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Polish swimmer claims silver in Rome

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Katarzyna Wasick of Poland won a silver medal in the women's 50m freestyle race at the Roma 2022 European Aquatics Championships on Tuesday.

Endurance swimmer to become first ever Pole to swim length of Loch Ness as he raises money for hospital beds

Completing the 36-km ‘Loch Ness “MONSTER” Swim’, endurance swimmer Piotr Biankowski will be raising money for the Ronald McDonald Foundation in Poland.

Poles take swimming silver, bronze in FINA World Championships 2022

Poland's Katarzyna Wasick won a silver medal and Ksawery Masiuk a bronze at the FINA swimming World Championships 2022 in Budapest on Saturday.

Christmas swimmers save drowning dog

The group known as ‘Walruses’ from Środa Śląska were taking their annual festive plunge when they spotted the floundering pooch after it had fallen through the lake’s thin icy covering. 

Polish swimmer wins gold in Abu Dhabi

Radosław Kawęcki has won gold in the men's 200m backstroke final and Katarzyna Wasick has won bronze in the women's 50m freestyle during the 15th FINA World Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

Polish relay team takes bronze at European Swimming Championships

Poland's women's 4x50m freestyle swimming team took bronze at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday.

So, how is Team PL doing at the Olympics so far?

In terms of Olympic medals to date (July 30) Poland has Gold: 0; Silver: 1; Bronze: 0

The lady is a champ! Łódź student first Pole to win Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming title for crossing the English Channel

The history-making award comes after Ola Bednarek swam for 13 hours and 17 minutes. She later said: “In a straight line it is 36km, but due to the currents the route is longer. I suppose that I swam about 40-45km."

Flag-bearers of Poland team at Tokyo Olympics opening announced

Maja Wloszczowska, a mountain biker, and Pawel Korzeniowski, a swimmer, have been named flag-bearers of Poland national team at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, the Polish Olympic Committee has announced.

“Age isn’t a limit.” Fifty-seven year old woman inspires as bodybuilding bikini model

Motivated to begin bodybuilding after reading an interview with Ania Gołębiowska, 57-year-old Małgorzata Chruścicka has become a modelling sensation since throwing herself into the sport.

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Warsaw-designed luxury home named one of the world’s most beautiful in architectural ‘Oscars’ award

Nestled in green meadows and surrounded by lush forests, the house which features a distinctive curved silhouette reminiscent of a sea dune has been named ‘Best Single Family Residence’ in the latest edition of the European Property Awards.

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