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Blake TeBeest from McFarland, Wisconsin, has announced his intention to swim and study at Indiana University beginning in the 2027-28 school year. He wrote on social media:
“I’m incredibly excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic journey at Indiana University! I’m beyond grateful for the support of my family, coaches, and teammates who have helped me get to this point. Thank you to the coaches at IU for such an incredible opportunity. Go Hoosiers!!
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TeBeest is a junior at McFarland High School and the reigning Wisconsin High School Division 2 state champion in the 200 IM (1:50.55) and 100 back (48.11). He notched PBs in both events, as well as the 50 back (22.42) in leading off the medley relay. He won the same events as a freshman, going 1:52.88 and 49.00, respectively.
In club swimming, he represents McFarland Spartan Sharks. One of the best pure sprinters in the cohort (he is 3rd in the 50 free and 3rd in the 100 free), we ranked him #9 on our Way Too Early list of top boys’ swimmers in the high school class of 2027. His twin brother, Cale TeBeest, already verbaled to Louisville for 2027-28. He will overlap two years at Indiana with older brother Shane TeBeest, currently a freshman on the Hoosiers’ men’s team.
After high school states in February, TeBeest swam a quartet of personal bests at the Wisconsin LSC Senior State Championships. Those included his first sub-20 in the 50 free (19:99), a 1:39.39 in the 200 free, 1:48.10 in the 200 back, and 57.34 in the 100 breast. At Rochester Sectionals two weeks later, he won the 50 free (20.03) and 100 free (43.65), was runner-up in the 100 back (48.05), and came in 9th in the 200 free (1:39.36) and left the meet with updated PBs in the 100 free, 200 free, and 100 back.
TeBeest had a strong long-course season, as well. At Madison Futures, he placed 5th in the 50 free, 6th in the 100 free, 10th in the 50 back, and 24th in the 100 back and clocked PBs in the 50 free (23.08), 100 free (50.89), and 50 back (26.46). He also competed at Summer Junior Nationals, finaling in the 50 free (23.20) and 100 free (50.54) and wrapping up the season with a PB in the 100.
TeBeest had big improvements over the past year, dropping .80 in the SCY 50 free and 2.15 in the 100 free to finish the 2024-25 swim year ranked in the top 3 in the cohort in both events. He also took 2 seconds off his 200 free time and qualified for Summer Juniors in both the 50 back and 100 back.
Best SCY times:
- 50 free – 19.99
- 100 free – 43.65
- 200 free – 1:39.36
- 50 back – 22.42
- 100 back – 48.05
TeBeest will join fellow verbal commit Jackson Edwards in the Indiana class of 2031. The Hoosiers, who won the 2025 B1G Championship title by 431 points, lost sprinters Finn Brooks (18.86), Matt King (18.87), Luke Barr (19.15), and Caspar Corbeau (19.26) to graduation. Mikkel Lee (19.07) and Dylan Smiley (19.21) will graduate in 2027, just as he arrives in Bloomington.
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