People from Ruda ?L?ska - Otylia J?drzejczak, Marcin Baszczy?ski, Eugeniusz Knapik, Lucjan Brychczy, Artur Sobiech, Thomas Cichon, Ernst Pohl (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Otylia J?drzejczak, Marcin Baszczy?ski, Eugeniusz Knapik, Lucjan Brychczy, Artur Sobiech, Thomas Cichon, Ernst Pohl, Marek Plawgo, Waldemar S?omiany, Michael Bemben, Edmund Giemsa, Przemys?aw Matyjaszek, Wiktor Wiechaczek, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Bogus?aw Cygan, Engelbert Szolc. Excerpt: Otylia Jdrzejczak (.)) (born 13 December 1983) is a Polish swimmer. She is the Olympic champion from Athens 2004 in the 200 metre butterfly. She finished 4th in this event in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She also swam in a third Olympiad, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In Athens 2004 she also silvered in 400 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly. Three times she broke the world record in the women's 200 m butterfly (once in the 25-metre pool). Jdrzejczak was born in Ruda lska, Silesian Voivodship, Poland. She started swimming at the age of six as a measure to correct a slight curvature of the spine. At first she hated the sport. Her attitude towards it changed after she had won her first prize in a competition in Germany at the age of eight. Jdrzejczak took up swimming seriously in high school. Led by coach Maria Jakobik, she won her first titles in the Junior European Championships in 1999. Medals in the Senior European Championships in 1999 and 2000 opened the way to her first Olympic appearance. Jdrzejczak studied at the Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Warszawie). Her coach is Pawe Somiski. She stands 187 cm (6 ft 11/2 in) tall and wears a size 46 (EU)/13 (US) shoe. For her sport achievements, she received: Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2004. Jdrzejczak owes her Olympic gold medal success to a brilliant finish in the last quarter of the 200 metre distance, which allowed her ... More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=910