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2019-20 Men's Swimming and Diving

Taye Baldinazzo

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Columbia, Md.
  • High School Wilde Lake

Biography

Career Best Marks

Event

Time

50-yard Freestyle

21.63

100-yard Freestyle

46.04

200-yard Freestyle

1:38.56

500-yard Freestyle

4:25.76*

1,000-yard Freestyle

9:33.55

1,650-yard Freestyle

16:03.42

100-yard Backstroke

52.56

100-yard Breaststroke

1:00.47

200-yard Butterfly

1:51.03

200-yard IM

1:53.15

400-yard IM

4:10.98

* = school record

 

 

School Records:

  • At the end of the 2019-20 season, owns the school record in the 500-yard freestyle (4:25.76) and 800-yard freestyle relay (6:37.34)

2019-20:

  • CSCAA All-American in the 400-yard freestyle relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay
  • NCAA qualifier in the 400-yard freestyle relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay
  • All-UAA in the 800-yard freestyle relay (2nd)
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American

2018-19:

  • All-American in the 800-yard freestyle relay (10th, 6:41.68), 200-yard freestyle (14th, 1:39.69) and 500-yard freestyle (15th, 4:31.83)
  • NCAA qualifier in the 200 Freestyle and 800 Freestyle Relay
  • All-UAA in the 800-yard freestyle relay (2nd)

2017-18:

  • All-American in the 500 Freestyle (3rd, 4:25.76); 800 Freestyle Relay (10th, 6:42.18) and 200 Freestyle (14th, 1:39.79)
  • NCAA qualifier in the 200 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle and 800 Freestyle Relay
  • All-UAA in the 800-yard freestyle relay (2nd)
  • CollegeSwimming.com National Swimmer of the Week - Division III (Nov. 21)

2016-17:

  • All-American in the 500-yard freestyle (11th, 4:28.21) and 800-yard freestyle relay (15th, 6:45.22)
  • Set a new school record in the 500-yard freestyle (4:28.21)
  • NCAA qualifier in the 800-yard freestyle relay
  • All-UAA in the 200-yard freestyle (2nd)

Personal:

  • Major: Economics
  • UChicago activities: Co-Founder Base 15 Admissions Consulting, Moneythink member, Polsky Exchange member
  • Participated in four years of swimming in high school
  • Multi Maryland State Champion, two-time Maryland Swimmer of the Year, Sectionals Qualifier, Futures Championships Qualifier, Winter Junior National Championships Qualifier
  • National AP recognized, three honor societies, 11 different clubs/organizations

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Free
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Free
  • 2018-19Junior

    Free
  • 2019-20Senior

    Free