Łukasz Wójt

Łukasz Wójt (born 13 May 1982) is a Polish swimmer, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle and individual medley events.[2] He represented his nation Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won two bronze medals in a major international competition, spanning the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, and the 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia.[1][3][4] Apart from his international career, Wojt has also claimed multiple Polish championship titles and currently holds the national record in the 200 (1:54.81) and 400 m individual medley (4:03.20), both set at the FINA World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany.[5]

Łukasz Wójt
Personal information
Full nameŁukasz Wójt
National team Poland
Born (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982
Gdańsk, Poland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
ClubEOSC Offenbach
CoachDanuta Wójt[1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Poland
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok 200 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Rijeka 400 m medley

Wojt competed for the Polish squad in two swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He qualified for the Games with a third-place time in 2:00.32 to clear the sub-2:01 barrier and achieve the FINA A-cut in the 200 m individual medley (2:01.40) at the Summer Universiade one year earlier in Bangkok, Thailand.[4][6] In the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, Wojt and his teammates Łukasz Gąsior, Michał Rokicki, and Przemysław Stańczyk finished the second heat of the prelims with an aggregate time of 7:18.09. Swimming the second leg, Wojt recorded a split of 1:48.54, the fastest of the Polish foursome.[7] In the 200 m individual medley, Wojt put up a fantastic swim with a help of his powerful backstroke leg to take the sixth spot in heat four with a 2:01.54, but fell short for the semifinals, finishing twenty-sixth overall in the prelims.[8]

Wojt currently resides in Frankfurt, Germany, where he trains full-time at EOSC Offenbach under his mother and personal coach Danuta.[1] He is also the grandson of Marek Petrusewicz, a breaststroke swimmer who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.[9]

References
  1. Lackner, Stefan (30 October 2008). "Getting to Know: Poland's Lukasz Wojt". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Łukasz Wójt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  3. "European Short Course Championships: Amaury Leveaux, Alessia Filippi Smash World Records, The Netherlands Claims Relay World Best". Swimming World Magazine. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  4. "World University Games: Exciting Finishes Highlight Third Night of Swimming". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  5. "FINA World Cup, Berlin: Five World Records Set During Day One Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  6. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Individual Medley" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 37. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  8. "Swimming: Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  9. Witkowski, Paweł (23 October 2010). "Petrusewicz najlepiej czuł się pod wodą" [Petrusewicz best felt under water] (in Polish). Gazeta Wrocławska. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
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