Swimming: Poland’s Cieślak wins butterfly bronze in Glasgow

Poland’s Marcin Cieślak has taken the bronze in the men’s 100 metres butterfly at the European Short-Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

Poland’s Marcin Cieślak (right) poses with his bronze medal after the men’s 100 metres butterfly final in Glasgow, alongside winner Marius Kusch (centre) of Germany and runner-up Mikhail Vekovishchev (left) of Russia.

Photo: Polish Swimming Federation (PZP)

Germany’s Marius Kusch won the event on Thursday, with a time of 49.06, while Mikhail Vekovishchev of Russia finished second with 49.53.

Poland’s Cieślak touched in at 49.75.

WHAT. A. RACE.

🥇Marius Kusch 🇩🇪
🥈Mikhail Vekovishchev 🇷🇺
🥉Marcin Cieslak 🇵🇱

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His third-place finish marked the third medal for Poland at the 2019 European Short-Course Swimming Championships, which began in Glasgow on Wednesday and run until Sunday.

Earlier, Poland’s Radosław Kawęcki won the gold in the men’s 200 metres backstroke and Team Poland including Cieślak won the silver in the men’s 4x50m freestyle relay.

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Source: PAP