Bartosz Kizierowski

Bartłomiej "Bartosz" Kizierowski (born 20 February 1977) is a freestyle who represented Poland in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.

Bartosz Kizierowski

Kizierowski after winning gold at 2006 European Championships
Personal information
Full name	Bartłomiej Kizierowski
Nickname(s)	"Bartosz"
National team	Poland
Born	20 February 1977 Warsaw, Mazowieckie
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, backstroke
Club	Polonia Warszawa
College team	University of California, Berkeley
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Poland World Championships 2005 Montreal 50 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 1999 Hong Kong 100 m freestyle Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane 50 m Backstroke 2001 Brisbane 50 m Freestyle European Championships (LC) 2002 Berlin 50 m freestyle 2006 Budapest 50 m freestyle 1997 Seville 4×100 m medley 2002 Berlin 50 m backstroke European Championships (SC) 2003 Dublin 50 m freestlye Universiade 2001 Beijing 50 m freestyle 2001 Beijing 100 m freestyle

Biography

Kizierowski began his career as a backstroke swimmer, but changed to freestyle in the mid-1990s.

Kizierowski trained at The Race Club, a swimming techniques training club founded by Olympic Swimmers Gary Hall, Jr. and his father, Gary Hall, Sr. The Race Club, originally known as "The World Team," was designed to serve as a training group for elite swimmers across the world in preparation for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. To be able to train with the Race Club, one must either have been ranked in the top 20 in the world the past 3 calendar years or top 3 in their nation in the past year. The Race Club included such well known swimmers as Roland Mark Schoeman, Mark Foster, Ryk Neethling, and Therese Alshammar.[1]

He won his first medal in 2002 at the European Championships in Berlin, in the 50 m freestyle (gold medal). He won a gold at the 2006 European Championships in Budapest.

He lives and studies in the United States, at the University of California, Berkeley.

He is a 1996 Graduate of Mission Viejo High School, where he swam for Coach Mike Pelton.

See also

• The Race Club

References

1. http://www.theraceclub.net/mission-statement/history/world-team/

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bartosz Kizierowski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 March 2009.