Luke Kaliszak

Position:
Backstroke/Butterfly
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Huntsville, Ala.
High School:
Baylor

Alabama Highlights:
2018 – Senior: Named captain of the 2017-18 men’s team … H. Boyd McWhorter Postgraduate Scholarship finalist ... SEC Male Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... earned a place on the Tide’s NCAA championships squad ... reached the podium in the 100 backstroke (2nd) and as part of UA’s 200 medley relay (3rd) and scored in the 100 butterfly (9th) and as part of UA’s 400 medley relay (5th) at the SEC championships ... also competed in the 50 freestyle at the SEC championships ... took top honors against Ohio State in the 100 backstroke and as part of the 400 medley relay … also scored in the 100 butterfly against Ohio State (5th) … took top honors at FSU as part of the 200 medley and freestyle relays … also scored in the 50 freestyle (4th) and the 100 butterfly (5th) at FSU … took top honors at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational in the 100 backstroke and as part of the 200 freestyle, 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays … also finaled in the 100 butterfly (4th) and the 200 backstroke (5th) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … took top honors at Auburn in the 100 backstroke and as part of the 200 medley relay … also scored in the 50 freestyle (3rd) and 100 butterfly (3rd) at Auburn … took top honors against Florida in the 100 backstroke and as part of the 400 medley relay … also scored in the 50 freestyle (4th) and the 100 butterfly (4th) against Florida … opened the season by taking top honors at Delta State as part of the 400 medley and 400 freestyle relays … also scored in the 50 freestyle (4th) and the 200 freestyle (4th) at Delta State … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2017 – Summer: Took second as part of the Tide’s 400-meter freestyle relay at the 2017 U.S. Open … finished sixth in the championship final of the 50-meter backstroke at 2017 USA Swimming National Championships and World Championship Trials … also finished 10th in the prelims of the 100 backstroke with a time of 55.44, followed by 55.65 to take sixth in the B final at the trials … also took 18th in the prelims of the 50-meter butterfly, turning in a 24.38 at the trials.

2017 – Junior: First Team All-American in the 100 backstroke (4th) and as part of the 200 medley relay (2nd) and 200 freestyle relay (5th) at the NCAA Championships … clocked a career-best 44.91 in the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Championships, becoming the second Tide swimmer to go under 45 seconds in the event and second all-time for the Tide … swam the third leg of Alabama’s NCAA runner-up 200 medley relay that went under the previous NCAA record and broke the school record with a 1:21.89 … also competed in the 100 butterfly at the NCAA Championships … posted a then-career-best 45.03 in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships … finaled at the SEC Championships in the 100 backstroke (2nd) and 100 butterfly (5th) and as part of the 200 medley relay (2nd), 200 freestyle relay (3rd) and 400 medley relay (4th) … also scored in the 50 freestyle (13th) at the SEC Championships … Second Team All-SEC … earned wins against Florida State in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly … earned wins at Georgia Tech as part of the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays … also scored in the 50 freestyle (2nd) at Georgia Tech … earned wins at LSU in the 100 backstroke and as part of the 400 medley relay … also scored in the 100 butterfly (2nd) and 400 freestyle relay (3rd) at LSU … posted a then-career-best 45.29 in the 100 backstroke at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … earned a win in the 100 backstroke and as part of the 200 freestyle relay and 200 and 400 medley relay at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … also finaled in the 50 freestyle (6th) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … earned a win at Auburn as part of the 400 freestyle relay … also scored in the 50 freestyle (2nd) and 100 butterfly (3rd) at Auburn … earned wins at Mizzou in the 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay … also scored in the 100 butterfly (2nd) at Mizzou … opened the season by winning the 100 backstroke against Delta State, also earned a win as part of the 400 medley relay against Delta State … scored against Delta State in the 50 freestyle (2nd) and 100 butterfly (2nd) … CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I Men’s At-Large First Team … CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Team … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better grade point average) for the fall and spring semesters … carries a 3.95 cumulative grade point average into his senior season.

