Andy Baklanov

2026 NCAA Pre-Conference Review: Men’s Breakout Freshmen Swimmers

Max Carlsen has been one of the top distance freestylers in the NCAA this year, and a Shackell sibling you may not be as aware of has been making a splash

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Arizona Sweeps Dual Meets With TCU and SMU

Arizona’s men’s team swept their double duals with TCU and SMU on Friday led by two event wins from senior Ralph Daleiden Ciuferri.

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Texas A&M Sweeps SMU In Two-Day Dual Meet

Texas A&M won the men’s and women’s meets against SMU, improving their undefeated dual meet record as both teams now sit 2-0

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2 More Meet Records from Julia Dennis & Crew Leads Louisville to Double SMU Classic Titles

After breaking the Meet Record in the 50 free on Friday, Louisville senior Julia Dennis broke two more on Saturday to finish the meet six-for-six.

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SMU Lands #5 Diver Grant Cates for 2025

Cates brings plenty of national level experience to the SMU men’s program, which had a championship finalist at last seasons NCAAs in Luke Stitz.

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“Best of the Rest” Backstroker Andy Baklanov (2025) Commits to SMU

48.2/1:42 backstroker Andy Baklanov from Empire KC Swim Club has committed to the SMU Mustangs for 2025-26.

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Columbia Sectionals Day 1 Recap: 14-Year-Old Amelia Knudson Logs 25.97 50 Free

Two 14-year-old girls posted wins on the first night of Columbia Sectionals, scoring nationally ranked age group times in the process.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys’ High School Class of 2025

Thomas Heilman takes over top spot in this re-rank, as his butterfly drops and consistency in both yards and meters make him a huge threat for next year

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