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Philipp Sikatzki

Philipp Sikatzki

  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Leipzig, Germany
  • High School:
    Sportgymnasium-Leipzig

2015-16 JUNIOR SEASON

Earned First Team All-America honors in 100 butterfly … Finished fourth at NCAA Championships in 100 fly in time of 45.37 seconds, a school and league record … Swam in two other events at NCAA Championships … Finished 25th at NCAA’s in 100 freestyle in 43.24 seconds … Placed 26th at NCAA’s in 100 backstroke in 46.78 seconds … Named Horizon League Men’s Swimming Athlete of the Year … Also won Swimmer of the Meet at Horizon League Championships … Won all three individual events he entered at league championships and reset league records in all three of them …  Was first in 100 butterfly (pool-record 45.90 seconds), 100 backstroke (46.74 seconds) and 100 freestyle (43.22 seconds) … Also swam in three relays at league championships … Led off 200 medley relay that finished first and set school, pool and league records (1:26.05) and posted a NCAA “B” cut time … Led off 800 free relay that set school-record time of 6:34.58 at same event … Led off 400 medley relay as it set a school-record time of 3:10.47 at league championships … Broke pool and league records with his 400 medley relay time (46.41 seconds) in 100 back … Surpasssed NCAA “B” cut standard and had top time in Horizon League in 200 freestyle during the season … Was among top five in the league in 50 freestyle and 200 IM on the season … Was a four-time Horizon League Swimmer of the Week … Named a Scholar All-American by College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America … Was on the Horizon League Winter Academic All-League Team.

2014-15 - SOPHOMORE SEASON

Had the fastest time on the team in the 50 Free (20.12), the 100 Free (44.35), the 100 Back (46.98), the 200 Back (1:48.38), the 100 Fly (46.64)... second best time in the 200 IM (1:49.73)... finished first in the 50 Back, 100 Back, 100 Fly and 200 Back at the CSU Magnus Invitational... finished first at the Horizon League Championships in the 100 Back and the 100 Fly, second in the 50 Free and third in the 100 Free... also competed in several relays that took top finishes throughout the season.