SWIMMERS from Poland

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Polish Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Polish Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Otylia Jędrzejczak (1983 - )

With an HPI of 28.53, Otylia Jędrzejczak is the most famous Polish Swimmer.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

Otylia Jędrzejczak (Polish: [ɔˈtɨlja jɛndˈʐɛjtʂak] ; born 13 December 1983) is a Polish swimmer. She was the Olympic champion from 2004 Athens in the 200 metre butterfly. She finished 4th in this event in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and also swam at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In Athens 2004 she also silvered in 400 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly. Three times she broke the world record in the women's 200 m butterfly (once in the 25-metre pool). Jędrzejczak was born in Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodship, Poland. She started swimming at the age of six as a measure to correct a slight curvature of the spine. At first she hated the sport. Her attitude towards it changed after she had won her first prize in a competition in Germany at the age of eight. Jędrzejczak took up swimming seriously in high school. Led by coach Maria Jakóbik, she won her first titles in the Junior European Championships in 1999. Medals in the Senior European Championships in 1999 and 2000 opened the way to her first Olympic appearance. Jędrzejczak studied at the Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Warszawie). Her coach is Paweł Słomiński. She stands 187 cm (6 ft 1½ in) tall and wears a size 47 (EU)/14 (US) shoe. For her sport achievements, she received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2004.

2. Radosław Kawęcki (1991 - )

With an HPI of 23.74, Radosław Kawęcki is the 2nd most famous Polish Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Radosław Kawęcki (born 16 August 1991) is a Polish competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke events. Kawęcki won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2013 and 2015 World Aquatics Championships, and was twice the 200 m backstroke short course world champion. He won four gold medals at the FINA World Swimming Championships in the 200 m backstroke. He is an 8-time European champion in the backstroke events. Kawęcki finished fourth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the 200-meter backstroke. He currently represents the Cali Condors which is part of the International Swimming League.

3. Michael Klim (1977 - )

With an HPI of 23.57, Michael Klim is the 3rd most famous Polish Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Michael George Klim, OAM (born 13 August 1977) is a Polish-born Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and former world record-holder of the 1990s and 2000s. He is known as the creator of straight arm freestyle.

4. Konrad Czerniak (1989 - )

With an HPI of 22.06, Konrad Czerniak is the 4th most famous Polish Swimmer.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Konrad Czerniak (born 11 July 1989) is a Polish competitive swimmer who has participated in the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships. He won ten medals at these championships, mostly in the butterfly. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 100 m butterfly and the men's 100 m freestyle, reaching the final of the butterfly and the semifinals of the freestyle. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 100 m butterfly, reaching the semifinals, and the men's 4 × 100 m medley and 4 × 100 m freestyle.