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Bill Bass  
Bill Bass

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Chesterton, IN

High School:
Chesterton

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 178

Position:
IM/Free/Fly


03/25/2012

Notre Dame Concludes Season On Final Day Of NCAA Championships

Dyer, Bass put finishing touches on historic trip to national finale.

03/24/2012

Historic Performance By Dyer Nets First Irish Swimming Points At NCAAs

Sophomore stud finishes fourth overall in 200 free.

03/22/2012

Dyer Resets School Record In 500 Free

Irish duo debut at NCAA Championships.

03/07/2012

Irish To Send Multiple Swimmers To NCAA Championships

NCAA Zone Diving Championships kickoff extended postseason for Notre Dame.

02/17/2012

Bass Hooks Second League Crown

Notre Dame takes lead into final day of BIG EAST Championships.

03/26/2012

Fighting Irish Xtra 03/26

New Host! New Player Host! But, still the same great FIX!

03/22/2012

MSD: Dyer, Bass At Nationals

Frank Dyer & Bill Bass become first Irish duo to compete at NCAAs.

01/29/2012

Mens and Womens Swimming, Shamrock Invitational Day 2

Mens and Womens swimming host the Shamrock Invitation January 28th and 29th.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Swam the butterfly leg of the 400 medley relay that set a new Notre Dame record in an NCAA B-cut time of 3:15.10 ... recorded five top-eight performances at the BIG EAST Championships ... individual performances included a silver medal in the 200 IM (1:47.42), a bronze medal in the 100 fly (48.26) and a fifth-place finish in the 200 fly (1:48.40) ... the 200 IM and 100 fly performances were both NCAA B-cut times ... the 100 fly showing was good for a career-best time and the fifth fastest 100 fly swim in Notre Dame history ... became the second fastest performer in school history in the 100 fly with the performance ... the swim of 1:47.42 in the 200 IM was the second fastest time in school history ... the two relay performances included a silver medal in the 800 free relay (in an NCAA B-cut performance of 6:29.10) and a bronze in the 400 medley relay ... came with-in a second of setting a new

AS A FRESHMAN: Shattered the 200 IM school record at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 1:46.44 ... also a member of the school record setting 200 medley relay at the league meet ... both performances were NCAA B-cut times ... set personal bests in the 100 fly (48.56) and the 200 fly (1:48.13) at the league meet ... recorded two personal bests in the 200 free (1:41.94) and in the 500 free (4:39.96) against Michigan State ... tried his luck in the 400 IM at the Ohio State Invitational and finished in a time of 3:58.90 ... amassed 15 top three performances on the regular season ... five of which were in the 200 IM including a gold medal at the Shamrock Invitational ... recipient of Notre Dame's Most Improved Award.

THE BASS FILE: All-American, all-state, all-city, allconference, regional champion and conference champion in each of his four seasons at Chesterton (Ind.) ... state champion and team captain as a junior and senior ... team MVP as a freshman, junior and senior ... held national rankings in all four years at Chesterton ... recorded best times at the 2009 IHSAA Swimming State Championships in the 200 free, 500 free and 200 medley relay ... guided his team to a 10th consecutive sectional title as a junior ... steered his 200 medley relay team to a best time of 1:32.05, which topped the national rankings in 2008 ... also won the 500 free and then anchored the 200 free relay to set another sectional record (1:27.32) ... Chesterton record holder in the 200 free, 500 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay ... anchored high school state champion 200 free relay in 2008 ... led team to state title in 2008 ... Indiana Senior Club state meet record holder in the 200 IM (1:50.44) ... the 13th-ranked recruit in the nation according to CollegeSwimming.com in December 2008 ... member of the national Honor Society ... mentor at Bridges Mentoring Program ... biggest athletic thrill was winning back-to-back high school state championships ... born March 25, 1990 in Bronx, N.Y. ... oldest of three children ... son of Jean and William Bass ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.

Bass' Career Bests

Event Time Meet
200 IM 1:46.44 BIG EAST (2010)
400 IM 3:58.90 Ohio State Invite (2009)
100 Fly 48.26 BIG EAST (2011)
200 Fly 1:48.13 BIG EAST (2010)
200 Free 1:41.94 Michigan State (2010)
500 Free 4:39.96 Michigan State (2010)
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