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Schaumburg Excessive Faculty senior Szymon Mieczkowski, one of many quickest highschool 200-yard backstrokers within the nation, is the most recent addition to go coach Bret Lundgaard‘s rebuilding undertaking on the College of Kentucky.
Mieczkowski dedicated to the Wildcats for 2024 and past in November, nearly per week earlier than he blazed six lifetime bests on the FMC Aquatics Speedo Grand Problem. His highlights included wins within the 100 again (47.44) and 200 again (1:43.64), the latter of which ranks eighth within the nation amongst excessive schoolers this season.
Mieczkowski continued his regular enchancment curve final yr, having dropped greater than a second within the 100 again and two seconds within the 200 again since final March. The FMC Aquatic Membership standout capped 2023 with a formidable efficiency on the Winter Junior Championships – East meet, putting third within the 200 again (1:44.12) and sixth within the 100 again (47.67).
As a junior at Schaumburg Excessive Faculty, Mieczkowski earned a runner-up end within the 100 again (49.22) on the 2023 IHSA Boys State Championship final February. His FMC Aquatic Membership teammate, Arizona State commit Brady Johnson, captured the 100 again crown in 48.08.
Greatest SCY Occasions
50 again – 22.60
100 again – 47.44
200 again – 1:43.64
200 free – 1:40.29
500 free – 4:34.97
1000 free – 9:36.44
Mieczkowski is already sooner than Kentucky’s greatest backstroker this season, Jack Hamilton, who has put up occasions of 48.39 (thirty eighth in SEC) and 1:47.87 (forty first in SEC).
Mieczkowski will nonetheless have to enhance much more if he desires to dip into SEC scoring territory, however he doesn’t have a lot additional to go as his greatest occasions would have simply barely missed the C-final ultimately yr’s SEC Championships.
The Wildcat males weren’t ranked in SwimSwam’s newest energy rankings from December, however they earned a nod within the honorable point out part. Lundgaard inherited a troublesome scenario this summer season following former coach Lars Jorgensen‘s resignation in June amid an investigation.
By the point Mieczkowski arrives on campus in Lexington this upcoming fall, the SEC may have turn into much more aggressive with Large 12 powerhouse Texas becoming a member of the convention this summer season.
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