Mariusz Podkościelny (born April 29, 1968) is a former freestyle

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from

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, who, twice competed at the

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: in 1988 and 1992. Since 2003, he was a swimming coach for the

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. He is currently the head coach for the swim team and teaching history at

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in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

1988 Olympics

Mariusz finished 5th in both the 400m and 1500m freestyle. In the preliminary round for the 400m, he set the Olympic Record, which he held for about 10 hours.

Personal life

Mariusz married Dagmara, also Polish, and had a daughter named Julia.

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Sports Swimming World Magazine Article
1968 births Living people Swimming coaches Miami Hurricanes swimming coaches Olympic swimmers of Poland Oregon State University faculty Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Polish male freestyle swimmers Arizona Wildcats men's swimmers Sportspeople from Gdańsk European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming {{Poland-swimming-bio-stub