Tomasz Świątek used to be a rowing athlete, and at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul he competed in the double sculls. He finished seventh, together with Sławomir Cieślakowski, Mirosław Mruk and Andrzej Krzepiński.
Iga Świątek has often mentioned that she takes the Olympic Games very seriously. “Due to my family traditions and what my father achieved in sports, the Games have always had a special meaning for me and have always been, in a sense, a superior event,” she said in “Wprost” in 2023.
Iga brought this Olympic spirit, Olympic dreams from home, because I myself was at the games […] We have to be aware that the games mean a lot to Iga, and let her do her thing in peace,” confessed Tomasz Świątek in January this year in an interview for “Przegląd Sportowy”.
Iga Świątek owes him a lot. Right after winning the medal, she spoke about her dad
Tomasz Świątek often attends his daughter’s matches. He couldn’t miss them in Paris either. He watched Iga’s fight for the bronze medal from the stands. The 23-year-old Pole easily defeated the Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6:2, 6:1. Although Świątek dreamed of gold, she was happy that she would return home with an Olympic medal.
After the match, Świątek did not hide the fact that she was raised around the myth of the games and that is why she put a lot on herself in the French capital. The Pole was happy that she won a medal in front of her father.
It’s amazing. Honestly, my sister and I were raised in the spirit that the Olympic Games are the most important tournament. That’s why it wasn’t the easiest tournament. That makes it even better. I’m proud of myself that I managed. I’m glad that he [dad — ed.] was here and saw it. It’s definitely a great place for me to be and play. I’m glad that in addition to the Roland Garros titles I could add another success to that,” she told foreign television (quoted after: The Tennis Letter).
Let’s recall that Iga Świątek loves playing in Paris. She already has four Grand Slam titles won in France. She triumphed at Roland Garros in 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
