RJ Kondalski

BK/FR

Player profile

  • Year Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Toledo, Ohio
  • Last School Sylvania Southview HS
  • Club Team Sylvania Tsunami Swim Club

Career Bests

Career Honors

  • CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American (2019, 2020)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • Ohio State Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022)

2021-22 (Senior)

  • Competed in seven regular season meets for the Buckeyes
  • Earned season-best times in the 50 free, 100 back and 200 back at the OSU Winter Invite

2020-21 (Junior)

  • Swam in all three of the Buckeyes’ regular season meets of the year
  • Scored points for Ohio State in the 100 and 200 Back at the 2021 Big Ten Championships

2019-20 (Sophomore)

  • Swam a leg on four winning relay teams throughout the season
  • Part of the 400 Med Relay and 200 Med Relay teams that won vs. Kenyon and Denison, respectively
  • Also swam a PR in the 1000 Free (10:27.49) vs. Akron and Penn State
  • The 400 and 200 Medley Relay teams also won races at the OSU Fall Invite
  • Posted three personal bests in the prelims at the Big Ten Championships – 20.32 in the 50 Free, 46.87 in the 100 Back and 1:44.25 in the 200 Back
  • Swam the opening leg of the 200 Med Relay at Big Tens and helped the team finish fourth
  • In addition to the 200 Med Relay team, scored points in both the 100 Back and 200 Back at the Big Ten Championships, finishing third in the 100 Back B final and 5th in the 200 Back C final

2018-19 (Freshman)

  • Won the 50 Back at the CSCAA National Invitation Championship, recording a personal-best time of 21.25; also finished second in the 100 Back and third in the 200 Back with another personal record of 1:44.86 in the prelim
  • Registered a career-best 100 Back time of 47.40 at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 17th
  • Earned a win in the 200 Back (1:45.62) at the Shamrock Invitational, and finished third in the 100 Back (47.79)
  • Opened Ohio State career with a second-place finish in the 200 Back (1:50.54) and a fourth-place finish in the 100 Back (49.95) vs. Alabama
  • Led the team with a 200 Back time of 1:44.86

Prior to Ohio State

  • Three-time OHSAA Runner-Up in the 100 Back
  • Member of the Sylvania Tsunami Swim Club