Ron Polonsky Season 2021-22
PositionIM
ClassFreshman
HometownHaifa, Israel
Career Honors
- 12-time All-American: 200 IM (2023- fifth; 2022- ninth), 400 IM (2022- 12th), 100 breast (2023- 11th), 400 free relay (2023- eighth; 2022- eighth), 800 free relay (2023- seventh; 2022- third), 200 medley relay (2023- 10th; 2022- eighth), 400 medley relay (2023- 11th; 2022- sixth)
- Two-time Pac-12 Champion (2022, 200 medley relay- 2022, 400 medley relay- 2022)
- 2020 Olympian: Israel (200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM)
- Five-time Stanford record holder
- CSC Academic All-American First Team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2023)
- Two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2022-23)
- Owns the Stanford record in the 100 breast (51.14)
- Owns the Stanford record in the 400 free relay (2:47.17)
- Owns the Stanford record in the 800 free relay (6:06.83)
- Owns the Stanford record in the 200 medley relay (1:22.41)
- Owns the Stanford record in the 400 medley relay (3:01.45)
- Ranks second in the program record book in the 200 IM (1:39.96)
- Ranks second in the program record book in the 400 IM (3:39.49)
- Ranks fourth in the program record book in the 200 breast (1:51.73)
Stanford Best Times
- 100 Breast- 51.14
- 200 Breast- 1:51.73
- 200 IM- 1:39.96
- 400 IM- 3:39.49
As a Sophomore (2022-23)
- Six-time All-American: 200 IM (fifth, 1:40.62), 100 breast (11th, 51.41) 400 IM (12th, 3:40.41), 400 free relay (eighth, 2:47.61), 800 free relay (seventh, 6:11.49), 200 medley relay (10th, 1:22.69), 400 medley relay (11th, 3:03.61)
- CSC Academic All-American First Team
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Set the Stanford record in the 100 breast at the NCAA Championships (51.41)
- Also competed in the 200 breast at NCAA Championships (36th, 1:55.26)
- Reached the podium at the Pac-12 Championships in the 800 free relay (third, 6:11.08), 200 IM (third, 1:40.42), 400 medley relay (3:02.71)
- Also scored points in the Pac-12 Championships in the 400 IM (sixth, 3:40.97) and 200 breast (seventh, 1:53.53)
- Claimed six individual titles during the dual meet season, two in the 200 fly, two in the 200 IM, one in the 100 breast, and one in the 200 breast
As a Freshman (2021-22)
- Six-time All-American: 200 IM (ninth, 1:39.96), 400 IM (12th, 3:40.41), 400 free relay (eighth, 2:48.21), 800 free relay (third, 6:06.83), 200 medley relay (eighth, 1:22.41), 400 medley relay (sixth, 3:01.70)
- Two-time Pac-12 Champion (200 medley relay- 1:22.74; 400 medley relay- 3:01.45)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Also competed in the 200 breast at NCAA Championships (18th, 1:52.91)
- Also reached the podium at the Pac-12 Championships in the 200 IM (third, 1:40.71), 400 free relay (third, 2:47.17), and 800 free relay (second, 6:08.73), also scored points in the 400 IM (fourth, 3:39.49), and 200 breast (sixth, 1:51.73)
- Set the Stanford record in the 400 free relay (2:47.17)
- Set the Stanford record in the 800 free relay (6:06.83)
- Set the Stanford record in the 200 medley relay (1:22.41)
- Set the Stanford record in the 400 medley relay (3:01.45)
International Experience
- Member of the Israel National Team
- 2020 Olympian: 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM
Prior to Stanford
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Polonsky to Paris
Stanford's Ron Polonsky set a national record in the 200 individual medley.
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Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
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Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
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Men's Swimming and Diving: Season in Review
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Men's Swimming and Diving: Season in Review
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National Records Fall
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National Records Fall
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Two Podium Finishes
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Stanford Qualifies 14 for NCAA's
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Stanford Qualifies 14 for NCAA's
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Card Closes Pac-12 Era
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Card Strengthens Hold on Second
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Cardinal Into Second
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Cardinal Into Second
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Two Podium Finishes
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Two Podium Finishes
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Card Routs No. 2 Cal
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Card Routs No. 2 Cal
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Card Extends USC Streak
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Card Extends USC Streak
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Card Wins Top-20 Matchup
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Big Day for Minakov
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Back in Action
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Swimmers and Divers Head to International Competitions
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Winter Academic Honor Roll
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Eighth Place Finish
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Four Individual All-Americans on Day Three
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Two in the Top-Five
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Two Top-10 Finishes
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Four Named Academic All-America
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Third at Pac-12 Championships
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Back-to-Back Titles
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Strong Second Day
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Day One Done
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Card Falls to California
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A Win on Senior Day
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Bounced Back
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Hard Fought Dual
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Dominant Display
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Day Three Done
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Successful Day Two
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Day One Done
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Triple Distance Meet Complete
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Worlds on Deck
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2021-22 Season In Review
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Seventh at the NCAA Championships
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Individual Title Highlights Day Three
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Five All-American Honors on Day Two
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Three School Records in Two Events
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Second Place Finish
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Two Event Titles on Day Three
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Four Podium Finishes
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Day One Done
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Big Meet, Big Victory
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Cardinal Topples Trojans
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Cardinal Tops Wildcats
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Cardinal Downs Devils
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Two wins in 2022
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Big Swims on Big Day Two
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Men's Swimming & Diving: Year in Review
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Olympians
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Avery Aquatic Center Records
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School Records
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