Who is Ewa Swoboda? Polish Olympic runner invites IShowSpeed to compete against her

Ewa Swoboda is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 60-meter and 100-meter events. Born on July 26, 1997, she has gained recognition for her speed and achievements on the track. Swoboda has competed in various national and international competitions, earning several medals. Notably, she won the gold medal in the 60 meters at the 2019 European Indoor Championships.

The 27-year-old is also an Olympian and has participated in the 2024 Olympics, held in Paris. She competed in the women's 100-meter event, making it through the first round but did not advance to the final.

Swoboda finished first, with a time of 7.01 seconds, in the 60-meter race at the World Athletics Indoor Tour 2024 (Image via World Athletics/YouTube)

In a recent interview, the Olympian invited YouTuber and streamer, Darren "IShowSpeed" to compete against her in a race that would be held on August 24, 2024, in Poland. She mentioned that her parents informed her about Speed after a clip of the streamer surfaced, in which he claimed that nobody in the world could beat him in a race, while he was reacting to an edit of Ewa Swoboda.

Ewa then stated that she would entertain the prospect of Speed and her racing:

"Well, if he comes to Poland and he competes in the RMF FM contest, maybe I'll run with him, but he as already been to Poland so the chances are slim."

According to Ewa, Winners of the RMF FM contest will have the opportunity to run against her in a 100-meter race.

Swoboda's personal bests include impressive times in both 60-meter and 100-meter events, making her one of Poland's top sprinters. She is known for her explosive starts and strong finishes contributing to her success in sprinting events.

In contrast, Speed has never raced professionally. However, the streamer is always brimming with energy, with a large part of his brand centered around sports and athletes.

Speed recorded a video with National Hockey League (NHL) superstar, Cole Caufield (Image via IShowSpeed/YouTube)

Moreover, Speed has previously shown impressive bouts of athleticism while jumping over cars and doing back flips on stream. Hence, it would be reasonable to assume that the streamer would have a fighting chance against a global-stage caliber runner such as Ewa Swodoba. The next section of this article will look into some of IShowSpeed's athletic feats.

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How athletic is IShowSpeed?

The streamer is constantly full of energy, running and jumping around on his stream. One instance of Speed displaying athleticism was when he defeated British YouTuber, KSI, in a 100-meter race.

Another moment is when Speed jumped over two cars consecutively. This instance made many realize that the YouTuber might actually have an athletic gift.

The YouTuber also performed a stunt where he jumped over two cars, a Lamborghini and a McLaren, during a live stream. This daring feat went viral, with many viewers amazed by his athleticism. Speed had previously jumped over a Lamborghini, but this time he upped the ante by jumping over both cars in quick succession.

Due to this, the streamer received a temporary ban, since his stunt broke YouTube's community guidelines.

Speed jumped over two cars consecutively in a now-deleted live stream (Image via IShowSpeed/YouTube)

More recently, the streamer was called out by National Football League (NFL) player, Tyreek Hill from the Miami Dolphins to race. Speed showed up at a Dolphins' practice session to race Hill, but the football player declined, stating that he couldn't due to contractual reasons, and said he would hold up his end of the bargain soon.

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Overall, the potential matchup between Ewa Swoboda and IShowSpeed could be quite interesting at the very least. Swodoba's athletic prowess combined with Speed's energetic nature would prove to be entertaining, and the prospect of the match already has fans discussing who would come out on top, with many favoring Speed to be the winner.