RockSwimDive

Official Twitter for Rockhurst Swim & Dive, 13-time MO State Champion Program. Forming Men For Others so they may Go Set the World on Fire

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DAY 2! The Swim Team has 5 top seeds in the Championships of the ILC Conference Meet tonight at Belton! It's all about Day 2! Rock State!

[David J Laughlin @RockHighPres]

Congrats - KC All-Dist Band, Jazz, & Orchestra: Jabari Cambridge- Hon Men Drums, Jazz; Will Draper - Alt Guitar, Jazz; Ted Henning - 3rd Chair Viola, Orchestra; Ian Kennedy - 1st Chair Alto Sax, Band; George Kennedy - 7th Chair Trombone, Band; Alex Manis - Alt Trombone, Jazz AMDG

[RockSwimDive @rockswimdive]

It's ILC's time at Belton! Prelims tonight, Day 2 is tomorrow. Rock State!

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Our program gathered for a special moment yesterday with our principal, Fr. Giacabazi, as he blessed our new statue of the Blessed Mother. The statue is in honor of the memory of Ms. Ann Dickinson, a Rockhurst benefactor and grandmother of a swimmer, Ben Holewinski.

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Good luck to our phenomenal divers as they compete in the Conference Championship tonight! Big flips boys!

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The captain is on fire...Andy Baklanov just broke his own meet record in the backstroke, winning the event. Joining him on the podium and dropping close to 2 seconds in the Back was freshman Miles Tomsic. Congrats!

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The 200 Free Relay team of C. Huber, Holewinski, Roberts, and Claxton closed the door on the competition and won the event in thrilling fashion! Great job sprinters!

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Junior Josh Battison won the 500 freestyle in Springfield...and he had company on the podium! Great job Soren, Taumr, and JJ! Congrats to all our distance boys!

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Peter Claxton with the win in the 100 Free in Springfield!

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In Springfield, senior Andy Baklanov won the 200 IM with a time of 1:52.18, breaking the meet record and the pool record. That's his second pool record of the weekend!

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Congrats to senior Joseph Douglas, who won diving at the Springfield Invite! Joking him on the podium were: Charlie Klumpp (4th), Declan Griggs (6th), Thomas Misemer (8th). Great way to finish the regular season divers!

[Rockhurst HS Athletics @GoHawklets]

MEET DAY!

It's the final @rockswimdive varsity meet of the regular season as the AquaHawks compete in today's Ozark Invitational at the John H. Foster Natatorium.
Go AquaHawks - Rock State!

[RockSwimDive @rockswimdive]

Congratulations to team captain Andy Baklanov, who tonight broke the Springfield Pool record in the 500 Free by swimming a 4:30.22! He broke AquaHawk Louis Behnen's record from 2012!

[Rockhurst HS Athletics @GoHawklets]

MEET DAY!

The AquaHawks are in Springfield again this weekend for the final regular season competitions before the State Meet over Nov. 14-15. @rockswimdive will be at the John H. Foster Natatorium for the Glendale Dual tonight and the Ozark Invitational tomorrow. Rock State!

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Today was an annual special day for our program where athletes and parents come together to take part in our team service project, Christmas in October. We are so grateful as a program to have the opportunity to help others.

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A JV split squad of swimmers marched into Raytown and won the Eubank Invitational last night. Lots of time drops and jumps in the rankings!

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This is a special evening for the AquaHawk Family. Tonight seniors JJ Frank and Logan Frank will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and their sponsors are senior teammates Henry Huber and Andy Baklanov. We are a blessed program!

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Joining Andy Baklanov on the podium at COMO....senior Peter Claxton (50 Free), Senior diver Joseph Douglas, Baklanov again in the backstroke, and the 400 Free Relay Team of Huber, Battison, Harmon, and Baklanov.

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Senior Captain Andy Baklanov joined a very exclusive list of AquaHawks who have won an event at today's COMO, one of the top high school meets in the country. Andy dominated the 200 IM with a time of 1:50.94. He's on the doorstep of the school record!

[RockSwimDive @rockswimdive]

Its DAY 2 at the COMO Invite and it's poised to be a special day. Senior Captain Andy Baklanov is the top seed in the IM and is achoring the top seeded 400 FR, so today's finals should be a day to remember. The day starts with our "4th Relay", our amazing divers! Rock State!