Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S9, SB8, SM9
Further personal information
Residence
Swarzedz, POL
Languages
Polish, English
Higher education
Computer Science - Adam Mickiewicz University: Poznan, POL
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming at age four but did not begin to swim competitively until he was in high school.
Why this sport?
"Because it improves strength of all muscles and I love swimming."
Club / Team
START Poznan: Poland
Name of coach
Wojciech Seidel [national], POL; Miroslaw Jakubczyk [personal], POL
International debut
Year
2003
Competing for
Poland
General interest
Most influential person in career
His mother. (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"To be conquered and not to stop is a victory. To be victorious and rest on our laurels is a defeat." (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010)
Impairment
He was born without a left forearm and hand. He has also been diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy. (Athlete, 29 Dec 2010, krzysztofpaterka.pl, 17 Nov 2012)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Final Round | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Final Round | 3 | ||
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Heat 1 | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Final Round | 4 | ||
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Heat 1 | 2 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Heats | 3 | ||
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Final Round | 3 | ||
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Heats | 4 | ||
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Final Round | 4 | ||
Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Heats | 30 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Final Round | 2012-09-01 | 5 | |
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Heat 3 | 2012-09-01 | 2 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Final 1 | 2013-08-15 | 3 |