Tomasz Maciej Świątek (born 26 July 1964) is a Polish

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, in which Poland won the "B" Final to finish seventh overall.

Sports career

At the 1987

Universiade The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred t ...

, Świątek won the gold medal. Świątek was associated with the Polish university sports club

AZS Warsaw Academic Sports Association Warsaw ( pl, Akademicki Związek Sportowy Warszawa) was a former multi-section University sports club based in Warsaw, Poland. The club was dissolved into University clubs within Universities in Warsaw that were re-est ...

. Świątek represented Poland at the men's quadruple sculls event at the

, where he placed seventh.

Personal life and awards

Świątek is the father of Polish tennis player

Iga Świątek Iga Natalia Świątek (; born 31 May 2001) is a Polish professional tennis player. She is currently ranked world No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Świątek is a three-time major singles champion, having won the French Open in 202 ...

, who is the first ever Polish player ranked world no. 1, and also the first ever player born in the 2000s to achieve the top ranking. After his daughter won the 2020 French Open women's singles title, they were both awarded Polish honours in a joint ceremony: his daughter received a

Gold Cross of Merit The Cross of Merit () is a Polish civil state decoration established on 23 June 1923, to recognize services to the state. History At the time of its establishment in 1923, the Cross of Merit was the highest civilian award in Poland. It was awa ...

and he was conferred an Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta "for sports achievements, for promoting Poland in the international arena".

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* 1964 births Living people Polish male rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers from Warsaw FISU World University Games gold medalists for Poland Universiade medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub