Marcin Tarczynski Class: Junior Hometown: Warsaw, Poland High School: LO im. Janusza Kusocinskiego Height / Weight: 6-2 / 188 Position: IM/Fly/Free Birthdate: 09/10/1990

Cal Success

• Was the 2012 NCAA champion in the 200 IM with a school-record 1:41.97

• Also placed fifth in the 100 back (46.02) and ninth in the 200 back (1:41.97) at the 2012 NCAA championships

• Was third at the 2011 Pac-10 championships in the 200 IM (1:44.47)

• Besides the Cal all-time record in the 200 IM, has the school's third-best mark in the 100 back (46.02) and fifth-best time in the 200 back (1:41.97)

International Success

• Competed for Poland at the 2012 London Olympics, placing seventh in his heat in the 100-meter back (55.06).

• At the 2011 Polish Nationals qualified for the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, China with a first place finish in 100 backstroke (54.82) and 200 individual medley (2:01.31).

• Was seventh in the 200-meter IM (2:00.81) at the 2010 European Championships

• In 2008, placed second in the 100-meter free (50.11) at the European Junior Championships and sixth in the 50-meter free (23.06) at the World Junior Championships

• Placed fourth in the 100-meter free (50.69) at the 2007 European Junior Championships

• In short course meters, has bests of 47.60 in the 100 free, 51.60 in the 100 fly, 53.47 in the 100 IM and 1:55.55 in the 200 IM

Personal

• Parents are Pawel and Anna Tarczynski

• Majoring in molecular biology

• Born Sept. 10, 1990, in Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki, Poland

CAREER-BEST TIMES

SHORT-COURSE YARDS

200 IM 1:41.97
100 Back 46.02
200 Back 1:41.97

LONG-COURSE METERS
50 Free 22.52
100 Free 49.35
200 Free 1:50.27
100 Back 55.06
100 Fly 52.56
200 IM 2:00.81