Mariusz Podkościelny (born April 29, 1968) is a former
freestyle swimmer
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from
Poland
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, who, twice competed at the
Summer Olympics
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: in 1988 and 1992. Since 2003, he was a swimming coach for the
University of Miami
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. He is currently the head coach for the swim team and teaching history at
Pine Crest School
Pine Crest School is a private preparatory school with campuses in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida. It was founded in Fort Lauderdale in 1934 by Mae McMillan, who also served as the school's first president. The ...
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.
References
External links
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Sports Swimming World Magazine Article
1968 births
Living people
Swimming coaches
Miami Hurricanes swimming coaches
Olympic swimmers for 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
Polish expatriate swimmers in the United States
Swimmers from Gdańsk
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
20th-century Polish sportsmen
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