[5][6] In his youth, before becoming a pilot, Sebastian Kawa was a competitive sailor in Cadet, Optimist and 420 class, with multiple titles in national championships and participation in top level European and world events.

[9][10][11] His autobiography and advanced gliding tutorial Sky Full of Heat (English and Polish language editions) was published in December 2012.

Tomasz Kawa is a longtime top level glider pilot, among other accomplishments representing Poland in World Championships.

For the next 2 years, all while engaged in sailing, he quickly advances in subsequent stages of glider pilot training, logging over 200 hours.

In his biography Sebastian Kawa vividly describes the process of accumulating experience and knowledge necessary to compete at elite level.

In November 2024, he was awarded the FAI Gold Air Medal, the highest honour conferred by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, becoming the first Pole to receive such recognition.

Sebastian Kawa is very active promoting the sport and teaching and training gliding enthusiasts at all competence levels (including student pilots).

[23] He claims the busy season did not give a chance to prepare for SGP finals in Varese, resulting in a bronze medal.

[26][27][28] In late 2013 Kawa was engaged in a reconnaissance to learn of practical gliding conditions in the high parts of the Himalayas range.

Since then, Kawa has won eight more World Championships, at Chavez ( 2013 ), Leszno ( 2014 ), Benalla (2017), Ostrów (2018), Hosin (2018), Stalowa Wola (2019), Prievidza (2019) and Montluçon – Guéret (2021).

[34] A longtime sponsor of Sebastian Kawa is the local government of the city of Bielsko-Biała,[35] Lotto Extreme, TFI Opera, Ailleron [36]