The beginnings

He has been swimming for as long as he can remember. One can say that having a coach father and living next to the beach in Gdynia meant he had no choice. He started his official adventure with sailing in 1985 at the Yacht Club Stal Gdynia in the Optimist class. A year later, as the youngest participant, he took part in the regatta for the Gdynia City Cup. In 1994 he was appointed to the national team as the youngest participant in the history of the Polish Yachting Association.

Career

In 1994 he represented Poland as the youngest participant of a sailing competition in history, being almost 11 years old.

Multimedalist of the Polish Championships in 1994, 1995, 2008, European Championships in 1998 and World Championships in 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005,2006.

In 2006, he received the award of the Minister of Sport and Education for winning the title of world champion in the Micro Proto class (the smallest sea yacht). Polish match racing champion in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. In 2017 he received 5th place in the world ISAF ranking, as the second of the highest-ranked Poles in history.

Helmsman of the Delphia’s Sailing Team crew. The only Pole with a license in the World Match Racing Tour in the M32 class (catamaran).

He joined the HRM Racing crew in 2018.

Achievements

2020

• 1st place Open Polish Match Race Nationals, Szczecin, Poland

2019

• 1st place NJK Helsinki Spring Cup, Finland
• 3rd place OM International Ledro Match Race, Italy

2016

• 1st place ENEA Sopot Match Race, Poland

2014

• 8th place in the World Ranking (trimmer/ tactician) of professional ISAF sailors out of 1650 classified in Match Racing formula

2008

• Silver medal Polish Match Racing Championship

2006

• The award of the Minister of Sport and Education at Polish Olympic Committee’s headquarters
• Silver medal Micro Proto World Championship, France

2005

• Golden medal Micro Proto World Championship, Latvia

2004

• Golden medal Micro Proto World Championship in Belgium

2003

• Bronze medal Micro Proto World Championship, Leba, Poland

2001

• 5th place Junior Olympic Class 470 World Cup, Gdynia, Poland

1999

• 13th place Cadet World Championship, Australia

1998

• Golden medal World Championship (promotion fleet), Netherlands
• Golden medal European Championship (promotion fleet), Bulgaria

1997

• Cadet class Polish national team

1996

• Optimist class Polish national team

1995

• Bronze medal Optimist Polish Championship, Gdynia, Poland
• Silver medal Optimist Polish Match Racing Championship (captain of the team), Gdynia, Poland
• Golden medal Gdynia Twin Cities Olympics, Poland

1994

• Master of the Polish Regional Sailing Association Gdynia
• First appointment to the national team (as the youngest team member in the history of Polish Yachting Association)
• Golden medal Puck Cup (qualifying for the national team)
• 4th place YKP Cup (qualifying for the national team)

1990

• Eliminations won to the „A” Group, Gizycko, Poland

Six-time Polish champion in the match racing formula in: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.

Privately

Completely devoted to his passion. In his spare time, he likes active leisure, especially cycling or archery. Sometimes he also finds a moment to relax with a glass of good wine.