Krzysztof Chmielewski

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Krzysztof Chmielewski
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 20)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, butterfly
College team University of Southern California
Medal record
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Fukuoka 200 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Belgrade 200 m butterfly
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Lima 200 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Lima4×100 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Lima4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Lima400 m freestyle
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Rome 200 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Otopeni 200 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Otopeni400 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Otopeni1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Otopeni800 m freestyle
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Baku 200 m butterfly

Krzysztof Chmielewski (born 8 June 2004) is a Polish competitive swimmer specializing in butterfly and freestyle events. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1]

He is the twin brother of Michał Chmielewski  [ es; sv ]; both competed in the 200m butterfly event of the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships with Krzysztof winning gold and Michał winning silver.

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References

  1. "Krzysztof Chmielewski". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.