KS Delfin Gdynia · POL
Mateusz is a swimmer from Poland, a distance freestyler and a collegiate competitor, whose official competitive record spans 6 seasons, 4 countries and 33 meets.
Mateusz's recorded career begins in 2016 in Arena European Junior Swimming Championships, where Mateusz raced the 400 freestyle in 3:55.13. Mateusz started out alongside Polish Swimming Federation.
Mateusz's signature event is the 200 freestyle, the event Mateusz has raced the most, followed by the 500 freestyle and 100 freestyle. Freestyle is the backbone of the whole record: 32 meets and 87 recorded swims.
Mateusz's fastest 200 freestyle stands at 1:49.37, set in long course (50 m) at Arena European Junior Swimming Championships.
Mateusz's record includes continental championships, in 2016 (Arena European Junior Swimming Championships and Arena European Junior Swimming Championships, Hódmezovásárhely, HUN). A representative mark at that level is 1:49.37 in the 200 freestyle, recorded in long course (50 m). Mateusz also appears in national championships, collegiate championships and international meets.
The record runs unbroken from 2016 to 2021: 6 consecutive seasons without a single missing year. 2019 is the busiest season on record, with 34 verified individual swims.
Mateusz is a genuinely international swimmer: the official record spans 4 countries (the United States, UNK, Poland and Hungary), including 30 of 33 meets outside Poland.
Those meets span 11 different venues (Iowa City, Minneapolis, Olsztyn and Columbus…). Mateusz has raced for 5 clubs, led by Polish Swimming Federation, University of Iowa, Klub Sportowy DELFIN Gdynia and Big Ten Conference.
Latest competition: B1G Men's Conference Championships in Columbus, on March 6, 2021, with 1 swim: 44.05 in the 100 freestyle, all in short course yards (25 yd) and 1 PB improvement. Mateusz closes this record with 22 current event personal bests and 54 all-time PB improvements, across 100 verified official swims in competitions governed by NCAA.