UKS Oxpress athletes competed in events in Wrocław, Lubań and Nowa Ruda. In the latter, the first round of the Intervoivodeship Team Championships for Young Swimmers of the Lubusz and Lower Silesian zones took place; the event counts toward the correspondence Polish Championships. Izabela Tkaczyk, Agata Knapik and Julita Węglicka performed excellently.
Agata Knapik reached the podium three times, confirming that she is among the leading athletes in her age category in Poland. Izabela Tkaczyk also demonstrated very good form, taking third place twice. Julita Węglicka, who was among the youngest competitors at the event, finished in the top ten three times. All the athletes improved their personal bests. Here are the results of our swimmers:
- Agata Knapik (born 2000):
- 3rd place – 100 m breaststroke (1:25.30)
- 2nd place – 100 m freestyle (1:06.66)
- 1st place – 200 m individual medley (2:40.61)
- Izabela Tkaczyk (born 2000):
- 8th place – 100 m breaststroke (1:27.34)
- 3rd place – 200 m backstroke (2:40.80)
- 11th place – 100 m freestyle (1:09.92)
- 3rd place – 100 m backstroke (1:15.27)
- Julita Węglicka (born 2001):
- 6th place – 100 m butterfly (1:28:66)
- 8th place – 200 m backstroke (3:00.89)
- 12th place – 100 m freestyle (1:18.19)
- 9th place – 200 m individual medley (3:01.50)
The championships’ best athletes – overall classification for both voivodeships:
- 4th place – Agata Knapik
- 10th place – Izabela Tkaczyk
- 14th place – Julita Węglicka
The remaining UKS Oxpress athletes competed in the sixth edition of the Lubań Championships for the Mayor’s Cup. The following athletes performed excellently: Julita Jośko and Adrianna Burdzy (winning their events), Justyna Kieda (2nd place), and Izabela Kalenik and Klaudia Petters (3rd places). Wiktor Wilk and James Pratt finished just off the podium.
Also deserving recognition are: Jadwiga Węglicka (5th place), Jakub Michalak (6th place), Dawid Lachowski (8th place), and Rafał Karoński, Mikołaj Szymański and Filip Jośko (all finishing in third place).
(information: UKS Oxpress/ii)
