Adela Piskorska Explained
| Adela Piskorska |
| Birth Date: | 16 November 2003 |
| Country: | Poland |
| Sport: | Swimming |
| Strokes: | Backstroke |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Adela Piskorska (born 16 November 2003[1]) is a Polish swimmer specializing in backstroke, a gold medalist at the Summer Universiade (2023) and European champion (2024).
Early Life
Piskorska began her swimming career at the Torpeda Oleśnica club. In 2020, she joined UKS Shark Rudna and in 2022, she became a swimmer for AZS UMCS Lublin.[2]
Career
Piskorska has represented Poland at various international championships. In 2023, she won gold medals in the 50 meters and 100 meters backstroke and a silver medal in the 4 × 100 meters medley relay at the Summer Universiade held in 2023. In 2024, she became the European champion in the 100 meters backstroke and in the 4 × 100 meters medley relay (with Dominika Sztandera, Paulina Peda, and Kornelia Fiedkiewicz), and won a bronze medal in the 50 meters backstroke (she also finished 6th in the 200 meters backstroke at the same event).[1]
She has also competed at:[1]
- 2022 World Short Course Championships (eliminated in the heats in the 50 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters backstroke)
- 2023 World Championships (eliminated in the heats in the 50 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters backstroke; 10th place in the 4 × 100 meters medley relay)
- 2023 European Junior Championships (silver medals in the 100 meters backstroke, 4 × 100 meters medley relay, and 4 × 100 meters medley mixed relay, and a bronze medal in the 50 meters backstroke)
- 2024 World Championships (6th place in the 50 meters backstroke, 7th place in the 4 × 100 meters medley relay, and eliminated in the semifinals in the 100 and 200 meters backstroke)
National Championships
At the Polish Championships in a 50-meter pool, Piskorska has won 9 medals:[1]
- 2021: 50 meters backstroke: 3rd place
- 2023: 50 meters backstroke: 1st place, 100 meters backstroke: 1st place, 200 meters backstroke: 1st place, 4 × 100 meters medley relay: 2nd place
- 2023 (winter): 100 meters backstroke: 1st place
- 2024: 50 meters backstroke: 1st place, 100 meters backstroke: 1st place, 200 meters backstroke: 1st place
At the Polish Championships in a 25-meter pool, she has won 1 medal:[1]
- 2021: 200 meters backstroke: 1st place
Records
Piskorska holds the Polish record in the 200 meters backstroke (short course) with a time of 2:04.64 (3 December 2021).[3] She also set the Polish record in the 4 × 100 meters medley relay (long course) with a time of 4:00.23 (30 July 2023)[4] and later improved it to 3:58.71 (23 June 2024).[5]
Notes and References
- https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1245559/adela-piskorska/profile Adela Piskorska profile at worldaquatics.com
- https://swimnews.pl/blog/adela-piskorska-wzmacnia-azs-umcs-lublin Adela Piskorska wzmacnia AZS UMCS Lublin
- http://live.livetiming.pl/bachorz/2021/12_05_bydgoszcz/ResultList_24F.pdf 2021 Polish Winter Championships results, 200 m backstroke
- https://gotowinasport.sts.pl/plywanie/kobieca-sztafeta-4x100-metrow-stylem-zmiennym-rekord-polski-plywanie/ Kobieca sztafeta 4×100 metrów stylem zmiennym z rekordem Polski w pływaniu
- https://sport.tvp.pl/78785011/plywanie-wspanialy-wystep-sztafety-zenskiej-zloto-me-i-rekord-polski-wideo Pływanie. Wspaniały występ sztafety żeńskiej. Złoto ME i rekord Polski!
