Marcin Tarczyński

Who is Marcin Tarczyński?

Marcin Tarczyński is a Polish swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and backstroke events. He is a silver medalist at the 2008 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and later represented Poland at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. While studying in the United States, Tarczynski also holds a school record and 200 m individual medley title at the 2012 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.

Tarczynski reached his first international spotlight at the 2008 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, where he earned a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle.

In 2010, Tarczynski attended UC Berkeley in Berkeley, California, where he majored in molecular biology, and played for the California Golden Bears swimming and diving team under head coach Dave Durden. His sporting hero Bartosz Kizierowski, an alumnus and a four-time Olympian, also inspired him to come to the United States, prompting Tarczynski's decision to experience college life of balancing academics and sport.