Oludare Anthony Damilola Akinsanya Rose (born November 1, 2002) is an American competitive swimmer. At the

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, he won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay. He currently competes at the collegiate level for the

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Early life and education

Rose was born in New York City to Anthony and Kemi Rose. He grew up in

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. He joined his first swim team in summer league when he was six and went year-round when we was eight. He attended

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, where he is the school record holder in multiple events, including the 50-yard and 100-yard

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, the 100-yard

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and 200-yard

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. In January 2019, he verbally committed to

for the class of 2024 and swims collegiately for the

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Career

At the

2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships were held from 23 to 26 August 2018 at Damodar Aquatic Centre in Suva, Fiji, and were co-hosted by Fiji Swimming and USA Swimming.

, Rose won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with a Championships record time of 7:16.42. At the 2019 World Junior Championships, Rose swam the butterfly leg of the 4×100-meter medley relay in 52.55 during the heats and won a silver medal. He also won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.

2023

At the

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, Rose won the 100-meter butterfly event with a time of 50.74. As a result, he was named to team USA's roster for the

. In his first event at the 2023 World Championships, during the 50-meter butterfly on day one, he placed second in the semi-finals with a time of 22.79. He finished in sixth place during the final with a time of 23.01. On day four he swam the butterfly leg of the mixed 4×100-meter medley relay in 50.50 during the heats and won a bronze medal. On day six during the semi-finals of the 100-meter butterfly he finished in first place with a personal best time of 50.53. During the final he finished with a new personal best time of 50.46 and won a bronze medal, his first individual medal at an international competition. On the final day of the competition, he swam the butterfly leg of the 4×100-meter medley relay in 50.13 and won a gold medal. The medley relay team finished with a Championship record time of 3:27.20, surpassing the previous record of 3:27.28 set in

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2024

At the

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he competed in the 100 m butterfly event where he finished in third place with a time of 50.84 seconds, missing qualification for the

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team behind Thomas Heilman's time of 50.80 seconds.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Dare 2002 births Living people American male butterfly swimmers American male freestyle swimmers American male medley swimmers California Golden Bears men's swimmers Swimmers from New York (state) World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) 21st-century American sportsmen