On eve of Olympic games Polish sportspeople win impressive victories

Jędrzejczak, the 20-year old world champion and world record holder won the 200 meter butterfly for the third European Championship of her career, a feat never before achieved by a female swimmer. Meanwhile, Kusznierewicz, who had already won an Olympic Gold in 1996, now claimed a gold at the European Championships, edging out Briton Ben Ainslie, who has dominated the Finn class in recent years. (Gazeta Wyborcza, sports supplement, p. 2) T.J.