World Championship bronze medalist and four-time World Junior Champion Ksawery Masiuk will defer his enrollment on the College of Texas till the autumn of 2025. That pushes again the unique dedication plan that was for him to reach mid-season within the subsequent few weeks.
Masiuk cited “formalities” as the explanation for the delay.
This can be a vital blow to Texas’ hopes of rising all the best way to the NCAA title within the first yr underneath new Director of Swimming Bob Bowman, who final yr led Arizona State to the crown. Whereas the Longhorns are nonetheless within the hunt because of different transfers and a few large early-season performances from swimmers like Rex Maurer, Masiuk was projected to be a key piece that gave the Texas trustworthy hope of a return to the highest of the standings after a Seventh-place end ultimately yr’s meet.
Masiuk is best-known as a backstroker, however is a succesful dash freestyler as effectively – an space the place the Longhorns have a spot on this yr’s roster.
Masiuk’s Greatest Instances LCM/SCM:
- 50 free – 22.77/22.03
- 100 free – 48.62/46.92
- 200 free – 1:48.93/1:45.58
- 50 again – 24.44/23.29
- 100 again – 52.58/50.43
- 200 again – 1:56.48/1:52.86
- 50 fly – 23.59/22.94
- 100 fly – 52.31/50.33
Texas’ high 50 freestyler this yr is Garrett Gould, who swam 19.38 within the crew’s post-invite twin meet a pair weeks in the past. Will Modglin leads the crew within the 100 free in 42.08, however can also be the crew’s high backstroker to this point this season by quite a bit (although switch Hubert Kos hasn’t actually damaged by way of but this season after ending 4th at NCAAs final yr within the 100).
By comparability, Gould’s finest LCM 50 free is 22.76 and Modglin’s finest LCM 100 free is 49.07, occasions that Masiuk is already equal to or higher than, so he would make a direct impression on these relays.
Right this moment, Masiuk would venture to have someplace north of a 40-point impression on Texas’ consequence on the NCAA Championships, which might be essential factors in an anticipated battle with Indiana and Cal for the title.
Masiuk gained bronze medals on the 2022 and 2024 World Aquatics Championships within the 50 backstroke, was on Poland’s history-making 400 free relay bronze medal on the 2024 World Brief Course Swimming Championships, and gained six medals, together with gold within the 50 and 100 again, on the 2022 World Junior Championships.
He provides to that six European Junior Championship gold medals and 11 complete medals on the 2021 and 2022 meets.
Masiuk turned 20 earlier in December.
The Texas males return to racing on January tenth once they host SMU. Two weeks later they may host the most important non-championship meet of the season towards Arizona State, NC State, and Virginia.
