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Mariusz Podkościelny

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Mariusz Podkościelny
Personal information
Full nameMariusz Podkościelny
National teamPoland
Born (1968-04-29) April 29, 1968 (age 56)
Gdańsk, Pomorskie
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubAZS-AWF Gdańsk (POL)
College teamUniversity of Arizona (U.S.)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Poland
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Bonn 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Bonn 1500 m freestyle

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 assistant coach for the swim team and teaching history at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

1988 Olympics

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

Mariusz married Dagmara, also Polish, and had a daughter named Julia. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Then And Now: Mariusz Podkoscielny". Swimming World News. 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  2. ^ "Camp Director". Pine Crest Swim Camp. Retrieved 2018-05-22.