CAREER BESTS
Events | Time | Date | Competition |
50 Free | 21.01 | 2/26/15 | Big Ten Championships |
100 Free | 46.28 | 2/28/15 | Big Ten Championships |
100 Fly | 47.21 | 12/7/14 | Georgia Fall Invite |
2014-15 (Freshman Year)
Competed in three events in his first season as a Nittany Lion, primarily in the 100 butterfly…Earned a season-best in both the 50 and 100 freestyle at the Big Ten Championships (2/26)…Touched in at 21.01 in the 50 freestyle and 46.28 in the 100 freestyle at the conference championships…Swam a personal-best 47.21 in the 100 butterfly at the Georgia Fall Invite (12/7)…Ranked second for Penn State in the 100 butterfly.
High School
Swam for Freehold Old-Bridge YMCA under the guidance of head coach Paul Florio ... All-Middlesex County first team selection ... Won the 50 butterfly event at the YMCA Long Course Nationals in 2013 ... Picked up a third place finish in the 100 butterfly at the YMCA Long Course Nationals in 2013 ... Finished third at the YMCA Short Course Nationals in the 100 butterfly in 2013 ... Competed in a total of five individual events at the YMCA Nationals during the 2013 season ... Swam for the Freehold-Old Bridge YMCA swim team and head coach Paul Florio.
Personal
Full name is Michael John Skibniewski III ... Parents are Andrea Cowart and Michael John Skibniewski, Jr. ... Has two brothers, Matthew and Morgen ... Plans to major in biology and go to medical school after graduation.