Daniel Kowalski (July 2, 1975 - ) was an Australian middle- and long-distance swimmer specialising in freestyle events. He competed in the Olympic Games in 200m, 400m and 1500m individual freestyle events and in the 200m freestyle relay. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was the first man in 92 years to earn medals in all of the 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle events. Kowalski was however perhaps best known for being perpetual "bridesmaid" to fellow Australians Kieran Perkins and Grant Hackett, who were respectively the world's best 1500m freestyle competitors during the earlier and later parts of Kowalski's career. Jump to: navigation, search July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ... The word freestyle is used to describe a sport or other activity where the participant is free to choose a style at will. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Kieren Perkins (born August 14, 1973), was one of the worlds best-ever long-distance swimmers, winning two Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996 in the 1500-metre front crawl, and a silver medal in 2000. ... Grant Hackett Grant Hackett (born May 9, 1980) is an Australian swimmer who won the mens 1500 meters freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, making him one of Australias greatest ever distance swimmers, perhaps the greatest distance...

Olympic medals

• 2000 Summer Olympics: gold medal in the 4x200m 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 1500m freestyle, bronze medal in the 400m freestyle, and bronze medal in the 200m freestyle.

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World championship results

• 1998 World Aquatics Championships: silver medal in the 1500m freestyle
• 1994 World Aquatics Championships: gold medal in the 4x200m relay, silver medal in the 1500m freestyle

World records

Kowalski was part of the world record setting Australian gold medal 4x200m relay team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... The 1998 Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 11 to August 21 making it the first Asian country to act as host. ...

Retirement

Kowalski announced his retirement from competitive swimming on May 8, 2002. Jump to: navigation, search May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• ABC Online News: Athletes - Daniel Kowalski
• Australian Swimming | Swimmer Profile
• Daniel Kowalski announces his retirement

External sites

• Daniel Kowalski website