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Jakub SKIERKA
Sport Swimming
NOC Poland   
GenderMen
Born04 Oct 1998
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Zielona Góra, POL
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
TP Zielona Gora: Poland
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sport.tvp.pl, 28 May 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
"When I was in kindergarten, the first sports class with a swimming programme was going to open [at a local school]. My parents did not want to sign me up, because I couldn't swim. My cousin went to this school and I followed her. My aunt simply signed me up. I enjoyed water, and after three days I started doing well. I swam more and more, and that is how it started."
General Interest
Hero / Idol
US swimmer Michael Phelps, Polish swimmer Radoslaw Kawecki. (gazetakartuska.pl, 18 Apr 2016)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Jacek Miciul [club]
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began training in primary school in Kartuzy, Poland.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Polish
General Interest
Nicknames
Kuba (cartusia-plywanie.pl, 2017)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
27 2021 Tokyo, JPN 200m Backstroke 1:59.30
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Semifinal 2019 Gwangju, KOR 200m Backstroke  DSQ
Heats 2017 Budapest, HUN 200m Backstroke 2:00.44
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
7 2021 Budapest, HUN 200m Backstroke 1:58.56
Semifinal 2018 Glasgow, SCO 200m Backstroke 1:59.86
Heats 2018 Glasgow, SCO 100m Backstroke 55.60
European Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2021 Kazan, RUS 200m Backstroke 1:53.96
Semifinal 2021 Kazan, RUS 100m Backstroke 51.72
Heats 2019 Glasgow, SCO 50m Backstroke 24.43
4 2019 Glasgow, SCO 200m Backstroke 1:50.51
Heats 2019 Glasgow, SCO 100m Backstroke 52.00
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 200m Backstroke 1:52.32
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 100m Backstroke 52.89
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2019 Doha, QAT 200m Backstroke 2:01.80
6 2017 Berlin, GER 200m Backstroke 1:52.16
5 2017 Moscow, RUS 200m Backstroke 1:52.64