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Winning the Tatra Road Race 2015!

On July 11th, 2015 I took part in a very interesting amateur Road Race Competition in the highest mountains of Poland - the Tatra. The professional organization by athletes who have been in the biking cirlce for years and are still competing in top-class competitions made the Race one of the most difficult you can... Read more
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Winning the DNF World Champion Title in Belgrade

Biggest goal for this year achieved. I am now the World Champion and World Record holder in DNF! Now it’s time to beat the World Record at World Championships :) 8 months ago when I broke the WR in DNF I thought nothing is going to stop me from winning in Belgrade. I remember how... Read more
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Great Start at the Polish Freediving Pool Championships in Morawica

Hello everybody! Last weekend I've taken part in the Polish Freediving Pool Championships held in Morawica near Kielce.  They were organised by the Freediving Club Kielecki Klub Freedivingu „DNF” at the Koral swimming pool. I have won first place overall with achieving the following results: 203m DNF, 6:59 STA and last but not least 186m... Read more
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The road to new opportunities

For the last few months I haven't been able to take part in any of the World Cup Series competitions, but luckily it was not because of an injury. :) After ending the year 2014 with a good vibe after winning some races during the World University Championship in Almaty, Kazachstan as well as winning 2nd... Read more
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Dubai experience

I’m back from Dubai with a bag full of experience :) As I expected beforehand the Fazza diving competition was a challenge on a whole different level. It has its own set of rules that differ from the AIDA rules most freedivers know and follow. The uniqueness of the rules require adequate preparations throughout the... Read more
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Fazza 3 Championships and Freediving Clinic in Dubai

Hello fellow Freedivers and supporters, Recently I have decided to take part in the Fazza 3 Championships which will take place from 5 - 7 March 2015 in Dubai, UAE. I was preparing one month for this competition, which is a very short time frame considering that the discipline over there is completely different from... Read more
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AIDA announces wild cards for 2015 World Championships

Last week, AIDA International published a list of "Wild Card" bids for the World Championships in 2015 - separated into depth and pool disciplines. The ten best athletes of every discipline in the world were granted a place on this list. My name was also among the athletes granted a "wild card" in two of... Read more
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A successful end of the year 2014!

Just at the end of 2014, I had an intense competition schedule. First there was the 2nd World University Championships in Almaty, Kazachstan, held from the 18 - 21 December 2014. This wasn't my first time there, because I've already been taking part in the World Cup competitions in Alma Ata a few years ago.... Read more
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Silesia Freediving Cup was a lot of fun!

It was a great time for me, because I could meet my Polish freeediving friends, with whom I didn't compete for a long time. What was specifically interesting in this International Silesia Freediving Cup was that every team that wanted to compete for the Grand Prize had to include at least one female competitor! A brilliant idea to encourage... Read more
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Seoul – my first start in the 2014 World Cup

The ISU Speed Skating World Cup started off in November, with the season opening in Obihiro, Japan. The next stop was in Seoul, South Korea, where I had my first start in the Male Division B 10.000 m race. The event took place from 21 - 23 November 2014. I think I did pretty good,... Read more