2022 POLISH OPEN
- April 30th – May 3rd
- Lodz, Poland
- LCM (5om)
- World Championships/European Championships Qualifier
- Live Results
While racing on the penultimate day of competition at the 2022 Polish Open, Ksawery Masiuk fired off a new national record in the men’s 50m backstroke.
The new Polish standard came in the morning heats, when 17-year-old Masiuk crushed a lifetime best of 24.68 to easily land in lane 4 for the final. His time not only surpassed his previous career-fastest of 24.97 logged just last month but it also dipped under the previous Polish record of 24.71.
The prior record was set by Tomasz Polewka back in 2017, so Masiuk just took down a mark that had been on the books for nearly 5 years.
Although he wound up adding a little time in the evening, ultimately still taking gold in 24.97, his morning time was good enough to qualify him for the European Championships later this year. It also dips under the World Championships qualification time; however, the nation of Poland had previously said it would be boycotting Budapest 2022. Whether or not that decision has changed due to FINA now blocking both Russia and Belarus from competing is to be determined.
After the race, Masiuk stated, “It was my third time in my career that I am going under 25 seconds. We definitely hit the goal. I bet that now there will be no time to rest, because we are still preparing for a surprise, but for now I do not want to reveal any more.”
The teen now ranks as the 7th fastest performer in the world this season.
2021-2022 LCM Men 50 Back
Armstrong
23.71 (WR)
| 2 | Justin Ress | USA | 23.92 | 04/28 |
| 3 | Kliment Kolesnikov | RUS | 23.93 | 04/27 |
| 4 | Shaine Casas | USA | 24.00 | 04/28 |
| 5 | Apostolos Christou | GRE | 24.36 | 08/15 |
| 6 | Thomas Ceccon | ITA | 24.40 | 08/15 |
| 7 | Isaac Cooper | AUS | 24.44 | 05/20 |
| 7 | Ksawery Masiuk | POL | 24.44 | 09/02 |
| 9 | Robert Glinta | ROU | 24.49 | 04/10 |
| 10 | Ryan Murphy | USA | 24.57 | 04/28 |
Masiuk competed at last year’s European Championships where his best finish came in the 200m back. There in Kazan, he posted a mark of 1:52.86 to place 6th overall.
However, he topped the podium twice at the 2021 European Junior Championships, reaping gold in both the 100m back (53.91) and 200m back (1:58.41).
That photo looks like the answer to the question: “how long was that Marlin you caught?”
@Braden Keith, take a look a those current World Rankings in the 50 free LCM, where 4 polish teenagers (16-17 years old) swam 21.5 and 21.7, which is impossible. That meet “Grand Prix Polski” took place 2 months ago and FINA did nothing about it.
Can you please report those mistakes to FINA?
The women’s 50 back as well.
They’re just really quick junior swimmers lol
Krzyszek Chmielewski is very good sprinter
Maybe they are swimming really fast in Poland?
I think that they are aware of the issue, it was a 200 Free where the pads probably had some issues. It happens often but those times usually not appear at the end of a year on those lists. However, there was one 19.8 split from the same meet that doesn’t appear here on a list.
Ole Braunschweig of Germany swam 24.6 50 back in April or March
Why didn’t Lia Thomas swim in US Trials?
I have answered this question every time you’ve asked it. Either you don’t care enough to check back for an answer or you’re being a troll intentionally.
She was not eligible under USA swimming’s new guidelines for transgender athletes. She began transitioning in May 2019, and needs to be on HRT for 3 years before she’s eligible for elite USA Swimming competition.