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| National team |  Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-09-10)10 September 1990 (age 35) Nowy Dwór, Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle,backstroke | ||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Berkeley (USA)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Dave Druden (USA)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marcin Tarczyński (born 10 September 1990 inNowy Dwór) is a Polish swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and backstroke events.[1][2] He is a silver medalist at the2008 European Junior Swimming Championships inBelgrade, Serbia, and later representedPoland at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon. While studying in the United States, Tarczynski also holds a school record and 200 m individual medley title at the 2012NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.
Tarczynski reached his first international spotlight at the2008 European Junior Swimming Championships inBelgrade, Serbia, where he earned a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle (50.11).[3]
In 2010, Tarczynski attendedUC Berkeley inBerkeley, California, where he majored in molecular biology, and played for theCalifornia Golden Bears swimming and diving team under head coach Dave Durden.[1] His sporting heroBartosz Kizierowski, an alumnus and a four-time Olympian, also inspired him to come to the United States, prompting Tarczynski's decision to experience college life of balancing academics and sport.[4] While currently swimming for the Golden Bears, Tarczynski posted a time of 1:41.97, the eleventh fastest of all-time, to claim a 200 m individual medley title at the 2012NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships inFederal Way, Washington.[5]
Tarczynski also competed in the100 m backstroke at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon. He cleared both a national record and aFINA A-cut of 54.12 from the Polish Long Course Championships inOlsztyn.[6][7] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat five, including France's top favoriteCamille Lacourt and Russia'sArkady Vyatchanin, bronze medalist in Beijing four years earlier. Tarczysnki saved a seventh spot over Lacourt's teammateBenjamin Stasiulis by three-tenths of a second (0.30), in a time of 55.06. Tarczysnki failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-seventh overall on the second day of prelims.[8]
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