2016 – Summer: Competed in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, taking 18th with a time of 55.43 … took sixth in the 100-meter backstroke with a 56.06 after posting a 55.87 in prelims of the U.S. Open in Minneapolis.

2016 – Sophomore: NCAA champion as part of the Crimson Tide’s 200 medley relay, Alabama’s first NCAA relay title … five-time All-American in 2016, pushing his career total to seven … earned First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships as part of the school-record 200 medley relay (1st) and 200 freestyle relay (3rd) as well as the 100 butterfly (5th) … Honorable Mention All-American as part of the 400 medley relay (9th) and in the 100 backstroke (13th) at the NCAA Championships … swam a school-record 45.18 in the 100 butterfly at the NCAA Championships … posted a career-best 19.53 in the 50 freestyle at the SEC Championships, ranking him fifth all-time at Alabama … finaled at the SEC Championships as part of the 200 freestyle relay (3rd) and 400 medley relay (3rd) … scored in the 100 butterfly (9th) and 50 freestyle (12th) at the SEC Championships … won the 100 backstroke at the home meet against Georgia Tech … scored in the 100 butterfly against Georgia Tech (2nd) … scored in the long course home meet against Tennessee in the 50-meter backstroke (3rd) and 100m butterfly (3rd) … finaled at the 2015 AT&T Winter Championships in the 100-meter backstroke (8th) … swam a career-best 45.42 in the 100 backstroke at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational, ranking him second all-time at Alabama … took top honors as part of both the 200 and 400 medley relays at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational while also finaling in the 200 freestyle relay (2nd), 50 freestyle (2nd), 100 backstroke (2nd) and 100 butterfly (10th) … scored at South Carolina 100 backstroke (2nd) … won the 100 backstroke at the home meet against Auburn … scored in the season-opening meet at Delta State in the 100 backstroke (2nd) … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned Dean’s List (3.5 or better grade point average) for the fall and spring semesters … earned the Tide’s Most Outstanding Swimmer Award as part of the NCAA Champion 200 medley relay.

2015 – Summer: Earned a bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2015 USA National Championships after touching the wall with a school-record 54.32 … part of the Tide’s school-record setting 400m freestyle relay that finished sixth at the USA National Championships … swam the backstroke leg on the Tide’s school-record setting 400m medley relay that finished fifth at the USA National Championships.

2015 – Freshman: Finaled at the NCAA Championships as part of the Tide’s fourth place 200 freestyle relay … scored at the NCAA Championships as part of the Tide’s 11th place 400 freestyle relay … just missed scoring in the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Championships, taking 17th place … earned First Team All-America honors as part of the Tide’s 200 freestyle relay … earned Honorable Mention All-America honors as part of the Tide’s 400 freestyle relay … SEC champion as part of the Tide’s 200 freestyle relay which set the school record … SEC runner-up as part of the Tide’s 200 medley relay which also set a school record … scored at the SEC Championships in the 100 backstroke, taking ninth, the 50 freestyle, taking 14th, and the 100 butterfly, taking 18th … won the 100 backstroke three times during the regular season … named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American … earned a place on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) for the fall semester … earned a place on the Dean’s List (3.5 or better GPA) for the spring semester.

Prep Highlights: Swam for Dan Flack at Baylor School and Baylor Swim Club … had first place finishes in the 100 backstroke, 50 backstroke and 50 butterfly at the 2014 NCSA Junior Nationals … also posted first place finishes in the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay races and set a national record in the 200 medley relay at the 2014 NCSA Junior Nationals … member of the NCSA Junior National All-Star team … competed at the 2013 Summer US Open … was an Academic All-American and earned Baylor School’s distinguished scholar award.

Personal Information: Full name: Lucas John Kaliszak … son of Kim and John Kaliszak … brothers, Tyler and Zach … pre-med major … born October 4, 1995.

Top Times:
100 butterfly 45.18 SR
100 backstroke 44.91
50 freestyle 19.53
100 freestyle 43.88