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| Kacper
STOKOWSKI |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Poland
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 06 Jan 1999
in Warsaw, POL |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
AZS UMCS Lublin [POL] / North Carolina State University [USA]: |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Football. (RunForestTV YouTube channel, 18 May 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in the 100m backstroke at the 2017 European Junior Championships in Netanya, Israel. (przegladsportowy.pl, 30 Jun 2017; RunForestTV YouTube channel, 18 May 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I started to swim at age three, and I continued swimming classes in primary school. When I attended primary school I did many sports, including football, biathlon, fencing and taekwondo, but swimming is the only one I have always been involved in. I was the best at swimming so I decided that I wanted to focus on this sport." |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Pawel Wolkow. (RunForestTV YouTube channel, 18 May 2020) |
Awards and honours |
He received the Eugeniusz Pietrasik Olympic Hope Award for 2017 from the Polish Olympic Committee. The award recognises talented young Polish athletes. (olimpijski.pl, 2021; canoe-europe.org, 23 Jan 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He was introduced to swimming at age three. He swam throughout primary school, before joining the G-8 Bielany club in Warsaw, Poland. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
English, Polish |
General Interest |
Other information |
COLLEGE TRANSFER
He studied and trained at the University of Florida in the United States of America during the 2018/19 collegiate season, before deciding to return to Poland ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games. In 2020 he transferred to North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, United States of America. (RunForestTV YouTube channel, 18 May 2020; swimswam.com, 24 Sep 2019; Instagram profile, 03 Dec 2021; gopack.com, 01 Sep 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 23 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
53.99 |
| 9 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:32.62 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 14 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Backstroke |
54.03 |
| Semifinal |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
50m Backstroke |
24.99 |
| 14 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
53.96 |
| Heats |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Backstroke |
25.63 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Backstroke |
1:53.88 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
50m Backstroke |
22.74 |
| 6 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Backstroke |
49.74 |
| Heats |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
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| 6 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
50m Backstroke |
22.98 |
| 5 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Backstroke |
49.80 |
| 6 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:33.13 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
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European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
50m Backstroke |
24.99 |
| Semifinal |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
100m Backstroke |
54.18 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Semifinal |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Backstroke |
54.47 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Backstroke |
25.41 |
| 4 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:32.82 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 7 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:49.02 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Backstroke |
55.34 |
| Semifinal |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Backstroke |
25.46 |
| 6 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Backstroke |
23.42 |
| Semifinal |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Backstroke |
50.75 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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| 6 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
100m Backstroke |
50.41 |
| 6 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
50m Backstroke |
23.28 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
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| 4 |
2017 |
Copenhagen, DEN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:32.30 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
100m Backstroke |
49.63 |
| 6 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
200m Backstroke |
1:52.48 |
| 4 |
2022 |
Indianapolis, IN, USA |
50m Backstroke |
23.13 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
50m Backstroke |
23.01 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
100m Backstroke |
50.02 |
| 3 |
2022 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
200m Backstroke |
1:51.59 |
| 8 |
2019 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Backstroke |
1:01.47 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Freestyle |
1:48.90 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:35.52 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Freestyle |
1:49.65 |
| 6 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Backstroke |
25.84 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:37.83 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:56.11 |
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