Bobby MacLeish
Senior
Freestyle
Dover, Del. / Salesianum HS
At Delaware:
UD All-Time Top-10 Lists: 50-freestyle (10th, 21.18), 100-freestyle (5th, 45.32), 200-freestyle (1st, 1:39.85), 100-backstroke (5th, 51.47), 200-freestyle relay (1st, 1:20.59; 5th, 1:23.79; 6th, 1:24.22), 400-freestyle relay (1st, 2:57.73; 2nd, 2:59.45; 4th, 3:06.18; 6th, 3:07.57), 800-freestyle relay (1st, 6:40.27; 2nd, 6:45.70). 2009-10 Season: One of the teams top freestyle swimmers • third leg of the 400 freestyle relay team that won the CAA Championship in a NCAA provisional time of 2:59.45 • first leg of the 200 freestyle relay team that posted a NCAA provisional and a school record at teh CAA's, coming in second with a time of 1:20.59 • anchor to the 800 freestyle relay team that finished third at the CAA's in 6:45.70 • posted the team's second best time in the 200 freestyle, finishing in 11th at the CAA's in 1:42.04 • finished 11th in the 100 freestyle at the CAA's in the team's third best time of 46.00 • posted a 16th place finish in the 100 backstroke at the CAA's with a time of 51.47 • had the team's fifth best 50 freestyle time, placing third at Loyola in 21.51 • also competed in the 200 backstroke for the Blue Hens. 2008-09 Season: Posted four top-five finishes during the CAA championship meet • placed fourth in both the 100-freestyle (45.32) and 200-freestyle (1:39.90) events • guided the 400- and 800-freestyle relay teams to conference titles • helped the 200-freestyle team finish fourth as well • also competed in the 50- and 500- freestyles along with the 100-backstroke. 2007-08 Season: Posted the fourth-fastest time in the 100-freestyle after completing the event in 48.02 at the CAA Championships • also had a season-best time of 1:45.44 in the 200-free at the CAA meet • competed in the 100-backstroke, posting a time of 56.28 against George Mason • also served on the team’s second-best 400-freestyle relay team that clocked in at 3:08.62 against William & Mary.
High School: Earned one individual state championship and three team championships at Salesianum School in Wilmington, Del. • named first team all-state as a junior and senior after earning third team honors as a sophomore • first team all-conference selection all four years • was a class officer as a freshman.
Personal: Robert Christopher "Bobby" MacLeish • son of Robert and Angela MacLeish • has two older sisters, Megan and Kristin • enrolled in the College of Business and Economics at Delaware • sister, Kristin, swam at the University of Texas • father owns a construction company in Dover area.
