Franziska van Almsick
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Franziska van Almsick (born 5 April 1978 in Berlin, East Berlin) is a German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged fourteen.
Her career begun at the SC Dynamo Berlin.[1] She has the distinction of having the most career Olympic medals, ten, without ever winning a gold medal. She ended her career at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004.
In 1993, she was named by Swimming World magazine as the Female World Swimmer of the Year. She has two sons, born in 2006 and 2013. The family's residence is Heidelberg.
See also
- List of German records in swimming
- List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
- World record progression 50 metres freestyle
- World record progression 100 metres freestyle
- World record progression 200 metres freestyle
References
External links
- Franziska's official site
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Records | ||
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Preceded by | