After deferring his enrollment at the University of Texas, World Championship bronze medalist Ksawery Masiuk reaffirmed his commitment to the Longhorns by officially signing with the team.
Masiuk, who is also a four-time World Junior champion, originally committed to Texas in October 2024, with plans to arrive in January and help the team’s postseason push. However, Masiuk deferred his enrollment until fall 2025, citing “formalities” as the reason for the delay.
One of Europe’s best is officially a Longhorn
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— Texas Men’s Swimming & Diving (@TexasMSD) April 14, 2025
This isn’t the first time that Masiuk has been attached to an NCAA team. He previously committed to NC State in the fall of 2023, but changed his mind last April, deciding to stay and train in his home nation, Poland, under coach Pawel Wolkow. When Masiuk deferred his initial plans with Texas, it seemed like the same pattern was about to play out; however, signing with the team now is a strong indication Masiuk will compete in the NCAA next season.
Masiuk’s Best Times LCM/SCM:
- 50 free – 22.77/21.97
- 100 free – 48.37/46.29
- 200 free – 1:48.93/1:45.58
- 50 back – 24.44/23.29
- 100 back – 52.58/50.43
- 200 back – 1:56.48/1:52.86
- 50 fly – 23.59/22.94
- 100 fly – 52.18/50.33
Masiuk is best known for his backstroke capabilities as he won bronze medals at the 2022 and 2024 World Championships in the 50 backstroke. But he’s a capable sprint freestyler as well, swimming on Poland’s historic bronze medal-winning 4×100 freestyle relay at the 2024 Short Course World Championships. It’s those abilities that make him particularly attractive to the Longhorns. Sprint freestyle was one of the holes in the newly crowned NCAA Men’s champions roster, which they plugged with Chris Guiliano.
However, with Giuliano and 200 freestyle star Luke Hobson out of eligibility, the Longhorns find themselves back on the hunt for sprint freestylers ahead of the 2025-26 season. After improving to 52.18 in the long-course 100-meter butterfly last month, he’s got an intriguing best in the event that suggests he could develop that event in the yards pool. Whichever of his events he chooses to pursue in his NCAA lineup, Masiuk projects as a significant scorer in the individual events based on his lifetime bests. But the value he could bring to Texas’ relays cements him as a particularly valuable recruit.
While this signing reaffirms Masiuk’s original commitment to the program, it still caps a busy week for Texas. Last week, the Longhorns signed Texas A&M transfers Jacob Wimberly and Baylor Nelson as they load up for a title defense.
