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World swim champion hurt in crash
 Jedrzejczak won a gold and two silvers at the Athens Olympics WARSAW, Poland (CNN) -- World and Olympic swimming champion Otylia Jedrzejczak of Poland has been seriously injured in a car crash in which her younger brother was killed, the Polish PAP newsagency has reported. The 200-meter butterfly champion, who also holds the world record over the distance, was taken to Vojvod hospital in Plock in central Poland. She was initially said to be in a critical condition, but doctors at the hospital later announced her injuries were not life-threatening. "Otylia is conscious and can speak," a hospital spokesman said, adding the swimmer was under shock. She was undergoing neurological and orthopaedic examinations, he said. The 21-year-old would have to remain hospitalized for a number of days but she would "most certainly" be able to continue with active sports, he said. The cause of the accident was not immediately known. Witnesses reported that her car went out of control, crossing the road before crashing into a tree. She won gold in the 200m butterfly at the 2004 Athens Olympics and also won silver in the 100m butterfly and the 400m freestyle races. She defended her 200m-butterfly world championship title in Montreal in July this year, and holds the world record with 2:05.61 minutes in this discipline. 
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