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2008-09:
• Surpassed associate coach Simon Percy in the ASU record-books in the 200 back
• Clocked in at 1:44.85 to move to sixth all-time
• Earned a career-fastest time of 1:50.60 in the 200 IM at the Pac-10 Championships
• Touched in at 49.16 in the 100 back for a new career-best
• Is now ninth on ASU's all-time list in the 100 back
• Earned Pac-10 All-Academic Second-Team honors for the second straight season
2007-08:
• Improved immensely in the 100 and 200 back
• Took four seconds off his 200 back time from the previous season
• Touched in at 1:46.99 in the 200 back "A" consolation final to place himself seventh on ASU's all-time list
• Earned an all-time best of 49.96 in the finals of the Pac-10 championships
• Placed fifth in the 200 back "A" consolation at the Pac-10 Championships
• Earned Pac-10 All-Academic Second-Team honors
2006-07:
• Enjoyed a successful freshman season
• Top two times in his main three events were achieved at the Pac-10 Championships
• Finalled at the Pac-10 Championships in the 100-yard back, 200-yard back and 200 IM
• Clocked personal-records at the Pac-10 Preliminaries in the 100-yard back (52.20) and 200-yard back (1:51.00)
High School:
• A 2006 graduate of George Washington High School in Denver, Colo.
• Earned four letters in swimming
• Named team captain his senior year
• Named George Washington's MVP four consecutive years
• Named to the 2006 Denver Post All Colorado team and the 2006 Rocky Mountain News All Colorado team
• Nominated 2006 Colorado Student Athlete of the Year
• Has earned seven All-American honors in the 100 back (2), 200 IM (2), 100 fly (2) and the 200 free
• Holds five George Washington High School records
• Three Denver Public Schools records
• Two-time 5A Colorado State Champion in the 200 IM and 100 back
Personal:
• Majoring in interdisciplinary studies (education and math) at ASU
• Born December 18, 1987
• Parents are Randy and Judy Laney of Denver, Colo.
• Full name is Maxwell Benjamin Laney
PERSONAL BEST TIMES:
200 IM: 1:50.31
100 Fly: 49.78
100 Back: 49.16
200 Back: 1:44.85
