Bernt Lennart Zarnowiecki (born 26 May 1954) is a Swedish swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1974 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He also competed in the same event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, but the Swedish team was eliminated in the preliminaries.[2][3]
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| Born | 26 May 1954 Göteborg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Simklubben S02, Göteborg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Being Jewish, he competed at the 1973 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and won three gold medals, including in the men's 400 m freestyle and the 1,500 m freestyle.[4][5][6]
His twin sister, Anita Zarnowiecki, also competed in freestyle swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the ninth Maccabiah Games.[2]
References edit
- ^ Bernt ZARNOWIECKI. les-sports.info
- ^ a b Bernt Zarnowiecki Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Bernt Zarnowiecki Archived September 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sok.se
- ^ "Sweden's Gold Medal Twins Swim to 2 More at Maccabiah". July 14, 1973 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "U.S. Suspends Fighting Doctor". July 13, 1973 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Spitz's 1500 Meters Mark Broken. Lakeland Ledger (July 15, 1973).
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