Mariusz Podkościelny
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| Full name | Mariusz Podkościelny | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | Poland | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 29, 1968 Gdańsk, Poland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | AZS-AWF Gdańsk (POL) | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Arizona (U.S.) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mariusz Podkościelny (born April 29, 1968) is a former freestyle swimmer from Poland, who, twice competed at the Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1992. Since 2003, he was a swimming coach for the University of Miami. He is currently the head coach for the swim team and teaching history at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
1988 Olympics
[edit]Mariusz finished 5th in both the 400m and 1500m freestyle. In the preliminary round for the 400m, he set the Olympic Record, which he held for about 10 hours.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Mariusz married Dagmara, also Polish, and had a daughter named Julia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Then And Now: Mariusz Podkoscielny". Swimming World News. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "Camp Director". Pine Crest Swim Camp. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
External links
[edit]- Profile on Hurricanes-website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-03-09)
- Mariusz Podkościelny at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Sports Swimming World Magazine Article
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