Martin Škacha

Martin Škacha

Personal information
Full name	Martin Škacha
National team	Czech Republic
Born	28 October 1983 Polička, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Kometa Brno
Coach	Ondřej Butir
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the Czech Republic European Junior Championships 2001 Valletta 100 m freestyle

Martin Škacha (born October 28, 1983) is a Czech former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.^[1] He won a bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle (51.52) at the 2001 European Junior Swimming Championships in Valletta, Malta.^[2] Skacha is also a member of the swimming team for Kometa Brno, and is trained by head coach Ondřej Butir.

Skacha qualified for the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, as a member of the Czech Republic team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.^[3][4] Teaming with Michal Rubáček, Květoslav Svoboda, and Josef Horký in heat two, Skacha anchored the last 50 metres to finish the race with a split of 1:52.35, but the Czechs settled only for seventh place and thirteenth overall in a final time of 7:26.26.^[5][6]

References

1. "Martin Škacha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
2. "Croatia's Draganja, Britain's Goddard Impress as Euro Juniors Come to a Close". Swimming World Magazine. 9 July 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
3. "Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
4. "Štafeta 4×200 metrů poplave v Aténách" [4×200 meters relay swim in Athens] (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
5. "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
6. Whitten, Phillip (17 August 2004). "Men's 800 Free Relay, Day 4: US, Australia Qualify 1–2". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

External links

• Profile – Sportovči Česká (Czech)
• Profile – Mladá fronta DNES (Czech)