SZCZECIN, Poland, May 10. IT proved to be a successful day for Aleksandra Urbanczyk and Alicja Tchorz at the two-day, timed-final Polish Grand Prix in Szczecin.<\/p>\n
MORNING SESSION<\/b>
\nAleksandra Urbanczyk moved into the top 20 in the world in the women’s 50-meter fly. She clocked a 26.57 for the win, tying Rachael Kelly for 17th in the SwimVortex world rankings. Katarzyna Rogowska placed second in 28.99 with Dominika Sztandera finishing third in 29.36.<\/p>\n
Just like last week in Opole, Alicja Tchorz had herself a strong day one. She started with a 2:03.54 to win the women’s 200-meter free. Katarzyna Kasperek finished second in 2:05.81 with Klaudia Jankowska earning third in 2:07.98. Tchorz doubled up with a 2:12.29 in the women’s 200-meter back. Klaudia Nazieblo placed second in 2:12.70 with Gabriela Wojtowicz earning third in 2:17.94.<\/p>\n
Dawid Zielinski led a 1-2-3-4 for the host club in the men’s 200-meter free with a 1:52.46. Filip Zaborowski (1:54.20), Marcin Kaczmarski (1:54.30) and Pawel Furtek (1:55.12) placed second through fourth for Szczecin.<\/p>\n
Paulina Zachoszcz edged Dominika Sztandera, 1:11.40 to 1:11.50, in the women’s 100-meter breast, while Paulina Majszutowicz earned third overall in 1:15.06. Dawid Szulich cruised to victory in the men’s 100-meter breast with a 1:02.26, while Michal Perl took second in 1:04.98. Piotr Bialek finished third in 1:05.79.<\/p>\n
Oskar Krupecki grabbed the men’s 50-meter fly title in 24.74, while Maksymilian Zgierski snared second in 25.24. Piotr Kowalik raced to third in 25.69. Radoslaw Kawecki claimed the men’s 200-meter back in 1:58.81, winning by a wide margin. Teammate Adam Dubiel took second in 2:06.27 with Wojciech Gabrysz finishing third in 2:09.15.<\/p>\n
Joanna Zachoszcz closed out the morning session with an 8:57.98 for the win in the women’s 800-meter free. Manuela Wikiel took second in 8:58.00 with Klaudia Nazieblo posting a third-place 9:09.81.<\/p>\n
AFTERNOON SESSION<\/b>
\nAfter cracking the world top 20 in the 50 fly this morning, Aleksandra Urbanczyk won another title with a 25.49 in the women’s 50-meter free. Dominika Sztandera touched second in 26.96 with Adrianna Niewiadomska placing third in 27.49. Urbanczyk pocketed her third sprint crown of the day with a 28.71 in the women’s 50-meter back. That’s just a bit outside the top 20 in the world currently anchored by Meagen Nay’s 28.66 from Aussie Nationals. Klaudia Nazieblo kept on taking second with a 28.77 with Alicja Tchorz finishing third in 28.98.<\/p>\n
Alicja Tchorz returned after a short break following her morning double to kick off the afternoon with a winning 4:46.15 in the first race of the afternoon \u2013 the women’s 400-meter IM. Klaudia Nazieblo touched second in 4:51.38 with Joanna Cieslak placing third in 5:04.60.<\/p>\n
Marcin Kaczmarski picked up the men’s 400-meter IM title in 4:33.15. Jan Urbaniak finished second in 4:34.77 with Karol Olender earning third in 4:44.50. Kacper Majchrzak topped the men’s 50-meter free with a 23.49, while Szymon Dymerski placed second in 23.68. Filip Wypych pocketed third in 23.78.<\/p>\n
Paulina Zachoszcz won another breaststroke title, this time with a 2:34.89 in the women’s 200-meter breast. Paulina Majszutowicz touched second in 2:38.59 with Michalina Zbrojewska claiming third in 2:39.76. Dawid Szulich also picked up a second breaststroke win on the day with a 2:17.43 in the men’s 200-meter breast. Adam Rojda (2:20.82) and Rafal Kusto (2:24.26) rounded out the top three.<\/p>\n
Joanna Mizak clipped Aleksandra Tomala, 1:05.19 to 1:05.38, in the women’s 100-meter fly. Katarzyna Stasinowska wound up third in 1:06.10. Oskar Krupecki snared the men’s 100-meter fly title in 54.78. Kacper Majchrzak placed second in 55.83 with Juliusz Gosieniecki earning third in 57.97. Radoslaw Kawecki took home the men’s 50-meter back in 26.25 with Maksymilian Zgierski finishing second in 26.70. Rafal Bugdol posted a 27.04 for third in the sprint back.<\/p>\n
Marcin Kaczmarski concluded the day with an 8:08.80 to win the men’s 800-meter free. Pawel Furtek (8:09.07) and Filip Zaborowski (8:09.37) snatched second and third in the distance event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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