2017-18 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Furtek, Pawel

Pawel Furtek
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wroclaw, Poland
Bio
Academic Spotlight On Pawel Furtek
THIS SEASON: Pawel Furtek, a 2018 senior, is one of the Pac-12's top distance freestylers looking to return to the NCAA Championships. A Polish national teamer, Furtek, with five career top 6 finishes at the Pac-12s, is among USC's all-time top 10 in the 1000y and 1650y free. He is also one of USC's top students in the classroom.
2015: Furtek, as a 2015 freshman, finished 23rd in the 1650y free (14:58.74) at the NCAA Championships and was 52nd in the 500y free (4:23.67) ... At the 2015 Pac-12s, Furtek had a big debut, taking second in the 1650y free in 14:51.81 while finishing sixth in the 500y free (4:17.91). He was also 21st in the 200y free (1:39.87) ... He earned CSCAA Scholar All-American team honorable mention honors.
POLAND: Furtek, from Wroclaw, Poland, is one of Europe's top young distance swimmers and represented Poland at the 2015 European Championships ... Furtek won gold in the 800m free and silver in the 1500m free at the 2013 European Junior Swimming Championships. He competed in both at the 2013 World Championships, finishing 14th in the 1500m free and 21st in the 800m free. He was third in the 1500m free at the 2013 World Juniors.
PERSONAL: He was born on Sept. 25, 1995 ... He is a computer engineering & computer science major ... Said had he stayed in Poland, he would have become a lawyer.
FURTEK'S PERSONAL RECORDS
THIS SEASON: Pawel Furtek, a 2018 senior, is one of the Pac-12's top distance freestylers looking to return to the NCAA Championships. A Polish national teamer, Furtek, with five career top 6 finishes at the Pac-12s, is among USC's all-time top 10 in the 1000y and 1650y free. He is also one of USC's top students in the classroom.
2017: Furtek posted his fifth career top 6 finish at the Pac-12 Championships as a 2017 junior. He earned 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 At-Large Team status, 2017 Pac-12 All-Academic first team (for the second time) honors and CSCAA Scholar-All-American honorable mention notice with a 3.92 GPA in computer engineering and computer science ... He took fifth in the 1650y free at the 2017 Pac-12s (15:05.60) and 11th in the 500y free (4:22.16) ... He won four dual meet races as a junior.
2016: Furtek became an NCAA point scorer as a 2016 sophomore, finishing 10th in the 1650y free at the NCAA Championships in 14:48.90 after taking 46th in the 500y free (4:23.13) ... At the Pac-12 Championships, he was sixth in both the 1650y free (14:56.00) and 500y free (4:17.04) and was 20th in the 400y IM (3:59.63) ... Furtek earned College Swimming and Diving Coaches Associate of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American first team honors and Pac-12 All-Academic first team status.2015: Furtek, as a 2015 freshman, finished 23rd in the 1650y free (14:58.74) at the NCAA Championships and was 52nd in the 500y free (4:23.67) ... At the 2015 Pac-12s, Furtek had a big debut, taking second in the 1650y free in 14:51.81 while finishing sixth in the 500y free (4:17.91). He was also 21st in the 200y free (1:39.87) ... He earned CSCAA Scholar All-American team honorable mention honors.
POLAND: Furtek, from Wroclaw, Poland, is one of Europe's top young distance swimmers and represented Poland at the 2015 European Championships ... Furtek won gold in the 800m free and silver in the 1500m free at the 2013 European Junior Swimming Championships. He competed in both at the 2013 World Championships, finishing 14th in the 1500m free and 21st in the 800m free. He was third in the 1500m free at the 2013 World Juniors.
PERSONAL: He was born on Sept. 25, 1995 ... He is a computer engineering & computer science major ... Said had he stayed in Poland, he would have become a lawyer.
FURTEK'S PERSONAL RECORDS
Event | |
500-yard free | 4:17.04 |
1000-yard free | 9:02.99 |
1650-yard free | 14:48.90 |
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