[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2025]
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          CONGRATULATING KATARZYNA SZOTYNSKA, SAILING CHAMPION

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                          HON. JOHN J. LaFALCE

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2002

  Mr. LaFALCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Katarzyna 
Szotynska, a young woman from Warsaw, Poland, who was the recent winner 
of the World Laser Radial championships which was held in the greater 
Buffalo area at the Buffalo Canoe Club in nearby Ontario, Canada.
  Ms. Szotynska is also the 2002 Silver medalist in the 3rd World 
Sailing Games in Marseille, France, and was the Gold Medal winner in 
the World Laser Radial Championships in Spain and Turkey in 2001 and 
2000, respectively.
  Katarzyna Szotynska was born in Poland and is studying culture at 
Warsaw University. She has been sailing Laser Radials for eight years. 
Ms. Szotynska is the first woman in the world to win three consecutive 
world championships in Laser Radials class. She is the most 
accomplished woman sailor in Polish history.
  I ask the House of Representatives to join me in congratulating 
Katarzyna Szotynska on her accomplishments.

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