Rafał Marek Szukała, born on 9, April, 1971 in

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

is a former polish

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. He won the silver medal in the men's 100 m butterfly at the

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. Szukała competed in three consecutive

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for

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his native country, starting in 1988. He won his first major title in the 100 m butterfly at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships in

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. He regained the European title in 1993 and also won gold in the 100 m butterfly at the 1994 World Championships . Szukała attended the

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, in the United States.

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Profile on Polish Olympic Committee
1971 births Living people Polish male butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for Poland Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Poznań World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Iowa Hawkeyes men's swimmers Polish expatriate swimmers in the United States University of Iowa alumni Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-Olympic-medalist-stub