2016-17 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee Athletics
Michael Hickey

Jack Blyzinskyj

  • Position Back/Free
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Weston, Mass.
  • High School Weston

Biography

Career Accolades

  • 11-time All-American
  • Five-time SEC champion (200 medley relay and 200 free relay in 2017 and 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 medley relay in 2016)
  • 2017 and 2016 All-SEC first team
  • 2015 and 2014 All-SEC second team
  • Records held:
    • 200 free relay school record (1:14.88), set during the 2017 NCAA Championships with Caeleb Dressel, Jan Switkowski and Enzo Martinez-Scarpe
    • 200 medley relay school record (1:23.08), set during the 2017 NCAA Championships with Chandler Bray, Mark Szaranek and Caeleb Dressel
    • 400 medley relay school and SEC meet record (3:03.86), set during the 2016 SEC Championships with Caeleb Dressel, Jan Switkowski and Corey Main
    • 200 medley relay SEC meet record (1:23.44), set during the 2017 SEC Championships with Chandler Bray, Jan Switkowski and Caeleb Dressel

2016-17 (senior)

  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships as a relay member, finishing second in the 200 free relay (1:14.88), fifth in the 200 medley relay (1:23.08) and eighth in the 400 medley relay (3:04.90)
  • Member of the 2017 SEC championship-winning team, winning the 200 free relay title (1:15.67), the 200 medley relay title (1:23.44) and the 100 fly C-final (46.70) and finishing sixth in the 100 back B-final (47.07) and 33rd in the 200 back (1:46.19)
  • Totaled two individual and seven relay wins on the season

2015-16 (junior)
NCAA Championships: Four-time All-American following top-8 finishes in the 200 medley relay (4th, 1:23.43), 200 free relay (T-4th, 1:16.21), 400 medley relay (5th, 3:05.19), and a top-16 finish in the 100 back (12th, 45.82)… Also qualified in the 200 back (34th, 1:43.00)… His four AA honors resulted in 92 points for the third-place finishing Florida men… SEC Championships: Three-time SEC champion… swam as a member of Florida’s first-place finishing 200 medley relay (1:23.69 64), 200 free relay (1:16.46 64), and 400 medley relay (3:03.86 64)… Individually earned a bronze medal in the 100 back (45.66) and finished 12th in the 200 back (1:43.05) and 13th in the 100 fly (47.02)… totaled 23 wins on the season (8 individual, 15 relay).

2014-15 (sophomore)
NCAA Championships:
Recorded three All-American honors that included one individual accolade and two as a member of two top-8 finishing relay teams… Was a member of the seventh-place 200 (1:24.16) and 400 medley relay teams (3:05.71)… UF’s times in those relays rank first and fourth in school history… Individually, Blyzinskyj earned honorable mention honors as he placed sixth in the B-final of the 100 back with a mark of 46.44 seconds… SEC Championships: Finished runner-up in the 100 back (46.01), fifth in the 100 fly (46.23) and 12th in the 200 fly (1:42.96)… Was a member of the Gators' second place 400 medley relay team that recorded a time of 3:05.09… Finished with seven individual wins and was part of three first-place relay teams during the dual meets and invitational competition.

2013-14 (freshman)
NCAA Championships:
Placed eighth in the 100 back B-final at 46.98 and 35th overall in the 200 back with a time of 1:43.10… SEC Championships: Named a second-team All-SEC performer, as he was a member of UF’s third-place 400 medley relay team (3:05.65)… In addition, finished fifth in the 100 back consolation finals (46.48) and points for UF in the 200 back (18th - 1:44.37) and 100 fly (18th - 46.89)… Earned two individual wins during the regular season and invitational competition

Prior to Florida

  • Trained under Joe Bernal with Bernal's Gator Swim Club
  • Coached in high school by Claude Valle
 
Top Times (in yards)
50 free 20.18 Ohio State (Nov. 20, 2015)
100 free 43.75 2016 SEC Championships (Feb. 16, 2016)
200 free 1:42.58 Florida Atlantic (Jan. 18, 2014)
100 back 45.41 2016 SEC Championships (Feb. 19, 2016)
200 back 1:41.96 Ohio State Invitational (Nov. 22, 2015)
100 fly 46.23 2015 SEC Championships (Feb. 19, 2015)
200 IM 1:53.70 Georgia Tech Invitational (Nov. 17, 2016)

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Back/Free
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Back/Free
  • 2015-16Junior

    Back/Free
  • 2016-17Senior

    Back/Free
    6'4"