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Konrad
CZERNIAK |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
Poland
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Gender | Men |
Born | 11 Jul 1989
in Pulawy, POL |
Height | 1.93 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Pulawy, POL |
Occupation |
Athlete, Coach |
Languages |
English, Polish, Spanish |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began training regularly at age 13. |
Why this sport? |
"Swimming gives me a sense of freedom and happiness." |
Club / Team |
AZS UMCS Lublin: Poland |
Name of coach |
Robert Brus [national], POL |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Czerny, Cobra [as a child he ran fast so his friends named him after the lead character from the movie 'Cobra']. (eurosport.onet.pl, 08 Aug 2015; kurierlubelski.pl, 23 Mar 2013) |
Hobbies |
Travel, photography, music, cars. (gkpge.pl, 01 Dec 2018) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning silver in 100m butterfly at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, winning two gold medals at the 2011 European Short Course Championships in Szczecin, Poland, and gaining his first international medal, a gold in 50m butterfly, at the 2007 European Junior Championship in Antwerp, Belgium. (arenaswim.pl, 21 Feb 2018; GK PGE channel on YouTube, 10 Dec 2018) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"If you work hard you can achieve anything." (sport.tvp.pl, 13 Oct 2016) |
Famous relatives |
His younger sister Gabriela has competed in swimming at club level in Poland. (itvl.pl, 04 Aug 2011; plywanie.pl, 2011) |
Ambitions |
To win an Olympic medal. (GK PGE channel on YouTube, 10 Dec 2018) |
Other information |
ACADEMY In 2015 he launched the Konrad Czerniak Academy in Lublin, Poland, with the aim of coaching children for professional sport. (Facebook team page, 09 Dec 2021; akademia.konradczerniak.azs.umcs.pl, 25 Aug 2020; lublin112.pl, 12 Jan 2019; lublin.tvp.pl, 02 Sep 2015)
RETURN TO POLAND For several years he lived, studied and trained in Madrid, Spain. After the 2016 Olympic Games he decided to return to his homeland and live and train in Lublin, Poland. "I spent eight great years in Spain, but it was a time for a change." (przegladsportowy.pl, 21 Sep 2016; sport.tvp.pl, 13 Oct 2016) |
Olympic Games |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
31 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
22.33 |
Heats |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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Semifinal |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Butterfly |
51.80 |
Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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9 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
100m Freestyle |
48.44 |
8 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
100m Butterfly |
52.05 |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
16 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Butterfly |
23.50 |
Heats |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
22.48 |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Butterfly |
52.77 |
Semifinal |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Butterfly |
23.36 |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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Semifinal |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Butterfly |
51.60 |
9 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Butterfly |
23.37 |
Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Butterfly |
51.28 |
3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Butterfly |
23.15 |
Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
DNS |
5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:14.12 |
8 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:34.34 |
3 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Butterfly |
51.46 |
Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Butterfly |
23.72 |
Semifinal |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Freestyle |
48.78 |
Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
DSQ |
Semifinal |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
23.48 |
2 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
100m Butterfly |
51.15 |
Semifinal |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
48.48 |
8 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:37.44 |
Semifinal |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
100m Freestyle |
48.22 |
Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
200m Freestyle |
1:48.73 |
Semifinal |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
50m Freestyle |
21.72 |
Heat |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
21.61 |
Semifinal |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Butterfly |
51.18 |
Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
48.16 |
Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
23.19 |
Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Butterfly |
DNS |
5 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Butterfly |
50.54 |
Semifinal |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Freestyle |
47.41 |
Semifinal |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Freestyle |
21.46 |
Semifinal |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
47.08 |
5 |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Butterfly |
50.75 |
European Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Semifinal |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
50m Butterfly |
23.70 |
Heats |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
50m Freestyle |
22.63 |
7 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:15.97 |
4 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Butterfly |
23.09 |
Semifinal |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
22.21 |
Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Butterfly |
DNS |
Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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5 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Butterfly |
23.34 |
6 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Butterfly |
51.72 |
Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Freestyle |
DNS |
Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Freestyle |
DNS |
3 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:14.20 |
2 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
100m Butterfly |
51.22 |
Semifinal |
2016 |
London, ENG |
50m Freestyle |
22.29 |
1 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Butterfly |
51.38 |
Heats |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Butterfly |
DNS |
2 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Freestyle |
21.88 |
4 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:15.10 |
6 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:34.51 |
3 |
2010 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Butterfly |
52.16 |
Semifinal |
2010 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
22.58 |
Heats |
2010 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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6 |
2010 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:38.57 |
European Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Butterfly |
23.29 |
Semifinal |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Freestyle |
21.46 |
Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Butterfly |
51.37 |
4 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
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Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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4 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
100m Freestyle |
47.01 |
7 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
100m Butterfly |
50.31 |
5 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
50m Freestyle |
20.96 |
Heats |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
50m Butterfly |
23.01 |
3 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:24.44 |
4 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:30.20 |
6 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:38.22 |
4 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:32.30 |
Semifinal |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
100m Butterfly |
50.85 |
Semifinal |
2015 |
Netanya, ISR |
50m Freestyle |
21.46 |
5 |
2013 |
Herning, DEN |
50m Freestyle |
21.43 |
Heats |
2013 |
Herning, DEN |
100m Butterfly |
51.89 |
7 |
2013 |
Herning, DEN |
50m Butterfly |
23.23 |
Heats |
2013 |
Herning, DEN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
DSQ |
7 |
2012 |
Chartres, FRA |
50m Freestyle |
21.70 |
1 |
2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
50m Freestyle |
20.88 |
1 |
2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
100m Butterfly |
49.62 |
3 |
2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
50m Butterfly |
22.77 |
7 |
2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:36.21 |
World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
5 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:33.17 |
7 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:42.42 |
6 |
2017 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Freestyle |
47.02 |
8 |
2017 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Butterfly |
22.95 |
2 |
2017 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:30.78 |
25 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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3 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Butterfly |
50.55 |
2 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
46.52 |
5 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Butterfly |
23.01 |
2 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
21.43 |
3 |
2014 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
47.17 |
6 |
2014 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Butterfly |
23.23 |
5 |
2014 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Butterfly |
50.61 |
5 |
2014 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Freestyle |
21.49 |
20 |
2013 |
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Overall |
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5 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Freestyle |
21.47 |
4 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
47.19 |
6 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
23.38 |
3 |
2013 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Butterfly |
50.22 |
5 |
2013 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Butterfly |
23.07 |
3 |
2013 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Butterfly |
50.33 |
4 |
2013 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
47.25 |
8 |
2013 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
21.78 |
4 |
2013 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Butterfly |
23.16 |
3 |
2013 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Butterfly |
50.27 |
4 |
2013 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
47.06 |
6 |
2013 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Freestyle |
21.64 |
3 |
2013 |
Moscow, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
47.34 |
6 |
2013 |
Moscow, RUS |
50m Butterfly |
23.30 |
3 |
2013 |
Moscow, RUS |
100m Butterfly |
50.66 |
5 |
2013 |
Moscow, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
21.72 |
5 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Butterfly |
23.10 |
2 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Butterfly |
50.09 |
6 |
2013 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Freestyle |
21.47 |
2 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Freestyle |
46.73 |
4 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
50.24 |
7 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Freestyle |
21.50 |
6 |
2012 |
Berlin, GER |
50m Butterfly |
23.84 |
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