Катаржина Васик

Катаржина Васик
	Васик в 2019 году
Персональная информация
Прозвище	Касия
Национальность	Лак
Born	22 March 1992 (age 32); Kraków, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	AZS AWF Katowice
College team	University of Southern California
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Women's swimming
Representing Poland
World Championships (LC)
World Championships (SC)
European Championships (LC)
European Championships (SC)

Катаржина "Касия" Хасик (родился Уилк; 22 марта 1992 г.) - польский конкурентный пловец , который специализируется на фристайле Sprint. Васик представлял Польшу на 2008 , 2012 , 2016 , 2020 , 2024 года летних олимпийских играх в Пекине , Лондоне , Рио -де -Жанейро , Токио и Париже , а также на других международных собраниях. ^{[ 2 ]}^{[ 3 ]} Она самая быстрая женщина -пловца в Польше, в которой есть национальные рекорды в 50 и 100 фристайле (короткий курс и длинный курс). ^{[ 4 ]}

Карьера

После окончания средней школы Хасик тренировалась в Польше со своим братом Робертом Уилком в плавающем клубе AZS AWF Katowice до Олимпийских игр 2012 года в Лондоне. После Олимпийских игр она продолжала учиться в Университете Южной Калифорнии , где четыре года плавала за тренера Дэйва Сало. Васик показал отличную индивидуальную оценку, протягивая сильную руку на реле. ^{[ 5 ]} Она двенадцатикратная всеамериканская и забила четыре раза индивидуально на чемпионате NCAA и является шестикратной карьерной финалистом Pac-12. На чемпионате NCAA 2016 года она опубликовала лучшие карьеры с третьей в 100 -летнем фристайле. Она также увела первое место USC 400y Free Relay, которая установила школьный рекорд.

After the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro she retired from swimming due to injury. In 2018 she made a comeback to competitive swimming, first starting with the Las Vegas Masters team. She holds two American masters records in the 50 and 100 freestyle (25-29 age group short course yards records). Later in 2018 she joined the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Pro Group coached by Ben Loorz and Patrick Ota.

At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wasick placed 5th in the 50m freestyle final. Later that year she won silver medals in the 50m and 100m freestyle as well as bronze medals in the 4x50 m freestyle relay and 4x50m mixed freestyle relay at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia.^[6]^[7] She finished the year earning a bronze medal in 50m freestyle at the 2021 World Short Course Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in December.

In 2022, she won the silver medal in the 50m freestyle at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest becoming the second Polish female swimmer, after Otylia Jędrzejczak, to win a long course world championship medal.^[8]

International Swimming League

2019

Wasick competed for the Cali Condors in the inaugural season of International Swimming League and reached the finals at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Kasia Wasick swam for the New York Breakers and reached the semi-final. She won three times in the 50 m freestyle at the Solidarity Camp in Budapest.^[9] She was drafted to compete for Toronto Titans as their first pick in the draft.

Personal life

Her father, Zbigniew Wilk, is a former boxer. Kasia has three siblings, two elder brothers who also practice swimming and a sister who competed in track and field. She says her brothers inspired and motivated her to take up swimming.^[10] She received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Southern California. She currently lives with her husband, Matthew Wasick, in Las Vegas.^[11]

References

^ Polish 2016 Olympic team at the Polish Olympic Committee website
^ "Katarzyna WILK - Olympic Swimming | Poland". International Olympic Committee. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Olimpijska Reprezentacja Polski Paryż 2024" (PDF). Polski Komitet Olimpijski (in Polish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ "REKORDY KOBIET – Polski Związek Pływacki" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Kasia Wilk - Women's Swimming & Diving". USC Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Srebro dla Polski! Katarzyna Wasick wicemistrzynią Europy" (in Polish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^ "ME w pływaniu: Medal dla Polek! Sukces kobiecej sztafety" (in Polish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^ "Historyczny sukces! Katarzyna Wasick wicemistrzynią świata!" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ "ISL". a.isl.global. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Katarzyna Wasick - polska pływaczka bije kolejne rekordy. "Bracia byli dla mnie bohaterami, chciałam ścigać się z nimi i mieć takie same czasy"" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ "Katarzyna Wasick – powrót do pływania po długiej przerwie i wicemistrzostwo Europy" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2022.

External links

[1] Polish 2016 Olympic team at the Polish Olympic Committee website

[2] "Katarzyna WILK - Olympic Swimming | Poland". International Olympic Committee. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[3] "Olimpijska Reprezentacja Polski Paryż 2024" (PDF). Polski Komitet Olimpijski (in Polish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.

[4] "REKORDY KOBIET – Polski Związek Pływacki" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[5] "Kasia Wilk - Women's Swimming & Diving". USC Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[6] "Srebro dla Polski! Katarzyna Wasick wicemistrzynią Europy" (in Polish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.

[7] "ME w pływaniu: Medal dla Polek! Sukces kobiecej sztafety" (in Polish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.

[8] "Historyczny sukces! Katarzyna Wasick wicemistrzynią świata!" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[9] "ISL". a.isl.global. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[10] "Katarzyna Wasick - polska pływaczka bije kolejne rekordy. "Bracia byli dla mnie bohaterami, chciałam ścigać się z nimi i mieć takie same czasy"" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[11] "Katarzyna Wasick – powrót do pływania po długiej przerwie i wicemistrzostwo Europy" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 June 2022.

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