim top times report).

2011-12: In February, the Blazevski and the Bulldogs won their fifth consecutive BMC championship title at the Mecklenburg County Aquatics Center (MCAC) pool in downtown Charlotte. Blazevski won the 400 IM at the 2012 BMC meet. He was All-BMC in four events (500 Free, 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay and 400 IM).

2010-11: In March, Blazevski won the NCAA Division II national championship in the 400 Individual Medley with a school-record time of 3:51.29. Blazevski claimed his gold medal at San Antonio’s Palo Alto Natatorium, site of the 2011 national championship meet. Blazevski had the top 400 IM time in the NCAA morning preliminaries, posting a 3:53.38. He was almost three seconds ahead of the field in the morning prelims. His finals time broke the Wingate school record of 3:52.71, set by Bulldog All-American Kyle Corcoran (Kent, Wash.) at the 2009 NCAA Division II national championship meet in Houston.

In addition to his school record 400 IM time, Blazevski currently holds the second-fastest time for in school history in both the 1000 and 1650 Freestyle and the fourth-fastest time in the 200 and 500 Freestyle events. He has the second-fastest time in the 200 fly. In relay events, he was part of the team that currently holds the second and fifth-fastest time in the 800 Freestyle relay. He was an All-BMC selection in the 200 Fly, 400 IM and the 800 Freestyle relay and 1650 Freestyle events. He was an All-American selection in the 800 Freestyle relay, 400 IM and 1000 Freestyle.

Marko Blazevski brings a distinguished resume to the Bulldog camp. While at Monterey High School, he was an All-Conference and All-American choice for head coach Rich Deal. Blazevski won the 100 Backstroke, the 200 Individual Medley and two relays (400 Free, 400 Medley) as he and his teammates helped the Toreadores win the conference championship. He holds Monterey High School records in the three aforementioned events, plus the 500 Freestyle.

On a bigger stage, Blazevski has competed in the 2009 USA Sectionals, the 2009 and 2010 Euro Junior Championships, the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and the 2011 World Championships. He was named the most valuable swimmer at the Macedonian Nationals, earning seven gold medals along the way. Marko is the son of Boro and Narcisa Blazevski.