Marcin Goraj

Position:
SWIM
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Krakow, Poland

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2024 Polish Olympic Trials Qualifier
2024 Polish Nationals Bronze Medalist (100 Back)
2023 Polish Nationals Bronze Medalist (100 Back)
All-ACC Academic Team
ACC Academic Honor Roll
CACAA All-American

2023-24 Season

New School Record – 200 Free (1:33.85) at ACC Championships
Took home a bronze medal in the 100 back at the Polish Nationals with a time of 55.09 and finished seventh in the 200 Back with a time of 2:01.74
Finished 14^th in the 200 Free (1:35.10) and 16^th in the 200 Back (1:44.18) at the ACC Championships
Won the 200 Back (1:46.50) and secured two more top five finishes against Minnesota (1/19) – 200 Free, second (1:37.59); 100 Fly, fifth (50.02)
Swam a personal best time of 1:47.09 and finished eighth in the 200 IM at the Minnesota Invite (11/29)
Won both the 100 Back (56.21) and the 200 Back (2:03.83) against George Washington (11/4)
Swam three season-best times against Penn State and Notre Dame. Finished first in the 200 Back (1:40.76) and in second place in the 200 Free (1:34.76) and the 100 Fly (47.41)
Recorded two second place finishes against California in the 200 Back (1:44.08) and the 200 Free (1:37.95)
Opened the season by winning the 200 Back (1:45.21) against Stanford with two second place finishes in the 200 Free (1:37.04) and the 100 Fly (48.58)

2022-23 Season

School Record in 200-yard back (1:40.34) and 200-yard free (1:33.91)
Bronze medalist at Polish Nationals in 100m back (54.89 LCM)
World University Games Qualifier
Under 23 European Championships Qualifier
NCAA B Cut in 100 back
NCAA B Cut in 100 fly
NCAA B Cut 200 Medley Relay
Finished first in the 200 back (1:40.34) at Bulldog Last Chance Meet – breaking the school record
400 medley relay honorable mention at NCAA with time of 3:05.72 – new school record
800 free relay team of Marcin Goraj, Dominic Toledo and Guy Frimis at ACCs to finish 8^th overall in the finals at ACCs
Broke 200 free record during split of 800 free relay at ACCs (1:34.65)
Took first overall in 200 back (1:44.77), first overall in 200 fly (1:47.31), and third overall in 200 free (1:37.44) against Wisconsin
NCAA: 100 back (46.50), 200 free (1:33.91)
ACC: 200 back (1:41.35), 100 back (46.91), 100 fly 46.76

2021-22 Season

New School Record – 200 Backstroke (1:42.92) at the Ohio State Invitational – Broke it 2x in one day
NCAA B Cut – 100 Back (46.99)
NCAA B Cut – 200 Back (1:42.92)
Second place in the 200 Back (1:49.24) at the FIU TYR Fall Classic
First place in the 100 Back (48.97) and the 200 Back (1:46.60), Second place in the 100 Free with a new personal best of 45.46, the 200 Free with a new personal best of 1:39.03, the 400 Medley Relay (3:15.84) and the 400 Free Relay (3:01.54), Third place in the 200 Free Relay against Notre Dame / Cleveland State
First in the 200 Back (1:47.21), second in the 100 Back (48.98), third in the 200 Medley Relay (1:30.88), fourth in the 100 Fly (49.64) against George Washington
Third place in the 200 Back (1:42.92), fourth in the 100 Back (46.75), sixth place in the 200 Medley Relay (1:26.37) the 400 Medley Relay (3:10.08), and the 800 Free Relay (6:34.08), and eighth in the 400 Free Relay (2:57.22) at the Ohio State Invitational
First place in the 200 Back (1:49.28), the 200 Free (1:40.18) and the 400 Free Relay (3:02.05), second place in the 50 Free (21.22) against Villanova
Tied his school record-breaking time of 1:42.92, placing first in the 200 Back, first place finishes in the 100 Back (48.00), 200 Free (1:37.29), 200 Free Relay (1:20.56) 400 Medley Relay (3:12.25), and 400 Free Relay (2:58.89) at the Western PA Invite
ACCs: 25^th – 100 Back and 200 Back, 51^st – 200 Free

2020-21 Season

First place in the 200 Medley Relay 400 Free Relay, 100 Back, and the 200 Back against West Virginia
Placed first in the 100 Back, 200 Back, and the 200 Medley Relay, third place in the 100 Fly against Army
10^th place in the 800 Free Relay, 21^st in the 200 Breast at ACC Championships

Prior to Pitt