CAREER BESTS
Event | Time | Date | Site/Opponent |
50-Freestyle | 23.60 | 2/17/11 | Big Ten Championships |
100-Freestyle | 53.15 | 1/29/11 | Michigan |
200-Freestyle | 1:48.35 | 2/18/11 | Big Ten Championships |
500-Freestyle | 5:05.61 | 1/22/11 | St. Bonaventure |
100-Backstroke | 56.00 | 12/4/10 | Georgia Invite |
200-Backstroke | 1:57.47 | 2/19/11 | Big Ten Championships |
200-Freestyle Relay | 1:37.02 | 1/22/11 | St. Bonaventure |
400-Freestyle Relay | 3:20.19 | 12/5/10 | Georgia Invite |
800-Freestyle Relay | 7:12.74 | 2/16/11 | Big Ten Championships |
200-Medley Relay | 1:45.23 | 12/4/10 | Georgia Invite |
2010-11 (JUNIOR YEAR):
Competed in 10 events during her Junior year... Qualified for the Big Ten Championships in the 50-Freestyle, 200-Freestyle, 200-Backstroke, and 800-Freestyle Relay... Posted a time of 23.74 in the 50-Freestyle prelims at the Georgia Invite... Placed 2nd in the 50-Freestyle vs. St. Bonaventure with a time of 24.77... Recorded a time of 23.60 in the prelims of the 50-Freestyle at the Big Ten Championships... Posted a time of 53.15 in the 100-Freestyle at Michigan... Placed 13th in the 200-Freestyle at the Georgia Invite with a time of 1:49.49... Recorded a season-best time of 1:48.35 in the finals of the 200-Freestyle, the team[apos]s best time on the season, at the Big Ten Championships to finish 17th Place... Claimed 1st Place in the 500-Freestyle vs. St. Bonaventure with a time of 5:05.61... Posted a time if 56.00 in the 100-Backstroke at the Georgia Invite... Recorded a time of 1:58.52 in the 200-Backstroke prelims at the Georgia Invite and placed 8th with a time of 1:58.78 in the finals... Took 14th Place in the Big Ten in the 200-Backstroke, posting a time of 1:57.94 in the finals after recording a season-best time of 1:57.47 in the prelims... Participated on the 200-Freestyle Relay team to post a time of 1:37.02 vs. St. Bonaventure... Competed on the 400-Freestyle Relay team at the Georgia Invite to record a time of 3:20.19 in the finals... Combined with Amy Modglin, Erin Thomas, and Chelsea Weedman to finish 8th Place in the Big Ten in the 800-Freestyle Relay with a time of 7:12.74... Posted a time of 1:45.23 at the Georgia Invite in the 200-Medley Relay to place 13th.
BEFORE PENN STATE:
Swam under coach Frank Bradley at Indian River State College for two years ... Part of the team which won nationals in 2009 and [apos]10 ... School record holder in the 100 and 200 backstroke and relays ... Also broke two NJCAA records, in the individual 100, 200 backstroke and relays ... Swam in high school for SMS Krakow under coach Maria Jakobik ... Was a junior national champion in Poland on numerous occasions ... Member of the national team from 2004-09 ... Reached the finals of the European Junior Swimming Championship (Budapest, 2005) ... Also competed for the club team Warszawianka under coach Slawomir Grabiec.
PERSONAL: Monika Mialka ... Born on January 23, 1989 in Poland ... Daughter of Elzbieta and Grzegorz ... Sister of Martyna ... Majoring in psychology.
ON CHOOSING PENN STATE: 'I chose Penn State because it is one of the best schools in the world with an amazing swimming team, great people and a great coaching staff!'