Paweł Korzeniowski (born 9 July 1985) is a Polish competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who won the 200-meter

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. He also competes in the freestyle events. Initially trained by Paweł Woźnicki in

Oświęcim Oświęcim (; ; ; ) is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, situated southeast of Katowice, near the confluence of the Vistula (''Wisła'') and Soła rivers. Oświęcim dates back to the 12th century, when it was an im ...

-based Unia Oświęcim club, in 2005 he was transferred to

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

-based AZS AWF Warszawa club, where he has been trained by Paweł Słomiński. His current coach, since 2009, is Robert Bialecki.

Notable achievements

* 2001 **

European Youth Olympic Festival The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fi ...

– silver in 200m butterfly * 2002 ** European Junior Championships – silver in 1500m freestyle * 2003 **

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– 8th in 1500m freestyle ** European Short Course Championships – bronze in 200m butterfly ** European Junior Championships – gold in 200 m butterfly, bronze in 400m freestyle * 2004 ** European Short Course Championships – silver in 200m butterfly, bronze in 400m and 200m freestyle **

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...

– 4th in 200m butterfly * 2005 **

– gold in 200m butterfly **

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– gold in 200m butterfly * 2006 ** European Championship (50m pool) – gold in 200m butterfly * 2012 ** London Olympics – Placed 3rd in the second 200m butterfly semi-final, and 7th overall to reach the final.

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