CAREER BESTS
Events |
Time | Date | Competition |
100 Breast | 54.94 | 2/26/16 | Big Ten Championships |
200 Breast | 2:01.92 | 2/27/16 | Big Ten Championships |
50 Free | 21.69 | 2/25/16 | Big Ten Championships |
2015-16 (Junior Year)
Competed in 10 meets, including the Big Ten Championships, primarily in the breaststroke … Swam a trio of personal bests at the Big Ten Championships, leading Penn State in the 100 breaststroke with an NCAA B-cut time of 54.94 and touching in 2.01.92 in the 200 breaststroke and 21.69 in the 50 freestyle … Times in both events ranked second on the team of the year … Won the 200 breast (2:08.54) at Emory (10/3).
2014-15 (Sophomore Year)
Competed at the Virginia Tech Invite (2/7) in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke…Posted a career-best 56.06 in the 100 breaststroke and a 2:02.19 in the 200 breaststroke…Earned the third-fastest PSU time in the 200 breaststroke.
2013-14 (Freshman Year)
Did not compete.
High School
Earned three letters in swimming at Eisenhower ... 2012 all-state honorable mention in the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke ... First team all-county in swimming 2011 and 2012 ... Finished 13th and 15th in the 100 breaststroke and 50 freestyle at the Michigan State Championships his senior year ... Also earned four letters in track and two letters in football.
Personal
Full name is Michael Kwasnik ... Born on April 19, 1994, in Kalamazoo, Mich. ... Parents are Ken and Jean Kwasnik ... Has two older siblings, Laura and Rick ... Rick competed in track for Grand Valley State University from 2008-12 ... Majoring in meteorology and will become a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy following graduation.