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]

Bernt Zarnowiecki
Personal information
Born(1954-05-26)26 May 1954
Göteborg, Sweden
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSimklubben S02, Göteborg
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna 4×200 m freestyle

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

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  1. ^ Bernt ZARNOWIECKI. les-sports.info
  2. ^ a b Bernt Zarnowiecki Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Bernt Zarnowiecki Archived September 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sok.se
  4. ^ "Sweden's Gold Medal Twins Swim to 2 More at Maccabiah". July 14, 1973 – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ "U.S. Suspends Fighting Doctor". July 13, 1973 – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ Spitz's 1500 Meters Mark Broken. Lakeland Ledger (July 15, 1973).