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2024-25 Men's Swimming Roster

Gavin Lanka

  • Position Freestyle
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown Baton Rouge, La.
  • High School Baton Rouge Magnet HS
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2024-25: Did not compete for the Panthers in the 2024-25 season. 

2023-24: At the SSC Championship Finished 20th in the 500 Free (4:44.61), Finished 25th in the 200 Free (1:42.81), and 25th in the 1000 Free (10:03.61)... At the Panther Invite Finished 12th in the 1650 Free (16:48.15), 13th in the 500 Free (4:41.13), and 19th in the 200 Free (1:43.68)... Finished the season with five top-five finishes in individual competitions... Finished fourth in the 200 Free (1:47.48) and sixth in the 500 Free vs Lynn...

2022-23: Tallied nine top five finishes over the course of the season including a first place finish against Lynn in the 1000 Free with a time of 10.21.39. Finished 62nd out of 98 competitors at the CSCAA Collegiate Open Water National Championship

Club: Swam for Crawfish Aquatics in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for four years... State Champion in 4 x 200 LCM Free Relay... Finished third in SCY Mile at States... Top eight in 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 free at SCY State.

High School: Attended Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana... Swimming Team Captain... Record holder of 4 x 50 Free Relay.

Personal: Son of Kimberly and Brian Lanka... Chose Florida Tech because of the focus of STEM and the location.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    6'3" 160 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Freestyle
    6'3" 175 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    Freestyle
    6'4" 175 lbs