Cornell University Athletics

2023-24 | JUNIOR SEASON
Competed in three meets for Cornell, including the 2023 Zippy Invitational ... earned a point with his fifth-place finish in the 500 Freestyle against St. Bonaventure (5:00.12) ... logged 33 total points at Zippy's to help Big Red secure first-place finish in event for the first time since 2019 ... swam his best 1650 Freestyle of the season with a time of 16:25.11 to grab 17 points ... closed junior season at BU Winter Open with runner-up finish in 500 Freestyle with a season-best time of 4:35.80 and a 1:40.85 in the 200 Freestyle ... swam the final leg of Cornell's winning time of 1:22.67 in the 200 Freestyle Relay in the invite hosted by the Terriers.

2022-23 l SOPHOMORE SEASON
Competed in nine meets for the Big Red as well as swimming at the Ivy League Championship ... his top placement of the season came against Binghamton where he swam in the 500-Yard Freestyle and placed fourth with a time of 4:48.24 ... earned Cornell 4 points at the Ivy League Championship in the 1650-Yard Freestyle where he finished with a final time of 15:50.30 ... placed fifth three times in the 1000-Yard Freestyle against St. Bonaventure (10:39.89), Columbia (10:12.38), and Yale (10:04.24).

2021-22 l FRESHMAN SEASON
Placed second against St. Bonaventure in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:46.04 ... placed 10th at the Zippy Invitational in the 1650-Yard Freestyle with a time of 15:54.82 ... secured a third-place finish against Columbia in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:42.9 ... finished second against Binghamton in the 500-Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:39.77, his best of the season up to that race ... at the Ivy League Championship, placed 16th and 22nd in the 1000-Yard Freestyle and 200-Yard backstroke, respectively ... competed in all eight meets for Cornell his freshman year.=

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Swam at Kamiak High School for four years ... won the state title in the 500 free three consecutive years ... set the state record in the 200 free relay ... made state in all 11 events both junior and senior year.

PERSONAL
Vlad Gilszmer is the son of Michael and Nataliia Gilszmer, and a brother ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.