Anderson Pronounces Additions to 2026-27 Roster – Texas A&M Athletics

COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M Director of Swimming & Diving Blaire Anderson introduced the addition of six student-athletes to the Aggies’ 2026-27 roster.
 
Joining the Aggies subsequent season are swimmers Daniel Eichel, Mason Francis, Carter Lancaster, and Mason Leach, and divers Sydney Guidara and Vladyslav Klimko.
 

Swimmer/Diver	Event	Hometown / High School / Previous School
Daniel Eichel	Free	Haifa, Israel / Hof Hasharon HS / Minnesota
Mason Francis	Breast / Free	Vincent, Ohio / Warren HS / Ohio State
Sydney Guidara	Diving	Reno, Nev. / Sparks HS / North Texas
Vladyslav Klimko	Diving	Kharkiv, Ukraine
Carter Lancaster	IM / Breast	Carmel, Ind. / The Bolles School (Fla.) / California
Mason Leach	Back / Fly	Hillsboro, Ore. / Glencoe HS / Pittsburgh

 

Eichel, from Haifa, Israel, transferred to Texas A&M after two robust seasons at Minnesota, the place he earned a spot within the high 5 of the Gophers’ document e-book for the 200 free (No. 2), 500 free (No. 4) and 200 butterfly (No. 5). Eichel superior to the finals of the 200 and 500 free and 200 fly on the 2026 Big Ten Championships and swam the leadoff leg on the Gophers’ sixth-place 800 free relay. As a freshman in 2025, he competed on the NCAA Championships as a member of Minnesota’s 800 free relay.  Eichel has career-best instances of 1:34.00 within the 200 free, 4:14.33 within the 500 free and 1:43.72 within the 200 fly.
 
Francis, from Vincent, Ohio, involves Aggieland after spending his freshman season at Ohio State. Francis was the Buckeyes’ No. 2 entry within the 100 breaststroke with a season better of 52.28, which was an NCAA qualifying lower. He additionally ranked within the high 10 on the squad within the 50 and 100 freestyle and 100 fly. He posted a victories within the 100 breast and 100 IM on the CSCAA National Invitational and swam legs on the Buckeyes’ 200/400 free relays and 200/400 medley relays. Francis has career-best instances of 52.28 within the 100 breast, 47.64 within the 100 backstroke, 19.74 within the 50 free and 43.55 within the 100 free.
 
Guidara, from Reno, Nevada, was a three-time All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) choice and Zone D Diving qualifier at North Texas from 2023-26. Last season, Guidara earned AAC silver on the 1m and bronze on the 3m, whereas ending twenty eighth within the 1m (251.75) and thirty sixth within the 3m (255.80) at Zones in College Station. In three seasons at UNT, Guidara earned top-eight finishes on the AAC Championships eight instances in 9 probabilities, together with 4 particular person medals. She set the UNT document within the platform dive (258.98) and ranks second within the 1m (320.55) and 3m (350.78). 
 
Klimko represented Ukraine at three junior European championships, a junior World Cup and a junior Grand Prix. The native of from Kharkiv, Ukraine, earned the silver medal within the 10m platform synchronized and positioned fourth within the blended 3m synchro on the 2021 FINA Diving Grand Prix. He logged a lifetime better of 447.55 within the prelims of the platform dive on the European Junior Diving Championships in 2023 earlier than occurring to a ten^th-place end within the last with a rating of 418.80.
 

Lancaster, from Carmel, Indiana, transferred to Texas A&M after two seasons at Cal-Berkeley. Rated the No. 7 total recruit within the Class of 2024, Lancaster has lifetime bests of 53.81 within the 100 breast, 1:55.77 within the 200 breast and 1:45.01 within the 200 IM. He competed within the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials within the 200 IM with a time of two:02.04 (LCM). Competing for The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, Lancaster was the 2024 All-News4JAX Boys Swimmer of the Year after serving to the Sharks to their 36^th straight Florida state highschool workforce title whereas defending his state championship within the 200 IM.
 
Leach, from Hillsboro, Oregon, arrives in Aggieland after two seasons at Pitt. He competed within the 100/200 backstrokes and the 100 fly on the ACC Championships in 2025 and 2026. At the 2026 ACC Championships, Leach swam the backstroke leg on the Panthers’ fourth-place 200 medley relay (21.27 leadoff) and eighth-place 400 medley relay (46.23 leadoff), and posted an 18^th-place end within the 100 backstroke (46.08). The former Oregon state champion (100 again) has achieved lifetime bests of 46.08 within the 100 again, 1:44.16 within the 200 backstroke and 47.13 within the 100 fly.