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Swimming: One medal for Poland in Japan

31.07.2023 09:00
Polish swimmers have won one medal, a silver, at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, which ended in Fukuoka, Japan on Sunday.
Krzysztof Chmielewski.
Krzysztof Chmielewski.Photo: PAP/Wojtek Jargiło

Poland’s Krzysztof Chmielewski claimed the silver in the men’s 200 metres butterfly after he finished second behind France's Léon Marchand, with a personal best of 1:53.62 on July 26.

On the last day of competition in Fukuoka, Poland's Ksawery Masiuk narrowly missed out on a medal in the men’s 50m backstroke after he finished fourth, with a time of 24.57.

The swimming events at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships were held in Fukuoka from July 23 to 30.

Team Poland won two medals, a silver and a bronze, at last year's World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

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Source: PAP