KANSAS — Oliwier Gorka and Kenzie Radford, both of Midland University, were named the KCAC Men's and Women's Swimmers of the Week, respectively, the conference office announced Tuesday. Despite its name, this award typically covers a two-week period, in order to match with the NAIA swimming & diving biweekly honors. In this instance, with this being the first award of the season, this will cover performances from the beginning of the season until now. Both student-athletes were selected for their performances from Sept. 1-Oct. 12 by a vote of conference Sports Information Directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by
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Oliwier Gorka — Midland University
Jr. | Warsaw, Poland
| Date |
Meet Name |
Event |
Time/Score |
Individual Finish |
Team Finish |
Total # Teams |
Total # Individuals |
Cut Achieved |
| 9/26/26 |
GPAC Invitational |
100m Free |
44.76 |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
24 |
A |
| 9/26/26 |
GPAC Invitational |
100 Back |
48.34 |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
12 |
A |
| 9/26/26 |
GPAC Invitational |
200 Free Relay |
1:22.55 |
N/A |
1 |
12 |
N/A |
A |
| 9/26/26 |
GPAC Invitational |
200 Medley Relay |
1:31.80 |
N/A |
1 |
10 |
N/A |
A |
| 10/10/26 |
Grinnell Mini-Invite |
100 Free |
44.38 |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
6 |
A |
| 10/10/26 |
Grinnell Mini-Invite |
100 Fly |
49.00 |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
17 |
A |
| 10/10/26 |
Grinnell Mini-Invite |
400 Free Relay |
3:04.32 |
N/A |
1 |
8 |
N/A |
A |
| 10/10/26 |
Grinnell Mini-Invite |
200 Medley Relay |
1:32.38 |
N/A |
2 |
10 |
N/A |
A |
Gorka, a junior from Warsaw, Poland, earned three individual victories and one runner-up finish across Midland’s first two meets. He won the 100-yard backstroke (48.34) and 100 freestyle (44.76) at the GPAC Invitational, then improved his 100 freestyle time to 44.38 in another victory at the Grinnell Mini-Invite. He also finished second in the 100 butterfly (49.00), just three-hundredths of a second behind the winner.
Kenzie Radford — Midland University
Fr. | The Woodlands, Texas
| Date |
Meet Name |
Event |
Time/Score |
Individual Finish |
Team Finish |
Total # Teams |
Total # Individuals |
Cut Achieved |
| 9/26/26 |
GPAC Invitational |
500 Free |
5:51.40 |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
10 |
N/A |
| 9/26/26 |
GPAC Invitational |
100 Fly |
1:02.92 |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
10 |
B |
| 9/26/26 |
GPAC Invitational |
200 Fly |
2:21.26 |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
3 |
B |
| 9/26/26 |
GPAC Invitational |
200 Free Relay |
1:45.50 |
N/A |
2 |
11 |
N/A |
A |
| 9/26/26 |
GPAC Invitational |
200 Medley Relay |
1:57.22 |
N/A |
2 |
11 |
N/A |
A |
| 10/10/26 |
Grinnell Mini-Invite |
100 Fly |
1:02.57 |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
17 |
B |
| 10/10/26 |
Grinnell Mini-Invite |
200 Fly |
2:22.30 |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
7 |
B |
| 10/10/26 |
Grinnell Mini-Invite |
400 Free Relay |
3:55.27 |
N/A |
3 |
N/A |
11 |
A |
| 10/10/26 |
Grinnell Mini-Invite |
200 Medley Relay |
1:57.87 |
N/A |
7 |
N/A |
15 |
A |
Radford, a freshman from The Woodlands, Texas, placed first or second in all five individual races across Midland’s first two meets. She won the 200-meter butterfly at both the GPAC Invitational (2:21.26) and Grinnell Mini-Invite (2:22.30). She added runner-up finishes in the 100 butterfly at both meets, improving from 1:02.92 to 1:02.57, and placed second in the 500 freestyle (5:51.40) at the season opener.
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