{{Short description|Polish Paralympic swimmer}} {{Infobox athlete | name = Jacek Czech | nickname = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = | sport = Paralympic swimming |disability = Spinal cord injury |disability_class = S2 | event = Freestyle swimming<br>Backstroke | club = | coach = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|2|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Tarnobrzeg, Poland | country = {{POL}} | show-medals = no | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Paralympic swimming}} {{Medal|Country|{{POL}}}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2010 Eindhoven|50m freestyle S2}} {{Medal|Silver|2010 Eindhoven|100m freestyle S2}} {{Medal|Silver|2010 Eindhoven|50m backstroke S2}} {{Medal|Silver|2019 London|50m backstroke S2}} {{Medal|Silver|2022 Madeira|50 m backstroke S2}} {{Medal|Silver|2023 Manchester|200 m freestyle S2}} {{Medal|Silver|2023 Manchester|50 m backstroke S2}} {{Medal|Bronze|2013 Montreal|100m freestyle S2}} {{Medal|Bronze|2015 Glasgow|100m backstroke S2}} {{Medal|Bronze|2022 Madeira|100 m backstroke S2}} {{Medal|Bronze|2025 Singapore|50 m backstroke S2}} {{Medal|Bronze|2025 Singapore|100 m backstroke S2}} {{Medal|Competition|European Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2018 Dublin|100m backstroke S2}} {{Medal|Silver|2016 Funchal|50m backstroke S2}} {{Medal|Silver|2018 Dublin|50m backstroke S2}} {{Medal|Bronze|2014 Eindhoven|50m freestyle S2}} {{Medal|Bronze|2018 Dublin|200m freestyle S2}} {{Medal|Bronze|2020 Funchal|50m backstroke S2}} {{Medal|Bronze|2020 Funchal|100m backstroke S2}} }}
'''Jacek Czech''' (born 29 February 1976) is a Polish Paralympic swimmer who competes in backstroke and freestyle swimming events at international elite events.
==Career== He is an eight-time World medalist and a European champion, he has competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics but did not medal in his events. Czech sustained a spinal cord injury after diving headfirst into a lake, he was paralysed in all four limbs however he gained some mobility in his arms through rehabilitation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 June 2021|title=Jacek Czech - IPC Athlete Bio|url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=870636&wintergames=-1&refreshauto=1|website=ipc.infostradasports.com}}{{dead link|date=February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=17 June 2021|title=Jacek Czech - Polish Paralympic Committee (in Polish)|url=https://paralympic.org.pl/sportowcy/jacek-czech/|website=Polski Komitet Paraolimpijski}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/jacek-czech_1918064 Jacek Czech] at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics ([https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/jacek-czech_1918064 alternate link], [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024-paralimpicos/atleta/jacek-czech_1918064 alternate link 2]) * {{IPC profile|jacek-czech}} * {{PKPar profile|jacek-czech}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Czech, Jacek}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Polish male freestyle swimmers Category:Polish male backstroke swimmers Category:Paralympic swimmers for Poland Category:Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Category:Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Category:Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Category:Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Category:S2-classified para swimmers Category:People from Tarnobrzeg Category:Sportspeople from Podkarpackie Voivodeship Category:21st-century Polish sportsmen