Ricky Balduccini

Ricky Balduccini Career Stats

Accolades:

• 2024 NCAA Championship Participant (400 free relay and 800 free relay)
• 400 Free Relay Program Record (2:50.18 – 2024 ACC Championships – Odorici, Gapinksi, Balduccini, Ünlü)
• 2025 All-ACC Academic Team

2025-26:

• Set the third (42.43) and fifth (42.52) 100 free program times during his C-finals run at the ACC Championships
• Set the fourth-fastest 200 free program time (1:33.99) in the C-finals at the ACC Championships
• Part of three top-five relay program records, second-fastest 200 free relay (1:16.92), third-fastest 400 free relay (2:50.63), and fifth-fastest 200 medley relay (1:24.29) at the ACC Championships
• Set the fourth-fastest 100 back program time (46.59) against South Carolina
• Won his second consecutive 100 back (46.59) race, placed second in the 100 free (43.62), and led both the 400 free and medley squads to events wins against South Carolina
• Won the 100 back (47.77), placed second in the 100 free (44.80), and was part of both winning relay teams in the 400 free and 200 medley at Duke
• Won the 200 free B-final (1:34.26) and set the fifth-fastest mark in program history at the UGA Fall Invitational
• Led the fourth-fastest 400 free relay squad (2:51.33) in program history and secured the fourth-fastest 100 free mark (42.50) at the UGA Fall Invitational
• Appeared in both the 200 free and 100 back B-finals at the UGA Fall Invitational
• Secured his second 100 free (43.01) race win of the weekend and part of both winning 400 free and 200 medley relay teams versus #24 Minnesota
• Won the 100 free race (42.99) against Army
• Earned a pair of second-place finishes in the 200 free (1:38.93) and 200 back (1:50.60) in the opening dual meet at Emory

2024-25:

• Competed in freestyle and butterfly
• Claimed two wins in the season opening meet vs Emory (100 free, 44.81) and 200 free (200 free, 1:38.18), while also swimming legs in the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay
• Took second in the 200 free (1:35.97) in the meet at Florida State and a seventh place finish in the 100 free (45.12)
• Finished second in both the 200 free (1:35.91) and 100 fly (47.47) in the meet at Pitt
• Set a NCAA B cut in the 100 fly (46.28) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invite, went on to finish 10th in the 100 fly finals (46.46), while also coming in 23rd in the 50 free finals (20.04) and 15th in the 100 free finals (43.72)
• Took fourth in the 100 fly (47.76) in the tri-meet with Auburn and Carson-Newman
• Won the 100 fly (47.17) in the meet vs Duke, while also swimming a leg in the 400 medley relay that took first
• Took first in the 100 fly (46.99) and 100 free (44.04) in the meet at South Carolina, while also taking second in the 200 free (1:36.43)
• Swam in the 100 free and 100 fly prelims at ACC Championships
• Set a NCAA B cut time in the 100 back (46.67) at the Auburn Last Chance Meet

2023-24 (Freshman): 

• Competed in the freestyle
• In his first collegiate meet, he came in fourth in the 200 free (1:37.61) and eighth in the 50 free (21:48), while also swimming a leg in the 400 relay
• Came in second in both the 200 free (1:40.08) and the 500 free (4:37.08) in the meet against Emory
• Recorded a third place time in the 200 free (1:35.68), seventh place time in the 100 free (45.17) and an eighth pace finish in the 50 free (20.75) in the meet vs FSU
• Came in fourth in the 200 free (1:36.89) and in seventh in the 100 free (44.69) at the meet vs Texas/Texas A&M
• Recorded a first place finish in the 100 free L (51:11, PB) in the same meet
• Swam in three events at the Georgia Fall Invitational – 200 free (1:35.35), 500 free (4:27.36, PB), 100 free (43.82)
• Recorded an eighth place finish in the 200 free L (1:53.94) at the UGA Fall LC Time Trial
• Recorded a second place finish in the 200 free (1:38.12) and a seventh place finish in the 100 free (45:85), while also swimming an extracted 50 free time of 20.96 at the meet vs Gardner Webb and Queens
• Came in second in the 200 free (1:35.72), sixth in the 100 free (44.84) and seventh in the 50 free (20.93) in the meet vs South Carolina
• Came in first in the 200 free (1:35.95), second in the 100 free (45:09) and fourth in the 50 free (20.74) in the meet vs Carson Newman and ECU
• Recorded personal bests in three distances at the ACC Championships – 50 free (19.99), 100 free (43.44) and 200 free (1:34.89)
• Sits 8th in program history in 100 free (43.44) and 6th in 200 free (1:34.89)

Prior to Tech:

• Member of Clube Paineiras do Morumby in Brazil
• Competed at the Campeonato Brasileiro Abs De Natação – José Finkel setting a personal best time in the 200 S Free (1:48.74)