Ewa Swoboda is a Polish track and field athlete who specializes in the short sprints. She is a three-time European Indoor Championships medalist in the 60m, as well as World Indoor Championships silver medalist.
Ewa Nikola Swoboda was born on July 26, 1997 in Zory, Poland. She started competing in athletics from a young age and joined the UKS Czworka Zory athletics club. She won the Polish youth titles in 2011 and 2012. The following year she won the national indoor junior 200m race.
Ewa Swoboda started her competitive career in 2011, winning the 100m title at the Kędzierzyn-Koźle Polish U16 Championships. The same season, she also won the 100m gold at the Chorzow Liga Juniorow, as well as the Krakow Samsung Athletic Cup.
In 2012, she continued being one of the top young athletes of Poland, winning the 100m national title at the Slubice Polish U16 Championships. She triumphed with the 100m gold at several more local events in Bielsko-Biala, Chorzow, and Czestochowa.
Ewa Swoboda made her first major international appearance in 2013, finishing 4th in 100m at the Donetsk IAAF World Youth Championships. Although missing the medal, she made a wonderful performance. During the season, she won the 100m gold at the Bydgoszcz European Athletics Festival and Lodz Polish U18 Championships, where also triumphed in the 200m. She proved her talent also at the Lodz Polish University Championships in 4x100m and Spala Polish U18 Indoor Championships in 200m, where also earned the gold.
In 2014, Ewa Swoboda started the season by winning the 60m gold at the Spala Polish U18 Indoor Championships. During the outdoor season, she made a fantastic performance at the Eugene IAAF World Junior Championships, finishing 5th in 100m, but also competed in 200m and 4x100m. She also competed at the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, after winning Baku European Youth Olympic Trials in 100m. At the major competition, she finished 8th in the 8x100m relay and competed also in the 100m. However, during the season, she won her first major international honor, winning the bronze at the Sollentuna Folksam GP in 100m.