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2009-10: Earned the CAA's Rookie Men's Swimmer of the Year Award after three top-3 finishes at the CAA Championships ... Was second in the 100-yard butterfly (49.02) and 200-yard individual medley (1:51.13) while placing third in the 200-yard butterfly (1:49.81) ... Swam on three relays, the title-winning 800-yard freestyle relay (6:35.31), the third-place 400-yard medley relay (3:19.83) and the fifth-place 200-yard medley relay (1:31.93) ... His leg of the 800 free relay set a CAA record and a NCAA B-cut time. Prep: Swam four years for the Eagles ... Selected to the Washington Post All-Met First Team his junior and senior years and earned second team and honorable mention as well ... Was the team MVP all four years ... Set a new state record in winning the Virginia 200-yard individual medley (1:51.72) ... Junior National Champion with a record time in the 200 free relay and earned many second place finishes at that meet ... Notched seven other top-five finishes at the state championships during his career. Personal: Parents are Bea and Laszlo Romanko and Kalman Kiss ... Has one sibling, Balazs ... Native of Hungary and moved to the United States in 2005 ... Cousin was a member of the Hungarian National Windsurfing Team ... Enjoys hanging out with friends, fishing and listening to music ... Chose Mason over Virginia and Virginia Tech ... Major is undeclared. |
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