Bartłomiej Kubkowski

Bartłomiej Kubkowski will attempt a 170 km crossing of the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland in August 2025

Bartłomiej Kubkowski in his Ultra Baltic Swim 2025

Bartłomiej Kubkowski in his Ultra Baltic Swim 2024

Bartłomiej Kubkowski in his Ultra Baltic Swim 2024 with Unity Investments

Bartłomiej Kubkowski in his Ultra Baltic Swim 2024 with Grupa Mojsiuk

Bartłomiej Kubkowski in his Ultra Baltic Swim 2023

Bartłomiej Kubkowski in his Ultra Baltic Swim 2023 on behalf of the Cancer Fighters Foundation

Bartłomiej Kubkowski in his Ultra Baltic Swim 2023 on behalf of the Cancer Fighters Foundation

Bartłomiej Kubkowski in his Ultra Baltic Swim 2022

Bartłomiej Kubkowski in his Ultra Baltic Swim 2022 course

Bartłomiej Kubkowski is a 30-year-old open water swimmer from Giżycko, Poland.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• In 2026, he became the first person to complete a 160 km swim across the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland in nearly 55 hours with a wetsuit on his fifth attempt.
• On 17 August 2025, he will attempt a 170 km crossing of the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland as a charity swim for the Cancer Fighters Foundation called the Ultra Baltic Swim with the support of mental coach Rafał Mazur, nutritionist Damian Wiatrowski, trainer Bartosz Paszkowski, physical therapist Andrzej Tryniszewski, and support crew members Przemysław Zawalich, Maksymilian Wysocki, Stanisław Klimaszewski, and Wojciech Rząsa. It will be his fourth attempt at crossing the Baltic Sea.
• In 2021, he swam 115 km in 32 hours 30 minutes from Kołobrzeg, Sweden to Ystad, Poland on his first attempt at crossing the 170 km Baltic Sea.
• In 2022, he swam 116.897 km in 40 hours in his second attempt at crossing the 170 km Baltic Sea with a swim streamer, raising 100,000 zloty for the Cancer Fighters Foundation.
• In August 2023, he swam 130 km in 40 hours on his third attempt at crossing the 170 km Baltic Sea from Kåseberga, Sweden to Kołobrzeg, Poland, raising 300,000 zloty (€67,000) for children’s cancer treatment.
• On 18 January 2025, he swam 103.58 km in 24 hours in a 25m pool, an average pace of 1:23 per 100 meters (excluding breaks) to set a world record by 758 meters.
• On 12 January 2023, he finished 7th in the 500m freestyle at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France at the age of 27.
• He finished 2nd in the 1000m freestyle at the IISA 4th World Championships in 11:59:89 on 5 February 2022 in Głogów, Poland at the age of 26.
• On 15 January 2023, he finished 2nd in the 100m individual medley at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France at the age of 27 in 1:04.24 in 3.70°C water and 2.0°C air temperatures.
• On 9 January 2022 at the Gdynia Winter Swimming event in Poland, he completed an Ice Kilometer in 13:06.83 in 2.39°C water and -4.00°C air temperatures.
• On 7 February 2022 at the IISA 4th World Championship in Glogow, Poland, he completed an Ice Kilometer in 11:59.89 in 3.00°C water and 1.50°C air temperatures.
• On 15 January 2023 at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoens, France, he completed an Ice Kilometer in 11:54.01 in 3.70°C water and 2.00°C air temperatures.
• On 7 February 2022 at the IISA 4th World Championship in Glogow, Poland, he competed in the 100 individual medley in 1:05.94 in 3.00°C water and 1.5°C air temperature.

External links

• Bartłomiej Kubkowski Is Pulled After 159 km of the 170 km Ultra Baltic Swim
• Try, Try, Try, Try Again - Bartłomiej Kubkowski to Attempt the 170 km Ultra Baltic Swim Tomorrow
• @Bartłomiej Kubkowski
• Ultra Baltic Swim
• Cancer Fighters Foundation
• IISA Ice Swimming World Records + History’s Top 3
• Marcin Szarpak Wins 2nd International Ice Swimming 4th World Championship Title
• International Ice Swimming Association bio

IISA 5th World Championship - Samoëns

• France Wins Medal Count at the IISA 5th World Championship
• Ludivine Blanc Sets Her Third World Record at the IISA World Championship in the 50 Freestyle
• Marcin Szarpak Shatters His Own Record to Win 250 Freestyle at IISA 5th World Championship
• Germany Wins 4×250 Mixed Freestyle Relay at IISA 5th World Championship
• Smoking Fast – Keaton Jones Captures His 5th World Title, 5th World Record at the IISA World Championship
• Polish Strength Demonstrated in the 100 IM at the IISA 5th World Championship – Slawomir Wilkowski Leads Polish Team
• Marta Piasecka of Iceland Wins Close Race to Capture 100 IM World IISA Title
• Alisa Fatum Wins Her Third Title at the IISA 5th World Championship
• Michał Perl Takes Both Breaststroke Titles at the IISA 5th World Championship
• Franziska Partheymüller Wins 50 Breaststroke Title at the IISA 5th World Championship
• Keaton Jones Sets His Fourth World Record, Wins His Fourth World Title at IISA World Championship
• Maja Olszewska Wins 100 Backstroke at IISA World Championship In World Record Time
• Alisa Fatum Continues Her Brilliant Dominance of the Ice Kilometer
• Marcin Szarpak Shatters Ice Kilometer World Record at IISA World Championship
• Keaton Jones Goes 3-for-3 at the IISA World Championship with a 100 Freestyle Victory
• Ludivine Blanc Wins Her Second IISA World Championship Title in the 100 Freestyle
• France Wins Close 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay over Poland
• Michał Perl Wins 100 Breaststroke at IISA World Championship in World Record Time
• Zoé Ducret Wins 100 Breaststroke IISA World Championship Title
• Keaton Jones Captures Second IISA World Championship Title and Record
• Bernard Louise Captures 100m Butterfly Gold at the IISA 5th World Championship
• Alisa Fatum Swims to Form – Fast and Victorious – at the IISA 5th World Championship
• Radostin Krastev Wins with the Fastest 500m in Ice Swimming History
• IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns Begins with Ice Kilometer Heats
• Keaton Jones, Ludivine Blanc Shine and Set World Records on Day 1 of the IISA 5th World Championship
• The Extremely Cold Water Perception Scale
• The Excitement Builds For Samoëns World Championship
• IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns Begins with Ice Kilometer Heats
• Team America Gearing Up For The IISA 5th World Championship
• Get Ready To Rumble With The Romanians In Samoens
• Thank You Visionary France
• 2023 Ice Swimming World Championships - Entries Open