IPC NEW LOGO
INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE
5889-Paulina Wozniak photo

Paulina Wozniak

Polish flag
Poland
Swimming
1
1

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S9, SB8, SM9

Further personal information

Residence
Police, POL
Occupation
Athlete, Personal Trainer
Languages
English, Polish
Higher education
Graphic Design, Interior Design - Art Academy of Szczecin: Poland

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming in primary school in Police, Poland.
Why this sport?
She initially wanted to play volleyball, but eventually discovered she had a talent for swimming and that her success in the pool helped improve her confidence. "I didn't really like swimming in the beginning, I preferred playing volleyball. But after some time my volleyball coach helped me understand that I could be better at swimming."
Club / Team
Start Szczecin: Poland
Name of coach
Grzegorz Musztafaga [club], POL; Wojciech Seidel [national], POL

General interest

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never say never." (paralympic.org.pl, 08 Sep 2016)
Impairment
She was born without her left forearm. (megatiming.pl, 30 Jun 2015)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 7
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final Round 7
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 2 5
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Final Round 2
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Heat 2 1
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 3 5
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final Round 4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 2 3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Final Round 6
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 2 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Final Round 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Heat 2 3
Women's 100 m Backstroke S9 Heat 2 8
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 2 2012-08-30 3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Final Round 2012-08-30 6
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Final Round 2012-09-01 3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Heat 1 2012-09-01 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final Round 2012-09-06 8
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 2 2012-09-06 5
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 1 2013-08-13 8
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final 1 2013-08-13 8
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Final 1 2013-08-15 6
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Heat 2 2013-08-15 7
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 2 2013-08-17 10
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Final 1 2015-07-14 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Heat 2 2015-07-14 4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 2015-07-16 14
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 2 2015-07-17 11
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 3 2016-09-11 5
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Final Round 2016-09-14 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Heat 1 2016-09-14 2
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 1 2016-09-15 6
Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships (Mexico City, Mexico)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S9 Final 1 2017-12-02 4
Women's 100 m Backstroke S9 Heat 1 2017-12-02 4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 2 2017-12-04 4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final 1 2017-12-04 3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 Final 1 2017-12-05 1
Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 Final 1 2017-12-07 7
Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 Heat 1 2017-12-07 8