Bartosz Piszczorowicz
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 October 1999 Kalisz, Poland |
| Sport | |
| Country | Poland |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | UKS Delfin, UKS Dziewiątka, Włókniarz Kalisz G-8 Bielany Warszawa. |
| College team | University of Louisville North Carolina State |
| Coach | Arthur Albiero (Louisville) Braden Holloway (NCSU) |
Bartosz Piszczorowicz (born 23 October 1999 in Kalisz[1]) is a Polish swimmer who competed for the University of Louisville and North Carolina State University and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not compete, though he swam both the 4x100 meter freestyle and 4x100 meter medley relay events at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[2][3]
Collegiate swimming
In December 2018 Piszczorowicz moved to the USA to study at the University of Louisville and swim for coach Arthur Albiero,[6] competing for the university team until 2020.[7] In 2021, he transferred to North Carolina State University and joined the NC State Wolfpack swimming team where he competed for head coach Braden Holloway, a former NCSU All American swimmer, and a ten time Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year.[8][9] During his collegiate career, he was the Atlantic Coast Conference champion in the 200-yard freestyle in 2019, in the 4 × 100-yard freestyle relay in 2019, 2022, and 2023, and in the 4 × 200-yard freestyle relay in 2019 and 2023.[7][9]
Early international competition
In 2016 Piszczorowicz won a bronze medal at the European Championships in the 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay (with Karol Ostrowski, Kacper Stokowski, and Jakub Kraska). In 2017, he became the European Junior Champion in the 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay (with Karol Ostrowski, Kacper Stokowski, and Jakub Kraska). At the same event, he also won two bronze medals in the 4 × 100-meter medley relay with Kamil Kaźmierczak, Robert Kusto, and Jakub Kraska) and the mixed 4 × 100-meter medley relay (with Kornelia Fiedkiewicz, Aleksandra Polańska, and Jakub Kraska). In 2017, he also became the World Junior Vice-Champion in the 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay (with Karol Ostrowski, Kacper Stokowski, and Jakub Kraska)[10]