Luka Szynal

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Event:
Back
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lublin, Poland

2016 NCAA Participant (100 & 200 Back)

2016 First Team All-MAC

2016 MAC Champion (100 Back)

2016 MAC Champion (200 Back)

2016 MAC Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 8, 2015)

2015 MAC Champion (400 Medley Relay)

2015 Second Team All-MAC

2015 MAC Swimmer of the Week (12/8/14

Szynal's Top Times

Short Course Yards:

Event

Time

Year

Long Course Meters:

Event

Time

Year

100 Backstroke

200 Backstroke

200 IM

53.16

1:53.12

2:05.40

2015-16

50 Backstroke

100 Backstroke

200 Backstroke

29.15

1:01.70

2:12.18

2016

UA All-Time Rankings

100 Backstroke: First (54.19)

200 Backstroke: First (1:55.04)

200 Medley Relay: Fourth (1:41.65)

400 Medley Relay: First (3:39.01)

As a Junior: Competed at the 2016 NCAA Championships … two-time Mid-American Conference Champion (100 & 200 back) … first-team All-MAC selection … named MAC Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 8) … MAC Championships: Swept the backstroke events and set personal-best times after taking first place in the 100 back (53.16) and 200 back (1:53.12) … was a member of the second-place 400 medley relay team that clocked in at a time of 3:37.98 … she broke a school and conference-record with her time in the 200 back (1:53.12) … Invitationals: Took first place in both the 100 (54.30) and 200 back (1:55.52) events at the Magnus Cup (Nov. 20-22) … placed first in the 200 medley relay at the Magnus with a time of 1:41.38 … broke a school and MAC-record in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:53.86 for first place at the Zippy invitational … also took home first place in the 100 back with a time of 53.58 and first place in the 400 medley relay with a time of 3:40.92 ... 2016 European Championships: placed 30th in the 100 back (1:02.94) and 29th in the 200 back (2:20.61) ... 2016 Polish National Championships: became the second-fastest polish swimmer in the 200 back (2:12.28) and 100 back (1:01.70) ... placed fourth in the 50 back in a time of 29.72.

As a Sophomore: MAC Championships: Set the all-time program record in the 100 backstroke (54.19) at the MAC Championship … a member of the 400 medley relay team that broke the program record at the MAC Championships with a time of 3:39.01 … placed second in the 200 backstroke (1:56.42) at the championships … Duals: took first place at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 5-7) in both the 100 backstroke (54.28) and the 200 backstroke (1:55.04) … placed first at the Akron vs. Xavier/Mount Union dual in the 200 medley relay (1:44.11). Honors: Second-team All-MAC.

as a Freshman (2013-14): Owned the squad’s top time in the 200 backstroke (1:58.59) and the third-fastest time in the 100 backstroke (54.97) … placed third in the 200 backstroke and sixth in 100 backstroke at MAC Championships.

at Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace: Swam the 50, 100 and 200 backstroke in high school … participated on the team for four years … in 2011 and 2013, earned third place at the Seniors Polish Championships in the 200 backstroke … earned first place in the 200 backstroke at the 2012 Seniors Polish Championship … her career-best times included 30.30 in 50 backstroke, 2:15.28 in 200 backstroke and 1:03.92 in 100 backstroke (LCM).

Personal: Born April 22, 1994 in Lublin, Poland … daughter of Przmyslaw and Monika Szynal … fluent in Polish.