Poland’s Katarzyna Wasick took the silver in the women’s 50 metres freestyle on the penultimate day of competition in Australia, finishing behind home favourite Emma McKeon.
Wasick touched in at 23.55 seconds, while McKeon set a competition record in the final, winning in 23.04.
Britain's Anna Hopkin came in third, clocking a time of 23.68.
A day earlier, Poland’s Kacper Stokowski claimed the bronze in the men’s 50 metres backstroke, with a time of 22.74.
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
The 2022 World Short-Course Swimming Championships were held in Melbourne from December 13 to December 18.
Team Poland in June won two medals, a silver and a bronze, at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Poland last December won two medals, a gold and a bronze, at the 2021 World Short-Course Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi.
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Source: PAP