Maksymilian Szwed

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Maksymilian Szwed
Personal information
Full nameMaksymilian Mariusz Szwed
NationalityPolish
Born (2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 (age 21)
Education Łódź University of Technology [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 45.18 (Madrid, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
World University Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Bochum 4 × 400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Apeldoorn 400 m
European U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Bergen 400 m
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Jerusalem 400 m

Maksymilian Szwed (born 6 August 2004) is a Polish sprinter. He became Polish national 400 metres champion in 2024. He set new European U23 and Polish national indoor records to win the silver medal at that distance at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships. [2]

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Career

He is a ADS Łódź athlete. was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem. [3]

He competed as part of the Polish mixed 4 × 400 m relay team at the World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas which qualified for the Paris Olympics. [4]

He ran at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024, in both the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay and the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay. [5] [6] He won the Polish Athletics Championships over 400 metres in Bydgoszcz in June 2024 in a time of 45.25 seconds and broke the 20-year-old Polish Under-23 Record of Marek Plawgo. [7] [8]

He ran in the Mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [9] He also competed in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the Games. [10]

He ran an indoors personal best of 45.69 to qualify for the semi finals of the 400 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He won his semi-final on 7 March 2025, with a time of 45.78 seconds. [11] [12] He subsequently went faster again to win the silver medal in the final, setting a European U23 and Polish indoor record of 45.31 seconds to finish behind only Atilla Molnar of Hungary. [13] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025. [14] He also competed in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the event. [15]

He represented Poland at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid, where he ran a personal best 45.18 seconds for the 400 metres and was a member of the Polish mixed 4 × 400 metres relay team which set a national record in winning the race. [16] [17] He ran 45.28 seconds to win the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway. [18]

He was selected for the Polish team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where he ran in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in which the Polish team finished in fourth place. [19] [20]

References

  1. ↑ 2025 WUG bio
  2. ↑ "Maksymilian Szwed". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Leszczyńska, Aleksandra (13 August 2023). "Maksymilian Szwed bronze medalist of the European Under-20 Championships". pasja.azs.pl. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Kalemba, Tomasz. "The captain of the Polish national team did not bite her tongue. Aggression in the change zone". imertia.pl. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Klemba, Andrew. "Automation technician goes to Paris to pursue more dreams. "We can do it"". Inertia.pl. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Polish Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Kalemba, Thomasz (3 August 2024). "Polish relay team in the final. They will defend their gold. Protest has already been filed". inertia.pl. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Men's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Crumley, Euan (7 March 2025). "Agony for Amber Anning at European Indoors". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Crumpey, Euan (7 March 2025). "Mixed 1500m fortunes for Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Georgia Hunter Bell". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Skotheim sets European heptathlon record in Apeldoorn". World Athletics. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "Men's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  17. ↑ Broadbent, Chris (29 June 2025). "Mixed relay specialists Poland win again at Madrid 2025" . Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  18. ↑ Mills, Steven (19 July 2025). "Championship record! Jaeger blazes to European U23 400m gold in 49.74". European Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "Lekkoatletyka. Znamy skład reprezentacji Polski na MŚ w Tokio". Sport.tvp.pl. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.

Maksymilian Szwed at the Polish Athletic Association database (in Polish)

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