Mariusz Siembida (born 21 March 1975 in

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, Lubelskie) is a retired

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from

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, who competed for his native country at two consecutive

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, starting in 1996 (

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). A member of Lublinianka he is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1997 European Swimming Championships in the men's 4×100 m medley relay, alongside

Marek Krawczyk Marek Krawczyk (born 23 March 1976 in Gdańsk, Pomorskie) is a retired breaststroke swimmer from Poland, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia). As a member of AZS-AWF Gda ...

, Marcin Kaczmarek and

Bartosz Kizierowski Bartłomiej "Bartosz" Kizierowski (born 20 February 1977) is a freestyle who represented Poland in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Biography Kizierowski began his career as a backstroke swimmer, but changed to freestyle ...

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* 1975 births Living people Polish male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Poland Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics People from Puławy Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Lublin Voivodeship Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade gold medalists for Poland Universiade bronze medalists for Poland Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade {{Poland-swimming-bio-stub