Polish backstroker Kacper Stokowski has announced via social media that he gave a verbal commitment to the University of Florida for the 2018-19 season. He wrote:
“Proud to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Florida. Thank you to my familly, friends and coach for everything. Go Gators ?? #gators?” [sic]
Stokowski is a backstroke phenom from Poland. According to FINA, he holds two World Junior Records in short-course meters: 50 backstroke (23.42 swum in Gorzow, Poland, in March 2017) and 100 backstroke (50.53 swum in Olsztyn, Poland, in December 2016). In fact, he has been faster in the 50m back: he went 23.40 at Polish Short Course Nationals in December 2016.
Stokowski represents Poland internationally. He swam at both the FINA World Championships in Budapest this summer, and the FINA Junior World Championship in Indianapolis. At the latter, he took the bronze medal in the LCM 50 back (25.38 in finals) and placed 5th in the 100 back (55.04 in finals). He also swam at 2016 European Junior Swimming Championships in Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary, where he won gold in the 200 free (by .03 over Alexei Sancov with 1:48.51) and took 8th in the 50 fly.
Top SCM times:
- 50 back – 23.40 (21.08)
- 100 back – 50.53 (45.52)
- 200 back – 1:51.76 (1:40.68)
- 100 free – 48.07 (43.30)
- 200 free – 1:44.56 (1:34.19)
- 50 fly – 23.32 (21.00)
- 100 fly – 51.52 (46.41)
Top LCM times:
- 50 back – 25.27 (22.17)
- 100 back – 54.60 (48.10)
- 100 free – 50.03 (43.63)
- 200 free – 1:48.51 (1:34.87)
- 50 fly – 24.07 (21.05)
- 100 fly – 54.07 (47.45)
Joining Stokowski in the Gators’ class of 2022 will be verbal commits Isaac Davis, Kieran Smith, Trey Freeman, and Will Davis.
If you have a commitment to report, please send an email with a photo (landscape, or horizontal, looks best) and a quote to [email protected].
chomp
Wikpedia indicates he’s from Warsaw. Anyone know who he swims for (coach)?
I think he trained under Pawel Wolkow at Bielany Warszawa; As did Louisville commit Bartosz Piszczorowicz.
Anti-social Social Club and Kermit the Frog in the background <3
To the other verbal / official commits for the upcoming year, Re: photo reveals – STEP UP YOUR GAME.
This guy is going to be another one of those Swiss Army knife can-swim-anything swimmers UF is known for developing. Fantastic pick up. They just need another breaststroker and their recruiting class will be STACKED.
Examples would be? Other than Caeleb who?
Ryan lochte, Elizabeth beisel, Conner Dwyer, just to name a few
Lochte, Dwyer, Szaranek, Shaune Fraser, Switkowski, Cieslak…..
Wallace
Rooney
Rousseau
Arthur Frayler
Isn’t Miguel Cancel from Gulliver Prep also committed to the class of 2022?
yes
Then how come the author of the article didn’t add his name to the list of commits for 2022?
The dude is quick!
LCM to SCY conversions are ridiculous
I agree totally, the same thing happened with Glinta of USC
The SCM times are no joke though.
Good come up for Florida