Paweł Korzeniowski

Paweł Korzeniowski (born 9 July 1985) is a Polish competitive swimmer who won the 200-meter butterfly at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. He also competes in the freestyle events.

Paweł Korzeniowski
Personal information
Nickname(s)"Korzeń"
National team Poland
Born (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985
Oświęcim, Małopolskie
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubAZS AWF Warszawa [1]

Initially trained by Paweł Woźnicki in Oświęcim-based Unia Oświęcim club, in 2005 he was transferred to Warsaw-based AZS AWF Warszawa club, where he has been trained by Paweł Słomiński. His current coach, since 2009, is Robert Bialecki.[3]

Notable achievements

  • 2001
  • 2002
    • European Junior Championships – silver in 1500m freestyle
  • 2003
    • World Championships – 8th in 1500m freestyle
    • European Short Course Championships – bronze in 200m butterfly
    • European Junior Championships – gold in 200 m butterfly, bronze in 400m freestyle
  • 2004
    • European Short Course Championships – silver in 200m butterfly, bronze in 400m and 200m freestyle
    • Olympic Games – 4th in 200m butterfly
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2012
    • London Olympics – Placed 3rd in the second 200m butterfly semi-final, and 7th overall to reach the final.

References

  1. "by GeoLogix AG, Switzerland". Swim Rankings. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  2. "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  3. Archived January 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine


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