MacKenzie LeBlanc Class: Junior Hometown: Plano, TX High School: Plano East Height / Weight: 6-3 / 180 Event: Fly/IM/Free Birthdate: 09/09/1987

AS A SOPHOMORE: Broke through with an incredible season while leaving his mark on the conference and international scene ... finished third in the 200 Fly during the Canadian Olympic Trials, which earned him a spot on Canada's Tri Nations Cup team ... set a lifetime best at the Trials by swimming 2:00.64 in the prelim heats of the 200m Fly, nearly three seconds faster than his previous best ... turned around and posted a time of 2:00.12 in the evening session, the third-best time of the session, which narrowly missed the cut to join the Canadian Olympic Team ... proceeded to win the gold in the 200m Fly at the Tri Nations Cup meet in Quebec City, where he topped the podium after checking in with a time of 2:00.13 ... won one of Canada's six gold medals to open the two-day meet which features the top prospects expected to challenge for spots on the 2012 Olympic teams for Canada, France and Great Britain ... brought back four all-league honors from the BIG EAST Championships ... second in the 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay and 200 Fly while striking gold in the 500 Free ... his efforts in the 800 Free Relay (6:32.45), 500 Free (4:22.05) and 200 Fly (1:45.94) were each good for school records ... the 500 Free performance set a new standard in the BIG EAST record books.

AS A FRESHMAN: Swam in 10 different events over the course of the season ... had a win at the Ohio State Invitational in the 200 Fly ... top times included: 1:43.75 (200 Free), 4:28.38 (500 Free), 9:51.77 (1,000 Free), 53.48 (100 Back), 1:56.85 (200 Back), 2:19.88 (200 Breast), 50.51 (100 Fly), 1:47.54 (200 Fly), 1:56.82 (200 IM) and 3:38.08 (400 IM) ... that 500 Free time at the BIG EAST Championship was the team's third-fastest over the season's stretch and no Irish swimmer topped his 200 Fly mark.

THE LEBLANC FILE: The 2006 Speedo Champions Series (College Station, Texas) Swimmer of the Meet ... swims with the City of Plano Swimmers club team ... specializes in the 200 fly, 400 IM and 500 Free ... swam an Olympic Trials cut in the 200M fly with a time of 2:03.80 at the 2005 US ConocoPhillips Nationals ... posted a U.S. Nationals cut in the 200-yard fly at the 2005 GU Speedo Championships ... has personal-best times of 49.67 in the 100 Fly and 1:47.90 in the 200 Fly ... has been tabbed an All-American in the 500 Free and the 200 IM along with being named an academic All-American ... career-best time in the 200 IM is 1:52.63 and 3:58.41 in the 400 IM ... holds Plano East school records in the 200 IM and as part of the 200 Medley and the 200 Free Relays ... 2006 Texas state champion in the 500 Free ... personal-bests of 1:41.39 in the 200 Free and 4:29.43 in the 500 Free ... named 2005-06 Plano East Male Athlete of the Year ... full name is MacKenzie Douglas LeBlanc ... born Sept. 9, 1987, in Alberta, Canada ... son of Grace and Doug LeBlanc ... has a younger brother, Anthony, and an older sister, Kayli ... sister swam for Centenary and graduated in 2006 while Anthony currently swims for the same program ... currently enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.