Dylan Bosch

Dylan Bosch was born on 17 July 1983 in Johannesburg, where he attended Crawford College in Sandton. He won a scholarship to swim at the University of Michigan in 2012.

At the 20014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland Dyland won bronze in two relay events - 4x200 freestyle and 4x100 Medlay.

Dylan was one of 5 former Crawford College pupils swimming at the 2016 Rio Olympics - with Cameron van der Burgh, Jarred Crous, Michael Meyer and Michelle Weber.

27 July 2014 (L-R) Bronze medallists Dylan Bosch, Chad le Clos, Sebastien Rousseau and Myles Brown of South Africa pose during the medal ceremony for the Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final at Tollcross International Swimming Centre during day four of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.,

Dylan Bosch Puts Scare Into NCAA, U.S. Open Record In 200 Fly During Big 10 Prelims

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 1. THE final prelim session at the Big 10 men’s swimming and diving championships set up exciting races in just about every event. For the first time at this meet, the Michigan Wolverines did not dominate in qualifying as the top seed in the events, posting only the fastest time in the 200 fly.

That top seed went to Dylan Bosch, who was the top swimmer in the collegiate standings in the 200 fly coming into the meet with a 1:41.01 from December’s USA Swimming nationals. Bosch swam a 1:40.37 in prelims to solidify his place at the top of the ranks. It’s also a meet record, surpassing his own 1:41.18 from last year. Tom Shields’ NCAA record of 1:39.65 could be put on notice in tonight’s finals. It should be noted that Shields also tied Michael Phelps’ U.S. Open record when winning the NCAA title last year, but with Bosch hailing from South Africa, the shared American record is not in jeopardy.

Bosch was under record pace at the 100-yard and 150-yard marks today, posting splits of 47.53 and 1:13.27 to Shields’ 48.04 and 1:13.79. Bosch likely took his foot off the gas in the final 50 yards, posting a 27.10 to fall 1.5 seconds off the 27.54 he split in the third 50 yards.

DYLAN BOSCH BREAKS U.S. OPEN RECORD IN 200 YARDS BUTTERFLY

April 03rd, 2014

After the 2014 Men’s NCAA Championship, there were lots of great candidates for HardCore Swim of the Week. Arizona’s Kevin Cordes was his usual unbelievable self in the breaststrokes (and had his 50.04 in the 100 breaststroke been .05 faster, he probably would have won this award).

But we chose Michigan’s Dylan Boschand his 200 fly U.S. Open Record, because of who’s record he broke.

When Bosch won the 200 fly in 1:39.33, he broke the record co-held by two swimmers that we know match up with the best in the world. The old record of 1:39.65 was co-owned by Tom Shields from 2013, and Michael Phelps from 2010.

Shields showed shortly after breaking that record that he was one of the best short course butterfliers in the world between the World Short Course Championships and the FINA World Cup circuit. Though his long course still wouldn’t put him in ‘legendary’ territory, his short course butterflying makes him one of the best in the world. Michael Phelps is, well, Michael Phelps – the best 200 butterflier in history, and it’s not even close.

At any rate, Bosch’s swim electrified swim fans even back in his native country of South Africa, where he was featured as front-page news. There weren’t many places even in the U.S. where a Phelps-record-breaking swim earned that kind of mainstream attention.

After the disaster that was 2013 for South African swimming, the community there seems to be re-energized and revitalized ahead of next week’s Commonwealth Games/Pan Pac Trials thanks in part to Bosch’s swim.

Wolverines’ Dylan Bosch Named Michigan Male College Athlete Of The Year by Detroit Athletic Club

May 04th, 2015

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University of Michigan junior Dylan Bosch has been named Michigan Male College Athlete of the Year by the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC).  This makes four years in a row that a Michigan Wolverine male student-athlete has taken home the honours, as Bosch follows wrestler Kellen Russell (2012) and graduated simmer Connor Jaeger (2013, 2014).  Former Michigan swimmer Davis Tarwater also was bestowed the honour back in 2006.

The South African Bosch was a key factor in the University of Michigan men’s swimming program’s success this past season, which included the squad winning its fifth consecutive Big Ten title as well as a third-place finish at the NCAA Men’s Championships.

Individually, Bosch earned five-time Big Ten champion honors, as well five-time NCAA All-American status.  For his efforts, Bosch was named 2015’s Big Ten Swimmer of the Year and Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships.   Over his career, Bosch has earned one national title (200y butterfly in 2014) and is an 11-time NCAA All-American.

Dylan Bosch's biography at the University of Michigan

He is from Johannesburg, South Africa. Born July 17, 1993 to parents, Leon and Annelie Bosch, he attended Crawford College, Sandton before joining the Michigan squad under Head Coach Mike Bottom. He is enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, studying as an open major. Bosch is the defending 2014 NCAA DI champion in the 200 butterfly, a race in which he shattered the NCAA, NCAA Championship, U.S. Open, and University of Michigan records. The NCAA and U.S. Open records were previously held by Michael Phelps and Tom Shields. Bosch was the no. seven recruit in the class of 2012 — he initially verbally committed to LSU, but he re-committed to Michigan just a few days later. He came into Michigan primarily known for his butterfly swimming, but his strength in the IM events has proven true — he’s consecutively finished in the top eight at the NCAA Championships. He was recently awarded the 2015 Big Ten Swimmer of the Year.

University of Michigan
2012-2013
In his first year at Michigan Bosch came out charging and finished the season as a three-time NCAA All-American. He finished third in the 200 butterfly, sixth in the 200 IM and seventh in the 400 IM. He was also named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after earning the Big Ten Freshman of the Week Award six times.

2013-2014
Bosch’s sophomore season was dominant, which included a national title and multiple record-breaking performance in the 200 butterfly, and a sixth and seventh place in the 200 IM and 400 IM. After the 2014 Men’s NCAA DI Swimming Championships, Bosch walked away as a six-time NCAA All-American.

2014-2015
In December 2015 SwimmingWorld declared Bosch one of five men to watch at the 2014 USA Swimming Nationals, where won the 200 butterfly and finished in the top three in both IM events. At the NCAA Championships Bosch finished sixth in the 400 IM, fifth in the 400 IM and placed third in the 200 butterfly in a heat stacked by Texas. He was a member of the 800 freestyle relay that finished fourth.

International Competition
Representing South Africa, Dylan Bosch has competed on the international scene. In summary, Bosch is an 11-time South African Junior National Medalist. In 2010 he swam at the Youth Olympic Games, and in 2011 he won a bronze medal in the 200m butterfly at the South African Senior National Championships. In the same year, he competed at the FINA World Junior Championships, finishing sixth in both butterfly distances.

At the 2012 South African Olympic Trials, Bosch touched the wall in second place in the 100m butterfly. Recently he won bronze medals in relay events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and won the 200m butterfly at the 2014 South African National Championships.

Bronze medallists (L-R) Sebastien Rousseau, Dylan Bosch, Chad le Clos and Devon Brown of South Africa pose after the medal ceremony for the Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final at Tollcross International Swimming Centre during day four of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 27, 2014, in Glasgow, Scotland.