University of Minnesota Athletics
2018 Volleyball Roster
Swider, Paulina
Jersey Number 18
Paulina Swider
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-1
- High School:
- Bydgoskich Olimpijczykow
- Hometown:
- Lublin, Poland
- Major:
- Undecided
Bio
2018 - FRESHMAN SEASON:
Played in six sets and had three kills and nine blocks • made her collegiate debut and provided two blocks in the win over North Carolina • added her first collegiate kill in the win over Georgia Southern • posted a career-best four blocks (one solo, three assists) against Green Bay.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
Played with KS Palac Bydgoszcz and the Polish Youth and Junior national teams • helped her U23 team to a gold finish at the championships of Poland in Legionowo in 2017 • guided her team to a second-place finish in the junior national championships of Poland in 2016-17 • has competed with Poland’s junior national championship teams since 2014 • helped Poland finish second at the U17 Eastern European Championships and was named Best Player • earned a pair of eighth place finishes at both the World and European Championships with the Polish U18 squad.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Dorota and Peter • graduated from Bydgoskich Olimpijczykow in the spring of 2017 • received the award for the highest grade point average out of her graduating class • interested in biomedical engineering.
Played in six sets and had three kills and nine blocks • made her collegiate debut and provided two blocks in the win over North Carolina • added her first collegiate kill in the win over Georgia Southern • posted a career-best four blocks (one solo, three assists) against Green Bay.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
Played with KS Palac Bydgoszcz and the Polish Youth and Junior national teams • helped her U23 team to a gold finish at the championships of Poland in Legionowo in 2017 • guided her team to a second-place finish in the junior national championships of Poland in 2016-17 • has competed with Poland’s junior national championship teams since 2014 • helped Poland finish second at the U17 Eastern European Championships and was named Best Player • earned a pair of eighth place finishes at both the World and European Championships with the Polish U18 squad.
PERSONAL:
Daughter of Dorota and Peter • graduated from Bydgoskich Olimpijczykow in the spring of 2017 • received the award for the highest grade point average out of her graduating class • interested in biomedical engineering.
Cinematic Recap: Golden Gopher Invitational
Monday, September 08
Highlights: Gophers 3, Lipscomb 0
Saturday, September 06
Highlights: Gophers 3, Vanderbilt 0
Friday, September 05
Highlights: Gophers 3, St. Thomas 1
Sunday, August 31
