Alicja Pęczak

Alicja Pęczak (born 13 January 1970 in Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian) is a retired breaststroke and medley swimmer from Poland, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country: in 1992 and 1996. A member of Astoria Bydgoszcz and AZS-AWF Gdańsk, she is best known for winning several medals at the FINA Short Course World Championships.

Alicja Pęczak
Personal information
Full nameAlicja Iwona Pęczak-Graczyk
Nationality Poland
Born (1970-01-13) 13 January 1970
Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesmedley and breaststroke
ClubAstoria Bydgoszcz
AZS-AWF Gdańsk
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (SC) 0 2 2
European Championships (LC) 0 1 3
European Championships (SC) 5 2 3
Summer Universiade 0 1 0
Total 5 6 8
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2000 Athens100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2000 Athens200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place1995 Rio200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place1997 Gothenburg200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place1997 Seville200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place1995 Vienna200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place1995 Vienna200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1999 Istanbul200 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place1996 Rostock200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2000 Valencia100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place1996 Rostock200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2000 Valencia200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place1992 Espoo50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place1992 Espoo100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1996 Rostock100 m breaststroke
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1991 Sheffield 200 m medley

Pęczak was banned for 18 months because of doping use.[1]

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alicja Pęczak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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