January Switkowski

Education

While studying in the United States, Switkowski initially attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, where he swam for the Virginia Technical Hokies under head coach Ned Skinner from 2013 to 2014.

Career

Switkowski sat out the 2014-2015 season to spend most of the year competing for the Polish national swimming team, before transferring to the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he will compete for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team under head coach Gregg Troy. In the men"s 4×200-meter freestyle relay, Switkowski led off with a split of 1:47.03 before the Polish foursome of Kacper Klich, Michał Domagała, and Kacper Majchrzak ended up to eighth at the very end in 7:10.34.

Achievements

• He is a multiple-time Polish champion and a bronze medalist in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2015 World Championships. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, Switkowski put up a sterling effort at 1:54.10 in the final to win the bronze medal in the men"s 200-meter butterfly.