Daniel Kowalski

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Olympic medal record
Men's Swimming
Bronze Atlanta 1996 200m Freestyle
Bronze Atlanta 1996 400m Freestyle
Silver Atlanta 1996 1500m Freestyle
Gold Sydney 2000 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Daniel Kowalski (born on July 2, 1975 in Singapore) was an Australian middle- and long-distance swimmer specialising in freestyle events. He competed in the Olympic Games in 200 m, 400 m and 1,500 m individual freestyle events and in the 200 m freestyle relay. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was the first man in 92 years to earn medals in all of the 200 m, 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events. Kowalski was however perhaps best known for being perpetual "bridesmaid" to fellow Australians Kieren Perkins and Grant Hackett, who were respectively the world's best 1500 m freestyle competitors during the earlier and later parts of Kowalski's career.

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[edit] Olympic medals

  • 2000 Summer Olympics: gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay (Kowalski was replaced in the final by Ian Thorpe but as a swimmer in the qualifying heat, he shares the gold medal).
  • 1996 Summer Olympics: silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle, bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle, and bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle.

[edit] World championship results

  • 1998 World Aquatics Championships: silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle
  • 1994 World Aquatics Championships: gold medal in the 4x200 m relay, silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle

[edit] World records

Kowalski was part of the world record setting Australian gold medal 4x200 m relay team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

[edit] Retirement

Kowalski announced his retirement from competitive swimming on May 8, 2002.

In February 2004 he was the host of an overnight program on SEN 1116 with former Magic basketballer Andrew Parkinson.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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