COLORADO SPRINGS – Oredigger junior Vladislav Kazakin earned RMAC Swimmer of the Week Thursday afternoon following a successful weekend for the Colorado School of Mines men's swimming team.
 
Kazakin claimed the first weekly award of his college career after a pair of duals last weekend against Colorado College and #5 Colorado Mesa. Friday's action against CC saw the Highlands Ranch High School graduate swim on the bronze-medal 400-medley relay before winning the 100-free in a time of 46.70. On Saturday, Kazakin went against the nationally-ranked Mavericks and won every race in which he appeared. It started with a gold medal in the 1000-free thanks to 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 also broke his own pool record set one week before. Kazakin finished the day as the third leg on the first-place 400-freestyle relay.
 
This weekend, Kazakin and the Orediggers face off against the University of Wyoming in Laramie. A full preview and applicable live coverage information will be available Friday at www.minesathletics.com.
 
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