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Kristina Glavas, a senior at Southwest Career Technical Academy has announced that she will swim at California Baptist University beginning in Fall 2022.
Glavas swims for the Sandpipers of Nevada and is coached by Michael Kinross. She is a sectionals qualifier and was a member of the Sandpipers’ 800m freestyle relay team that placed 4th at Western Zone Senior Championships in July 2021.
I am beyond grateful and excited to announce my verbal commitment to pursue my swimming and academic career at California Baptist University. Becoming a Division 1 athlete has been a dream of mine, and I couldn’t be more thrilled for this opportunity. I would like to thank my family, friends, teammates, and coaches for this opportunity. Without their support this wouldn’t be possible. Can’t wait to be apart of such an incredible team! GO LANCERS #lanceup
Glavas is the 5th Sandpiper who has gone on to swim for the Lancers. She follows David Miller, Dylan Sweikert, Hunter Harbauer, and John Sullivan to Riverside, California. While Miller, Sweikert, and Harbauer have graduated, Glavas will overlap with Sullivan for three years as a Lancer.
The Sandpipers of Nevada are known for developing well rounded swimmers, which explains Glavas’s versatility and success in the 400 IM.
Top SCY Times
- 50 free, 26.40
- 100 free, 55.75
- 200 free, 1:56.56
- 500 free, 5:11.60
- 1,000 free, 11:00.10
- 1,650 free, 18:32.16
- 100 back, 1:01.27
- 200 back, 2:09.66
- 200 IM, 2:12.92
- 400 IM, 4:38.32
Glavas will make an immediate impact for the Lancers in the 400 IM. By the time she arrives in the fall, Cal Baptist will have graduated Patricia Van Law and Rebeca Oviedo Cardenas, who are currently the Lancer’s top-two 400 IM’ers.
Freshman Giulia Decataldo currently owns the 3rd fastest time for Cal Baptist this season (4:38.39) from the Cal Baptist University Winter Invite. Glavas’s best time in the 400 IM (4:38.42) would rank her 4th for the Lancer’s this season, but ranks second among those returning to the team next fall. Junior Nicole Cienega went 4:40.72 at the Cal Baptist University Winter Invite, but has a best time of 4:36.84 from 2019.
Glavas’s 200 backstroke time (2:09.66) would rank 2nd on the team behind Van Law (1:59.01). Her future classmate Sam McConnell has a best time in the event of 2:06.70.
Glavas joins the Cal Baptist University recruiting class of 2022 along with Sarah Aman, McConnell, and Naya Koc. Aman, Glavas, McConnell all have best times in the 200 IM that are within one-second of each other, posting times of 2:13.15, 2:12.92, and 2:13.85, respectively.
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