Nationality Czech Republic Strokes Freestyle Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 ⁄2 in) Club Kometa Brno | Weight 89 kg (196 lb) Name Martin Skacha Sport Swimming | |
Born 28 October 1983 (age 40) ( 1983-10-28 ) Policka, Czechoslovakia | ||
Martin Škacha (born October 28, 1983) is a Czech former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. He won a bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle (51.52) at the 2001 European Junior Swimming Championships in Valletta, Malta. 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. 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.
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