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Daniel Steven Kowalski OAM OLY (born 2 July 1975) is an Australian former middle- and long-distance swimmer specialising in freestyle events. He competed in the Olympic Games in 200-, 400- and 1,500-metre individual freestyle events and in the 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was the first man in 92 years to earn medals in all of the 200-, 400- and 1500-metre freestyle events. Kowalski, alongside Livinia Nixon, hosted the short-lived TV show Plucka's Place in 1997. Kowalski is perhaps best known for having been a perpetual runner-up to fellow Australians Kieren Perkins and Grant Hackett, who were, respectively, the world's best 1500-metre freestyle competitors during the earlier and later parts of Kowalski's career. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1] Daniel's coaches included Denis Cotterell and Bill Nelson.
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| Full name | Daniel Steven Kowalski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 July 1975 Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympic medals
- 2000 Summer Olympics: gold medal in the 4 × 200-metre 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 1500-metre freestyle, bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle, and bronze medal in the 200-metre freestyle
World championship results
- 1998 World Aquatics Championships: bronze medal in the 1500-metre freestyle
- 1994 World Aquatics Championships: gold medal in the 4 × 200-metre relay, silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle
World records
Kowalski was part of the world record-setting Australian gold medal 4 × 200-metre relay team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Kowalski also holds 400-metre freestyle long-course masters world record in the 30-to-34 age group which he set on 2 May 2009 in a time of 3:58.42.
Retirement
Kowalski announced his retirement from competitive swimming on 8 May 2002. He studied sports marketing at Bond University, graduating in 2003. He was named as an assistant swimming coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2007, and also won the 2007 Pier to Pub 1.2 km open-water swim held annually in Lorne, Australia.[2]
In February 2004, he was the host of an overnight program on SEN 1116 with former South East Melbourne Magic basketballer Andrew Parkinson. In May 2007 Kowalski appeared as one of the celebrity performers on the celebrity reality singing competition It Takes Two.
In April 2010 Kowalski announced that he is gay.[3] Kowalski says he was inspired to come out by Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas, who announced the previous December that he was gay. He said "I felt really compelled to do it because it's very tough to live a closeted existence". In 2010, Kowalski was selected by readers of samesame.com.au as one of the 25 most influential gay Australians.[4]
See also
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
- List of LGBT Olympians
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
References
- AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- College Swimming (2008). Wisconsin Names Kowalski Assistant. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- Bradley, Seamus (18 April 2010). "Out and proud: Olympian Kowalski breaks silence". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- "Samesame 25". samesame. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
External links
- ABC Online News: Athletes – Daniel Kowalski
- Australian Swimming | Swimmer Profile
- Daniel Kowalski announces his retirement
- Daniel Kowalski at IMDb
- "Daniel Kowalski". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
World Short Course Champions in Men's 400 m Freestyle | |
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World Short Course Champions in Men's 1500 m Freestyle | |
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World Short Course Champions in Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay | |
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На других языках
[de] Daniel Kowalski
Daniel Steven Kowalski (* 2. Juli 1975 in Singapur) ist ein australischer Schwimmer.- [en] Daniel Kowalski
[fr] Daniel Kowalski
Daniel Kowalski (né le 2 juillet 1975 à Singapour) est un ancien nageur australien spécialiste des épreuves de demi-fond en nage libre. Triple médaillé olympique en 1996, Kowalski est longtemps un membre essentiel du relais 4 × 200 m nage libre australien. Mais avec l'émergence de Grant Hackett ou Ian Thorpe, il doit se contenter de courses de relais durant la fin de sa carrière. Avant ceci, il s'était illustré aux championnats du monde en remportant notamment six titres mondiaux en grand et petit bassin.[it] Daniel Kowalski
Daniel Kowalski (Singapore, 2 luglio 1975) è un ex nuotatore australiano.[ru] Ковальски, Дэниел
Дэниэл Стивен Ковальски (англ. Daniel Steven Kowalski; род. 2 июля 1975 года, Сингапур) — австралийский пловец, олимпийский чемпион 2000 года в эстафете 4×200 метров вольным стилем, многократный чемпион мира. Специализировался в плавании вольным стилем на дистанциях от 200 до 1500 метров.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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