Artur Wojdat

Artur Wojdat (born 20 May 1968 in Olsztyn) is a former international and collegiate swimmer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the men's 400 meter freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

In the final he beat his world record time, but managed to only finish third behind Uwe Dassler and Duncan Armstrong.

[1] After a successful collegiate swimming career at the University of Iowa, Wojdat qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, where he would compete in the 200 and 400 meter freestyle.

This was the highest finish by a Hawkeye team since the 1959 NCAA swimming and diving championships, under then-head coach Robert Allen.

[5] For his efforts in strengthening the Hawkeye swim program during his four years, Wojdat was inducted into the University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in the 2004 class.