Swimming: Short-course bronze for Poland’s Stokowski in Melbourne

Poland’s Kacper Stokowski has taken the bronze in the men’s 50 metres backstroke at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

Kacper Stokowski

PAP/Paweł Skraba

American swimmer Ryan Murphy won the event on Friday, with a time of 22.64 seconds, while Australia's Isaac Cooper finished second, touching in at 22.73.

Photo: EPA/JOEL CARRETT

Stokowski came in third, clocking a time of 22.74.

Mamy medal w Melbourne! Kacper Stokowski trzeci na pływackich mistrzostwach świata. #Melbourne2022 #swimming https://t.co/lkYeFSlzlt

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) December 16, 2022

Poland's Kacper Stokowski in action at the 2022 World Short-Course Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia on Friday, December 16, 2022. Photo: PAP/Paweł Skraba

His bronze is the first medal for Poland at the 2022 World Short-Course Swimming Championships, which began in Melbourne earlier this week and run until Sunday.

Kacper Stokowski poses with his bronze medal at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre on Friday. Photo: PAP/Paweł Skraba

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Source: PAP