Aleksandra Miciul

Aleksandra Miciul (born December 28, 1982) is a Polish former swimmer who specialized in backstroke events.[1] She represented Poland, as a 17-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and also held numerous Polish records, long or short course, in a backstroke double, until they were all broken by Zuzanna Mazurek in 2008 and Alicja Tchorz in 2012.[2]

Aleksandra Miciul
Personal information
Full nameAleksandra Miciul
National team Poland
Born (1982-12-28) 28 December 1982
Sulechów, Poland
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubNovita Zielona Góra
College teamSouthern Methodist University (U.S.)
CoachSteve Collins (U.S.)

Miciul attended the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where she majored in international studies and swam for the SMU Mustangs swimming and diving team, under head coach Steve Collins, from 2002 to 2006. While swimming for the Mustangs, she earned a bronze medal in the 200-yard backstroke (2:00.92) at the 2003 Western Athletic Conference Championships, during her sophomore year.[3][4]

Miciul competed in three swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved FINA A-standards of 1:03.17 (100 m backstroke) and 2:14.43 (200 m backstroke) from the European Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[5][6] On the second day of the Games, Miciul placed twenty-fifth in the 100 m backstroke. Swimming in heat five, she rounded out the field to last place in 1:04.51, more than two body lengths behind leader Zhan Shu of China.[7][8] Four days later, in the 200 m backstroke, Miciul posted a time of 2:16.71 from the final of five heats, but finished only in twenty-third place on the morning prelims.[9][10] Miciul also teamed up with Alicja Pęczak, Anna Uryniuk, and Otylia Jędrzejczak in the 4×100 m medley relay. Leading off a backstroke leg in heat one, Miciul recorded a split of 1:04.18, but the Poles settled only for fourth place and twelfth overall in a final time of 4:11.08.[11][12][13]

References
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  3. "SMU Wins Seventh Straight WAC Championship". SMU Mustangs. 1 March 2003. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. "SMU's Lady Mustangs Cop 7th-Straight WAC Title". Swimming World Magazine. 2 March 2003. Archived from the original on 2005-12-03. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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  6. "Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 5)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  7. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 5" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 289. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  8. "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  9. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Backstroke Heat 5" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 301. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  10. "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 200m Backstroke)". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  11. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 4×100m Medley Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 363. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  12. "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 4×100m Medley Relay)". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  13. "Sydney 2000: Swimming Results (September 22, 2000)". Sydney 2000. ESPN. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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