JARECKA Aleksandra

Personal Information

Family One child

Other names Aleksandra Zamachowska

Occupation Athlete

Languages English, French, Polish

Higher education Law - Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University: Poland

License number 11101995000

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When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age nine at Krakow Fencing Club in Poland.

Why this sport? After taking part in ballet for three years as a child, she wanted to play a competitive sport. She was deemed too old to start training in pole vault and turned to fencing, which she thought looked fun. "It was by accident that my mother was redirected to the fencing section. I went to a recruitment session at Krakow Fencing Club and I immediately fell in love with the sport. My weapon is the epee, because in Krakow it was not possible to practise sabre or foil."

Club / Team AZS AWF Krakow: Poland

Name of coach Radoslaw Zawrotniak [club], POL; Bartlomiej Jezyk [national], POL

Handedness Right

General Interest

Nicknames Ola (gazetakrakowska.pl, 06 May 2024)

Hobbies Heavy metal music, playing guitar, board games, spending time in mountains. (onet.pl, 29 Mar 2019; gazeta.pl, 01 Feb 2020)

Sporting philosophy / motto "Fencing is a unique sport because it's highly unpredictable and everything depends on how you feel on the day, or if you enjoy fighting a given opponent. It's incredible that you can beat anyone but you can also lose to anyone. I think that makes fencing a great sport." (Ckultura YouTube channel, 22 Mar 2022)

Famous relatives Her younger sister Wiktoria Zamachowska has represented Poland in fencing at junior level, and competed at the 2019 European U23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. (SportsDeskOnline, 14 Apr 2021; sport.onet.pl, 29 Mar 2019; gazetakrakowska.pl, 16 Nov 2018)

Ambitions To win an Olympic medal. (SBC Portal sportowy Facebook page, 02 Jul 2021)

Other information FURTHER EDUCATION
She graduated from Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University in Poland with a degree in law. In 2020 she qualified for the state legal apprenticeship [aplikacja adwokacka] that would allow her to practise law as a barrister. She decided not to enrol, opting instead to focus on preparing for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, but did pursue a master's degree in sport and tourism management at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. (pasja.azs.pl, 19 Jul 2021)