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2025-2026 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Karol Ostrowski

Karol Ostrowski

  • Position:
    Freestyle/Butterfly
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Strachoin, Poland

Summary

Biography

UH Top 10 Times
  • 50 Free: No. 1 — 18.89, March, 28, 2024 (NCAA Championships)
  • 100 free: No. 1 — 42.31, March 29, 2025 (NCAA Championships)
  • 200 free: No. 1 — 1:34.36, Nov. 22, 2024 (SMU Invitational)
  • 100 Fly: No. 4 — 46.49, Feb. 24, 2024 (MPSF Championships)
  • 100 back: No. 4 — 47.06, Feb. 14, 2025 (Big West Championships)

2024-25 (Senior):
All-Big West (50 free, 100 back, 100 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 800 
free relay)
Academic All-Big West

Big West Athlete of the Week (Nov. 26, 2024)

  • Set a new program record in the 100 free (42.31) at the NCAA Championships
  • Also finished 26th in the 50 free (19.16) at the NCAA Championships
  • Captured five gold medals at the Big West Championships in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 free relay
  • Also earned silver in the 800 free relay and bronze in the 100 back with the fourth fastest mark in program history (47.06)
  • Contributed to all four of UH’s Big West record-breaking performances at the Big West Championships, including the 50 free, 100 free and with the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay
  • Secured Big West Athlete of the Week honors (Nov. 26, 2024) after shattering the program and Roberson & Lindley Aquatics Center record in the 200 free with a time of 1:34.36

2023-24 (Junior)
MPSF First Team (200 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 50 Free, 100 Fly)
MPSF Second Team (100 Back)
  • Won gold at the MPSF Championships in five events (200 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 50 Free). (Feb. 21-24)
  • Won gold with the 200 Medley Relay team at the MPSF Championship with a UH and MPSF record time of 1:24.44.
  • Won gold with the 200 Free Relay team at the MPSF Championship with a UH and MPSF record time of 1:16.75 and earned an NCAA A cut time.
  • Won gold with the 400 Free Relay team at the MPSF Championship with a UH and MPSF record time of 2:50.54 (Feb. 24).
  • Won gold with the 800 Free Relay team at the MPSF Championship with a UH and MPSF record time of 6:20.74 (Feb. 21).
  • Placed third in the 100 Fly at the MPSF Championships with the fourth fastest time in program history.
  • Placed fifth in the 100 Back at the MPSF Championships and moved into the UH Top 10 with a time of 48.10.
  • Contributed 50 points to UH’s total to help the Warriors claim the MPSF men’s team championship.
  • Broke the UH record in the 50 Free three times at the MPSF Championships, winning the event title in a time of 19.30 seconds.
  • Lowered the UH 50 Free record again at the NCAA Championships to 18.89 seconds while swimming the leadoff leg in the 200 Free Relay. Helped the team also set a UH record with a time of 1:16.23.
  • Set the UH 100 Free record at the Bulldog Invitational Last Chance Meet with a tie of 42.43 seconds.

Before UH
  • Represented Poland in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, leading off the Polish 4x100m relay team
  • Arrives at UH after spending two seasons at Drury University
  • A five-time NCAA Division II individual champion while at Drury
  • Took home two individual titles at the 2022 NCAA Division II Championships in the 100 and 200 free
  • Dominated the 2021 NCAA Division II Championships, winning titles in the 50, 100 and 200 free
  • His lifetime-best SCY times in the 50 free (18.92), 100 free (41.25), 200 free (1:33.29) and 100 back (45.90) would all be UH program records

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-2024Junior

    Freestyle
    6'4"
  • 2024-2025Senior

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    6'4"
  • 2025-2026Graduate Student

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    6'4"