Karolina Hamer (born 12 February 1981) is a

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ...

who competes in international level events. She is also a

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Personal life

In 2018, she publicly came out as bisexual becoming the first active Polish sportswoman to do so.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamer, Karolina 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Tychy Paralympic swimmers for Poland Polish LGBT sportspeople Polish bisexual women Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships S4-classified para swimmers Bisexual sportswomen