The women’s four won a bronze medal in the 500m event at the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań. The K4 crew included Aneta Konieczna (Posnania), a graduate of both bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, and currently a postgraduate student at the Poznań School of Logistics. Another WSL student, Tomasz Kaczor, also performed very well. We offer our sincere congratulations!
Together with Aneta, the K4 medal was won by Karolina Naja (AZS AWF Gorzów Wlkp.), Sandra Pawełczak (UKS Dojlidy Białystok), and Magdalena Krukowska (UKS Kopernik Bydgoszcz). The Polish team did not start the final well, as they were in last, ninth place at the halfway point. However, the finish of the white-and-reds was impressive. Although the Poles, paddling in lane nine, did not defeat the favorites—the Hungarians and Germans—they managed to beat the rest of their rivals. And at the finish line, they celebrated as if they had won a gold medal.
– Our cooperation in the crew went very well this season. I think we have proven together that it is worth investing in both young and experienced athletes – summarized a satisfied Aneta Konieczna, who plans to go to London in two years to compete in the Olympic Games for the fifth time. So far, she has won three Olympic medals and fifteen World Championship titles. Aneta returned to the track after maternity leave and has been paddling in this four-person crew only since this season.
Another student of the Poznań School of Logistics competed in the World Championships – canoeist Tomasz Kaczor (Warta Poznań). Tomek was the only Pole to qualify for the C1 1000m final race. Ultimately, he finished in seventh place. The performance of this young athlete should be considered very successful, and we look forward to his future successes with optimism.
During the World Championships, the Poles won a total of five medals – one silver (Marta Walczykiewicz and Ewelina Wojnarowska in K2 200m) and four bronze. However, only two were won in Olympic events – Piotr Siemionowski in K1 200m and the aforementioned women’s K4 500m crew.