Jan Aleksander Kałusowski | |
Birth Date: | 12 March 2000 |
Birth Place: | Łódź, Poland[1] |
Country: | Poland |
Sport: | Swimming |
Strokes: | Breaststroke |
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Jan Aleksander Kałusowski (born 12 March 2000 in Łódź) is a Polish swimmer specializing in the breaststroke, a medalist at the European Aquatics Championships, and a Polish record holder.
In 2023, at the 2021 Summer Universiade in Chengdu, held in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2] Kałusowski won a silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke, becoming the first Pole to break the one-minute barrier with a time of 59.86.[3] [4]
In February 2024, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Kałusowski finished 16th in the 50 m breaststroke with a time of 27.38.[5]
Four months later, at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, he won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay with teammates Ksawery Masiuk, Jakub Majerski, and Kamil Sieradzki.[6] In the 200 m breaststroke event, he won a bronze medal with a time of 2:10.20.[7] In the 100 m breaststroke event, he finished fifth, setting a new Polish record with a time of 59.58, which he had also broken in the semifinals the previous day.[8] [9]