Kazakin Named RMAC Swimmer of the Week

By: Sam Boender

COLORADO SPRINGS – Oredigger junior Vladislav Kazakin earned RMAC Swimmer of the Week Thursday afternoon following a profitable weekend for the Colorado School of Mines males’s swimming group.
 
Kazakin claimed the primary weekly award of his school profession after a pair of duals final weekend towards Colorado College and #5 Colorado Mesa. Friday’s motion towards CC noticed the Highlands Ranch High School graduate swim on the bronze-medal 400-medley relay earlier than profitable the 100-free in a time of 46.70. On Saturday, Kazakin went towards the nationally-ranked Mavericks and gained each race wherein he appeared. It began with a gold medal within the 1000-free because of a time of 9:51.44. Then, he dominated the 500-free by over 10 seconds, stopping the block at 4:39.48. That time additionally broke his personal pool document set one week earlier than. Kazakin completed the day because the third leg on the first-place 400-freestyle relay.
 
This weekend, Kazakin and the Orediggers face off towards the University of Wyoming in Laramie. A full preview and relevant dwell protection data will probably be out there Friday at www.minesathletics.com.
 
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