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Born | Katowice, Poland | October 3, 2003
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
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Country | Poland |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Mateusz Chowaniec (born 3 October 2003 in Katowice [1] ) is a Polish swimmer and double European Championship silver medalist.
Chowaniec began his swimming career at Wodnik Siemianowice Śląskie [1] and, since 2023, has been competing for AZS-AWF Katowice.
In 2019, he won a gold medal in the 50-meter freestyle at the Summer European Youth Olympic Festival [2] . In 2021, he became the European Junior Vice-Champion in the 200-meter freestyle [3] . He was a candidate for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but was incorrectly registered and not allowed to compete [4] . In 2023, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the Summer Universiade [5] .
He is the Polish senior record holder in the mixed 4 × 200-meter freestyle relay (7:41.29 - 16 August 2022 at the European Championships in Rome) [6] .
At the Polish Senior Championships, he won a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly in 2022 [7] , and in 2023, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay and a silver medal in the 100-meter freestyle [8] .
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