Maciej Hreniak
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 Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 May 1989 Brodnica, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | UKS Ruch Grudziądz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Marek Dorywaiski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maciej Hreniak (born May 3, 1989 in Brodnica) is a Polish swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1] He is a multiple-time Polish record holder, and a three-time medalist for the 800 and 1500 m freestyle at the European Junior Swimming Championships (2006 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain and 2007 in Antwerp, Belgium).[2][3] He also won two gold medals in the same category at the 2006 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4] Hreniak is a member of UKS Ruch Grudziądz, and is coached and trained by Marek Dorywaiski.
Hreniak qualified for the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA A-standard entry time of 15:10.78 from the European Junior Championships in Antwerp.[3][5] He challenged six other swimmers on the second heat, including Olympic veterans Dragoș Coman of Romania, Nicolas Rostoucher of France, and Ricardo Monasterio of Venezuela. Hreniak edged out Coman to take the fourth spot by eight seconds in 15:16.16. Hreniak failed to advance into the final, as he placed twenty-fourth overall in the preliminary heats.[6]
References
- ↑ "Maciej Hreniak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ Rusticus, Oene (9 July 2006). "Italy Highlights Third Day of European Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- 1 2 Rusticus, Oene (19 July 2007). "Daniel Gyurta, Emese Kovacs Provide Spark at European Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ Lord, Craig (25 August 2006). "Seven Titles For Seven Nations (One Each) In Rio". Swim News. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 1500m Freestyle" Check
|url= - ↑ "Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 28 December 2012.