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Otylia Jędrzejczak (Polish: [ɔˈtɨlja jɛndˈʐɛjtʂak] (listen); born 13 December 1983) is a Polish swimmer. She was the Olympic champion from 2004 Athens in the 200 metre butterfly. She finished 4th in this event in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and also swam at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In Athens 2004 she also silvered in 400 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly. Three times she broke the world record in the women's 200 m butterfly (once in the 25-metre pool).

Otylia Jędrzejczak
Personal information
Full nameOtylia Jędrzejczak
Nationality Poland
Born (1983-12-13) 13 December 1983 (age 38)
Ruda Śląska, Śląskie
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle and butterfly
ClubAZS-AWF Warszawa
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships (LC) 2 3 2
World Championships (SC) 0 0 1
European Championships (LC) 5 3 2
European Championships (SC) 3 1 1
Total 11 9 6
Women's swimming
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
2004 Athens 200 m butterfly
2004 Athens 400 m freestyle
2004 Athens 100 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
2003 Barcelona 200 m butterfly
2005 Montreal 200 m butterfly
2001 Fukuoka 100 m butterfly
2003 Barcelona 100 m butterfly
2007 Melbourne 400 m freestyle
2005 Montreal 100 m butterfly
2007 Melbourne 200 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
2000 Athens 200 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
2000 Helsinki 200 m butterfly
2002 Berlin 200 m butterfly
2004 Madrid 200 m butterfly
2006 Budapest 200 m freestyle
2006 Budapest 200 m butterfly
2000 Helsinki 100 m butterfly
2002 Berlin 100 m butterfly
2006 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
1999 Istanbul 200 m butterfly
2004 Madrid 100 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
2001 Antwerp 200 m butterfly
2006 Helsinki 200 m butterfly
2007 Debrecen 200 m butterfly
2006 Helsinki 200 m freestyle
2007 Debrecen 100 m butterfly
Universiade
2005 Izmir 100 m butterfly
2005 Izmir 200 m butterfly
2005 Izmir 200 m freestyle
Copy of medal and autograph of Otylia Jędrzejczak in  Stars Avenue in Dziwnów.
Copy of medal and autograph of Otylia Jędrzejczak in Stars Avenue in Dziwnów.

Jędrzejczak was born in Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodship, Poland. She started swimming at the age of six as a measure to correct a slight curvature of the spine. At first she hated the sport. Her attitude towards it changed after she had won her first prize in a competition in Germany at the age of eight. Jędrzejczak took up swimming seriously in high school. Led by coach Maria Jakóbik, she won her first titles in the Junior European Championships in 1999. Medals in the Senior European Championships in 1999 and 2000 opened the way to her first Olympic appearance.

Jędrzejczak studied at the Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Warszawie). Her coach is Paweł Słomiński. She stands 187 cm (6 ft 1½ in) tall and wears a size 47 (EU)/14 (US) shoe.

For her sport achievements, she received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2004.


Career heights



Olympic Games gold medal auction


Jędrzejczak owes her Olympic gold medal success to a brilliant finish in the last quarter of the 200 metre distance, which allowed her to overtake Australian Petria Thomas, who led the race for over 150 metres.

After the race Jędrzejczak revealed, that during the pre-Olympic trials in Athens in June she had declared that if she won a gold medal in the Olympics, she would auction it off and hand the proceeds to a charity helping children suffering from leukemia.

The results of the internet auction were announced on 19 December 2004 with Victoria Cymes, a Polish food company, turning out to be the highest bidder with 257,550 zlotys (about 82,437 USD). The money was handed over to the Oncology and Haematology Clinic of Wrocław's Children's Hospital.


Accident and trial


On 1 October 2005, she was injured in a car accident, which killed her 19-year-old brother, Szymon. The 2005 Chrysler 300C HEMI which she was driving crashed head-on into a tree, after a botched attempt to overtake several long-haul trucks at excessive speed during bad weather conditions.[1]

She was tried for an accident resulting in passenger's death. The prosecutors initially proposed Jędrzejczak an agreement which would lead to a sentence of 2 years imprisonment in suspension. Jędrzejczak refused the agreement and strongly pressed for an acquittal, stating that she was already punished enough by her brother's death. Her trial began in February 2007 before the District Court in Płońsk, close to the place of the accident. She was convicted and sentenced to 9 months of probation during which she had to do 30 hours of community service a month. She also lost her driving licence for 1 year. Both the prosecution and Jędrzejczak appealed to the Regional Court in Płock, which upheld the ruling.

During the trial the prosecution highlighted the fact that Jędrzejczak was an inexperienced driver and her driving at the moment of the fatal accident was reckless.[2] The defence suggested discrepancies in the accident witness testimonies and criticized the opinions of experts assessing the causes of the accident.[3]

In relation to whoever was responsible for the accident council Tadeusz Wolfowicz declared that his client (Jędrzejczak) does not feel guilty of causing the accident, while her other attorney Jakub Wende claimed that "The mere fact that an accident took place cannot be regarded as that my client was at fault".[4]

The accident, the trial and their aftermath started taking their toll. Her attitude during the trial resulted in alienation of many of her fans and decline of her popularity.[citation needed]


Later career


In 2006, she returned to competitive swimming and competed in European Championships in Budapest, finishing first in 200 m freestyle and 200 m butterfly as well as second in 4×200 m relay. In 2007, she managed to set a new world record in 200m butterfly (short course) in Debrecen, but earlier in the year in Melbourne, in the World Championships, she finished third in her main competition, 200 m butterfly, and in Eindhoven in 2008, she failed to qualify for the final race in both 100 m and 200 m butterfly.

Although both Jędrzejczak and her trainer Paweł Słomiński stated that Eindhoven results were "just an accident", 2008 Summer Olympics proved otherwise. Jędrzejczak, who won three Olympic medals four years earlier, in Beijing managed only to reach 9th place in 200 m freestyle and a disastrous 17th place in 100 m butterfly. She hoped for a medal in her favourite 200 m butterfly, but she failed, finishing 4th.

After returning from Beijing, Jędrzejczak stated in an interview that she probably would quit the career as a professional swimmer.

However, Jędrzejczak qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100m and 200m butterfly. She swam a time of 59.31 in her 100m heat, and did not qualify for the semifinals.


World championship results



References




Records
Preceded by Women's 200 metre butterfly
world record holder (long course)

4 August 2002 – 17 August 2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Women's 200 metre butterfly
world record holder (short course)

13 December 2007 – 23 February 2008
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by European Swimmer of the Year
2005
Succeeded by

На других языках


- [en] Otylia Jędrzejczak

[it] Otylia Jędrzejczak

Otylia Jędrzejczak (Ruda Śląska, 13 dicembre 1983) è un'ex nuotatrice polacca.

[ru] Енджейчак, Отыля

Отыля (Отилия) Енджейчак (польск. Otylia Jędrzejczak, род. 13 декабря 1983) — польская пловчиха, олимпийская чемпионка, двукратная чемпионка мира, многократная чемпионка Европы. Трижды подряд (2004—2006) признавалась лучшей спортсменкой года в Польше (как среди женщин, так и среди мужчин).



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