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Julia Podkoscielny

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • High School Pine Crest
  • Hometown Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • Instagram juliapodkoscielny

Biography

Career Accolades
  • 2024-25 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team
  • 2024 CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll 
2024-25 (Sophomore)
Regular Season
  • Competed in five events at the Georgia Fall Invitational (11/20-22)... Clocked a 2:22.42 in the 200y breast prelims... Went 2:01.13 in the 200y back prelims... Swam a 4:25.18 in the 400y IM prelims... Recorded a 2:04.35 in the 200y IM prelims... Swam the third leg (23.13) for Florida's 200y Free Relay C Team that tied for ninth after finishing in 1:32.37
2023-24 (Freshman)
NCAA Championships
  • Competed in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 Breaststroke
    • 37th Place in the 400 IM with a 4:16.94 time
    • 60th Place in the 200 IM with a 1:59.75 time
    • 61st place in the 200 Breast with a 2:14.82 time
SEC Championships
  • Member of the SEC Championship winning team
  • Competed in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Breaststroke
  • Placed seventh in the 400 IM after going 4:17.78
  • Swam a personal-best 1:59.50 in the 200 IM to earn 20th, fourth in the C-Final
  • Finished 32nd in the 200 Breaststroke with a 2:15.38 time
Regular Season
  • Competed in five dual meets, three Invitationals (Auburn Invite, Georgia Invite & Florida Invite) and one tri-meet (Tennessee, Kentucky)
  • Swam in 26 events during the regular season
  • Won the 400 IM in Florida’s win over South Carolina with a 4:16.86 time
  • Placed in the top-5 seven times
  • Recorded five personal-best times at the 2023 UGA Fall Invitational, while advancing to the A-Final in the 400 IM and 20 Backstroke
  • Was a member of at least one relay team in the 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Free Relay and 800-yard Free Relay
Career-Best Times at Florida:
200 Freestyle 1:48.95 2023 UGA Fall Invitational 11/16/2023
500 Freestyle 4:50.13 2023 UGA Fall Invitational 11/16/2023
200 Backstroke 1:56.13 2023 UGA Fall Invitational 11/16/2023
200 Breaststroke 2:13.74 2023 UGA Fall Invitational 11/16/2023
200 Butterfly 2:07.00 vs. FSU 1/26/2024
200 IM 1:59.50 2024 SEC Championships 2/19/2024
400 IM 4:10.32 2023 UGA Fall Invitational 11/16/2023

Prior to Florida:
  • 11-time High School All-American
  • Nine-time FHSAA State Champion
  • U.S. Olympic Trial Qualifier
  • 2021 U.S. Open Silver Medalist
  • 2021 U.S. Junior Pan Pacific Games Team
  • 2021-22 U.S. Junior National Team member
  • Three-time U.S. Swimming Scholastic All-American
  • Two-time Sun Sentinel Swimmer of the Year
  • Three-time Miami Herald Swimmer/Athlete of the Year

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Back/Breast/IM
    5'10"

  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    Back/Breast/IM
    5'10"

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