Łukasz Drzewiński Explained

Łukasz Drzewiński
Fullname:Łukasz Drzewiński
Strokes:Freestyle, butterfly
Club:AZS Warszawa
Coach:Robert Białecki
Birth Date:9 March 1984
Birth Place:Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
Height:1.85 m
Weight:77 kg
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Łukasz Drzewiński (born 9 March 1984) is a Polish former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and butterfly events.[1] Drzewinski won a silver medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 2002 European Junior Swimming Championships in Linz, Austria with a time of 2:00.21, edging out Ukraine's Serhiy Advena by 0.04 of a second.[2] He is a member of the swimming team for AZS Warszawa, and is coached and trained by Roberta Białeckiego.

Drzewinski qualified for the men's 400 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by finishing second from the Olympic test event, in an A-standard time of 3:51.44.[3] [4] Drzewinski failed to qualify for the final, as he placed fourteenth out of 47 swimmers in the morning's preliminary heats, lowering his entry time to 3:50.97.[5] [6] In the 200 m freestyle, Drzewinski challenged seven other swimmers on the fifth heat, including three-time Olympian Jacob Carstensen of Denmark. He came only in sixth by 0.12 of a second behind Portugal's Luís Monteiro with a time of 1:51.90. Drzewinski failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirtieth overall in the preliminaries.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Łukasz Drzewiński. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/lukasz-drzewinski-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 March 2013.
  2. News: Wealth Is Spread Around on Day Three of Euro Junior Champs. Swimming World Magazine. 13 July 2002. 27 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Pre-Olympic International. Swim News. 13 June 2004. 24 March 2013.
  4. Web site: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 5). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 24 March 2013.
  5. Web site: Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 4. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  6. News: Thomas. Stephen. Men's 400 Freestyle Prelims: Hackett Edges Thorpe, Qualifies First for Final; Jensen and Keller Easily Through. Swimming World Magazine. 14 August 2004. 27 March 2013.
  7. Web site: Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 5. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  8. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men's 200 Freestyle Prelims: Thorpe Fastest in 1:47.22; Hoogie, Keller, Phelps and Hackett All in the Mix . . 15 August 2004 . 27 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228213735/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7808.asp . 28 December 2013 .