2019-20 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

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Pawel Sendyk

  • Position Free/Fly
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Gryfino, Poland
  • Last School(s) XIII LO

Biography

Accolades
  • NCAA team championship (2019)
  • Pac-12 team championship (2018, 2019, 2020)
  • 1x NCAA champion
    • 2019: 200 free relay
  • 18x CSCAA All-American
    • 2020: 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
    • 2019: 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly (HM), 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay
    • 2018: 50 Free, 200 Free Relay
    • 2017: 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay
  • 12x Pac-12 champion
    • 2020: 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay
    • 2019: 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay
    • 2018: 200 Free Relay
    • 2017: 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay
  • 4x CSCAA Scholar All-American (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
  • 1x CoSIDA Academic All-America Men's At-Large Second Team (2020)
  • 1x CoSIDA Academic All-District Men's At-Large First Team (2020)
  • 2x Pac-12 All-Academic First Team (2018, 2019)
  • 1x Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (2020)
  • 2x Golden Bear Achievement Award (2019, 2020)

At Cal
2019-20 (Sr.)
  • Earned a career-best seven CSCAA All-American honors in his final collegiate season
  • Tallied the 10th most points of any swimmer at the Pac-12 Championships, helping Cal clinch its third straight title
    • Totaled 62 points (32 individual, 30 relay)
    • Played pivotal role in Cal's relay success with three titles
    • 1st in 200 free relay (1:15.54) (Pac-12 Championship record)
    • 1st in 200 medley relay (1:22.16) (Pac-12 Championship record)
    • 1st in 400 free relay (2:46.92) (Pac-12 Championship record)
    • 2nd in 50 free (18.91)
    • 4th in 100 fly (45.48)
  • His 18.91 50 Free at Pac-12s was an NCAA "A" cut & clocked in as nation's second-fastest time in 2019-20
  • Added NCAA "B" cuts in 100 free (42.56) & 100 fly (45.48)
  • Named a CoSIDA All-America Men's At-Large Second Team selection in June, becoming the first Golden Bear since Ryan Murphy to earn the honor
  • One of five Bears named to the 2020 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • Received the Golden Bear Achievement Award (highest GPA on the team) for the second straight academic year
2018-19 (Jr.)
  • Played major role in Cal winning its sixth NCAA team title
  • Helped Cal win NCAA title in 200 free relay (school record, 1:14.72), swimming the leadoff leg in a 18.84 split
  • Scored in all four of his individual events
    • Was the runner-up in the 50 free at NCAA Championships, finishing only behind teammate Ryan Hoffer
    • Secured ninth in prelims of 100 fly & touching at 45.30 in finals for 10th overall
    • Finished eighth overall (42.06) in 100 free after swimming a personal best 41.76 in prelims
    • Helped Cal finish second in 200 medley relay, netting the fastest fly split of the field (19.66)
    • Led Bears to third place in 400 free relay with 41.92 split on second leg
  • Won four titles at the Pac-12 Championships (two individual, two relay), including 100 free, 50 free, 200 free relay & 200 medley relay
  • CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team & Pac-12 All-Academic First Team selections
  • CSCAA All-American in 200 free relay, 50 free & 200 medley
  • Recipient of the Golden Bear Achievement Award (highest GPA on the team)
2017-18 (So.)
  • Scored 15 individual points at NCAA Championships, placing fourth in 50 free
  • Earned CSCAA All-America honors in 50 free & 200 free relay
  • CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team & Pac-12 All-Academic First Team selections
  • Also competed on Cal's 200 free relay team that placed third at NCAA Championships with a school record time of 1:14.56
2016-17 (Fr.)
  • Made an immediate impact as a freshman, winning the Pac-12 title in the 50 free
  • Competed in sprint freestyle events at NCAA Championships and placed sixth in 50 free
  • Swam leadoff leg of Cal's 200 free relay at NCAA Championships & touched with a time of 18.92, ranking second on Cal's all-time list behind legend Nathan Adrian
  • Also was a member of Cal's Pac-12 title-winning 200 free & 200 medley relay teams
  • CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team selection

International

  • Had breakout year in 2015 as he represented his native nation of Poland
    • Earned two medals at the 2015 European Games (Silver, 50-meter fly; Bronze, 400-meter medley relay)
    • Swam at 2015 World Junior Championships (Singapore) & placed in three-way tie for eighth in 50-meter fly prelims (missed cut in swim-off)
  • Competed at 2017 World University Games

High School / Club

  • Competed for MKP Szcecin in Poland

Personal

  • Born on May 24, 1997 in Gryfino, Pomerania, Poland
  • Son of Robert & Ewa Sendyk
  • Major: Physics

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Free/Fly
    6'0" 180 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Free/Fly
    6'0" 180 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    Free/Fly
    6'0" 180 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    Free/Fly
    6'0" 180 lbs