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On Blanken: Will add depth to Maryland's backstroke events.
Before Maryland: Holds school records in 200 free, 100 back and 100 breast at Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Md. ... team captain as a junior and senior ... named All-Gazette Honorable Mention by the Burtonsville Gazette as a sophomore and junior, and was named to the All-Gazette and All-Montgomery Journal First Teams as a senior ... named Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention as a senior.
Personal: Jason Michael Blanken ... born Oct. 28, 1985 ... parents are Mary and David Blanken ... has a brother, Michael, 14 ... also recruited by Pennsylvania ... chose Maryland because of its programs and athletics, and to be close to home ... lists Tiger Woods as his favorite athlete ... majoring in mechanical engineering.
