On December 13, 2019, the Polish diver Marcel Korkuś dived at an altitude of 6395 m ASL, setting an absolute world record in high-altitude diving. It was the first man ever diving at such a high altitude.more
In the famous Sydney-Hobart regatta Polish yacht "Maserati" with skippers Jacek Siwek and Jacek Piotrowski ended on the 12th place. The Australian "Comanche" won the 75th edition of the competition.more
Otylia Jędrzejczak has had a generous year behind him. In 2019, she was introduced to the International Hall of Fame, gave birth to a second child and ... wrote a book. "I closed a certain stage of my life" - admitted Olympic and world swimming champion.more
Two people have died and more than 17 were injured, after an internal balcony collapsed at a nightclub in the South Korean city of Gwangju early on Saturday, the local fire service saysmore
A swimmer struggling in the sea off Sardinia soon discovered it was his lucky day. Italian news agency ANSA says the male tourist got in trouble Sunday afternoon after his inflatable swan was carried away by the wind. According to a witness, the swimmer's friends alerted a life guard - but someone else was closer by. It was former world champion swimmer Filippo Magnini.more
Olympic swimmer Maarten van der Weijden completed his Elfstedentocht marathon in Friesland on Monday evening, reaching the finishing line in Leeuwarden at around 7.30pm, and raising €3.9m for cancer research. more
Maja Dziarnowska, after eight races, ranks second in the European Championships held in Majorca in the RS: X windsurfing class. He leads Yunxiu Lu, but the Chinese results are not included in the classification of this championship. Among men, the eighth is Piotr Myszka.more
Maja Dziarnowska (SKŻ ERGO Hestia Sopot) occupies the third place and is the highest ranked from the representatives of Poland after the first day of the European Championships in the Olympic, windsurfing class RS: X, which take place in Palma de Mallorca.more
24-year-old Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk will become tomorrow's second Pole in the history of Boat Race, who will take part in the 165th rowing race between Oxford and Cambridge university settlements. "It has always been a dream for me," he said.more
Pawe Tarnowski (SKŻ ERGO Hestia Sopot) was promoted to the first place in the RS: X class in the Hemel World Cup in Miami. The previous leader Radosław Furmański (DKŻ Dobrzyń) has fallen to the fifth position.more
The Sunday Times in London wrote that Sun and his team, including his mother Ming Yang, had concerns with the identification documents of testers and he and a security guard were alleged to have crushed a sealed vial with a hammer. If true, the incident could see the controversial swimmer facing a life ban from competition.more
Otylia Jędrzejczak became the first Pole to hit the International Swimming Hall of Fame. The ceremonial ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, will take place on May 15. Jędrzejczak has three medals of the Olympic Games in Athens, including the gold on the 200 m butterfly style.more
On the first day of the world championship at the short pool in Hangzhou, the Japanese Daiya Seto, sometimes 1,48,24, set a world record for 200 m butterfly style. The previous best result belonged to Chad Le Closa from South Africa on Tuesday and was worse by 0.32 s.more
I never set myself up to win a medal, I prefer to be pleasantly surprised "- admitted Wojciech Wojdak, swimmer BOSiR Brzesko, who from 11 to 16 December will take part in the world championships at the short pool in Hangzhou, China.more
Poland in the composition of Kornelia Fiedkiewicz, Klaudia Naziębło, Dominika Sztandera and Alicja Tchórz won the gold medal and beat the world record in 4x50 m competition with obstacles during the water rescue world championship, which take place in Australia.more
The Italian Filippo Magnini, a world champion in swimming for 100 meters freestyle from 2005 and 2007, was disqualified for four years for doping. The same punishment was imposed on his colleague from the relay of Michele Santucci.more
Women and girls must be allowed to learn how to swim even in conservative societies, American swimming great Michael Phelps said on Friday, as he sought to make the world better through the "awesomeness" of sports.more
2 hours, 7 minutes and 32 seconds passed Alexander Bednarek 34 km in the Pacific Ocean. The swimmer is the first Pole who has defeated the Catalina Canal belonging to the Crown of the Oceans, also known as the American Channel.more
Paweł Tarnowski will be one of the favorites starting on Tuesday in Sopot, the European Championships in the RS: X windsurfing class. "I want to do the best as well because it is my last regatta this year" - admitted sailor SKŻ Ergo Hestia Sopot.more
The 4x100 m mixed relay race with the sixth time was promoted to the final of the European swimming championships in Glasgow. Kacper Stokowski, Marcin Stolarski, Anna Dowgiert and Katarzyna Wasick achieved the result of 3.49,51.more
Tomorrow in Glasgow the European championship will start at the 50-meter pool. The Polish team consists of 28 swimmers and there are several medal opportunities. Two years ago, only Radosław Kawęcki and Konrad Czerniak managed to stand on the podium in London.more
