Zuzanna Szwed
| Zuzanna Szwed | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Poland |
| Born |
July 19, 1977 Warsaw, Poland |
| Residence | Oak Park, Illinois, United States |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Former coach | Craig Maurizi, Lucja Rylska |
| Former choreographer | Craig Maurizi, Linda Johns |
| Former skating club | Marymont Warszawa |
| Former training locations |
Detroit Warsaw |
| Began skating | 1983 |
| Retired | 1998 |
Zuzanna Szwed (Polish pronunciation: [zuˈzanna ˈʂfɛd]; born July 19, 1977) is a Polish former competitive figure skater. She is the 1994 Karl Schäfer Memorial champion, 1995 Finlandia Trophy silver medalist, and a five-time Polish national champion. She competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.
Zuzanna Szwed was born on July 19, 1977 in Warsaw, Poland. She married American pair skater Aaron Parchem in Chicago in 2004.
Szwed began skating in 1983 and was coached by Lucja Rylska early in her career. Making her first ISU Championship appearance, she placed 15th at the 1991 Junior Worlds in Budapest, Hungary.
Szwed competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. She qualified for the final segment by placing 23rd in the short program and went on to finish 19th overall. She was the first skater to represent Poland in ladies' single skating at the Olympics.
In the 1993–94 season, Szwed finished eighth at the World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado and second at the Polish Championships, both times finishing behind Anna Rechnio, who was selected to compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
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