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2023-24 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Mikolaj Kala

Mikolaj Kala

  • Position:
    Breaststroke/ Free
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Bytom, Poland
  • Prev School:
    Raciborz
  • Major:
    Business Administration

Summary

Biography

As a senior (2023-24) … MSC Second Team All-Conference … MSC Swimmer of the Week (11/6) … Competed in six different events focusing on breast … Placed 16th in the 200 breast at NAIA Nationals … Posted a runner-up finish in the 200 breast at the MSC Championships … Notched a season-best time of 57.61 in the 100 breast.

As a junior (2022-23) … MSC First Team All-Conference … MSC Second Team All-Conference … MSC Academic All-Conference … Competed in seven meets focusing on breast stroke and distance free … Went 2:03.31 to win the 200 breast at the conference championships … It was the fourth straight year that he won that event … Notched a season-best time of 56.67 in the 100 breast at the conference championships … Touched the wall in a season-best time of 4:46.49 in the 500 free … Touched the wall in 1:56.15 for the 200 IM.

As a sophomore (2021-22) … 3x NAIA All-American … 3x MSC First Team All-Conference … MSC Academic All-Conference … MSC Swimmer of the Week (10/11) … Competed in all nine meets, with emphasis on breaststroke … Broke the school record in the 200 breast, clocking a time of 2:01.74 to place fifth at nationals … Clocked a 56.24 to finish seventh at nationals … Won both the 100 breast (56.36) and 200 breast (2:02.06) at the conference championships … Touched the wall in 4:42.82 for a season-best time in the 500 free.

As a sophomore (2020-2021) … NAIA All-American … 3x MSC First Team All-Conference … Swam all six meets with primary focus on breaststroke … Achieved national cuts in three events … Broke the conference meet record en route to winning both the 100 breast (56.39) and the 200 breast (2:02.53) … Ranked sixth in the NAIA in both events … Clocked a national cut of 4:46.78 in the 500 free at conference.

As a freshman (2019-20) … NAIA All-American … MSC First Team All-Conference … MSC Second Team All-Conference … Competed in 11 meets, focusing on breaststroke … Part of UC’s 400 medley relay team that earned NAIA All-American honors … Notched a season-best time of 57.02 and placed 14th in the 100 breast at nationals … Won the 200 breast at the MSC championships (2:05.41) … Posted a season-best time of 2:04.45 in the prelims of the 200 breast at nationals.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Breaststroke/ IM
    6'0"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Breaststroke/ IM
    6'0"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Breaststroke/ Free
    6'0"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Breaststroke/ Free
    6'0"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Breaststroke/ Free
    6'1"