MENDAK Joanna

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	100m Butterfly - S12	2012	London, GBR	1:06.16
1	100m Butterfly - S12	2008	Beijing, CHN	1:03.34
1	100m Butterfly - S12	2004	Athens, GRE	1:04.87
2	Women's 200m Individual Medley SM12	2008	Beijing, CHN	2:32.65
3	100m Freestyle - S12	2008	Beijing, CHN	1:01.57
3	100m Freestyle - S12	2004	Athens, GRE	1:04.33
4	100m Freestyle - S12	2012	London, GBR	1:01.07
4	Women's 200m Individual Medley SM12	2012	London, GBR	2:35.38
4	50m Freestyle - S12	2008	Beijing, CHN	28.34
4	50m Freestyle - S12	2004	Athens, GRE	29.55
4	Women's 200m Individual Medley SM12	2004	Athens, GRE	2:41.15
5	50m Freestyle - S13	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	28.35
5	50m Freestyle - S12	2012	London, GBR	28.38
5	100m Backstroke - S12	2004	Athens, GRE	1:18.40
5	100m Breaststroke - SB12	2004	Athens, GRE	1:26.24
7	100m Butterfly - S13	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:08.37
7	100m Breaststroke - SB12	2008	Beijing, CHN	1:24.54
11	100m Freestyle - S13	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:03.73
World Championships
1	100m Butterfly - S12	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:07.53
1	50m Freestyle - S12	2006	Durban, RSA	28.82
1	100m Freestyle - S12	2006	Durban, RSA	1:00.83
1	100m Backstroke - S12	2006	Durban, RSA	1:13.74
1	100m Breaststroke - SB12	2006	Durban, RSA	1:25.27
1	100m Butterfly - S12	2006	Durban, RSA	1:03.78
2	50m Freestyle - S13	2017	Mexico City, MEX	28.60
2	Women's 200m Individual Medley SM12	2010	Eindhoven, NED	2:37.81
2	Women's 200m Individual Medley SM12	2006	Durban, RSA	2:39.33
2	100m Butterfly - S12	2002	Mar del Plata, ARG	1:11.44
3	50m Freestyle - S13	2015	Glasgow, GBR	28.39
3	100m Butterfly - S13	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:05.69
3	50m Freestyle - S12	2010	Eindhoven, NED	28.59
3	Women's 200m Individual Medley SM12	2002	Mar del Plata, ARG	2:42.79
4	100m Freestyle - S13	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:03.19
4	50m Freestyle - S12	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	29.04
5	100m Freestyle - S12	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:04.54
5	100m Backstroke - S12	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:18.82
5	50m Freestyle - S12	2002	Mar del Plata, ARG	31.29
5	100m Backstroke - S12	2002	Mar del Plata, ARG	1:17.43
7	100m Freestyle - S12	2002	Mar del Plata, ARG	1:08.24
8	100m Freestyle - S13	2019	London, GBR	1:03.22
8	200m Individual Medley - SM13	2015	Glasgow, GBR	2:39.88
8	100m Freestyle - S12	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:07.99
8	100m Backstroke - S12	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:22.79
9	50m Freestyle - S13	2019	London, GBR	28.48
9	100m Freestyle - S13	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:04.85
9	100m Breaststroke - SB12	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:31.83
10	100m Breaststroke - SB12	2010	Eindhoven, NED	1:45.87
European Championships
4	100m Butterfly - S13	2020	Funchal, POR	1:09.74
8	50m Freestyle - S13	2020	Funchal, POR	29.47
8	100m Freestyle - S13	2020	Funchal, POR	1:06.09

Asia (megatiming.pl, 30 Oct 2015 )

Spending time with friends. (sport.tvp.pl, 04 Sep 2017)

Physiotherapist

Physiotherapy

Polish

START Bialystok [POL] / MUKS Olimpijczyk Suwalki [POL]

Wojciech Seidel [national], POL; Edward Dec, POL

She has represented Poland in Para cross-country skiing, including at the 2020 Paraski4Europe event in Poland. (Facebook page, 01 Mar 2020)

She required shoulder surgery in April 2012 and then underwent a second procedure in November 2012. She returned to full fitness in September 2013. (plywacy.com, 18 Dec 2013)

She began swimming at age six in Suwalki, Poland. (megatiming.pl, 30 Oct 2015; poranny.pl, 08 Sep 2012)

Doctors suggested she try swimming as rehabilitation for a spinal problem she was experiencing. (megatiming.pl, 30 Oct 2015; poranny.pl, 08 Sep 2012)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (dwutygodniksuwalski.pl, 01 Sep 2020)

Winning gold in the S12 100m butterfly at three consecutive editions of the Paralympic Games between 2004 and 2012. (OSIR w Suwalkach YouTube channel, 15 Dec 2020)

"You have to work hard to make your dreams come true." (megatiming.pl, 30 Oct 2015)

In 2019 she received the special 20th Anniversary Award from the Polish Paralympic Committee. (wirtualnesuwalki.pl, 12 May 2019)

She was named the 2014 Athlete of the Year by Polish newspaper Gazeta Wspolczesna. (start.bialystok.pl, 12 Feb 2015)

She received a special award for her sporting achievements from the Polish Paralympic Committee in 2013. (bialystok.gazeta.pl, 03 Feb 2013)

In 2013 she was honoured with the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by the president of Poland. She was also presented with the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2008. (Facebook page, 31 Aug 2017; paralympic.org.pl, 08 Sep 2016)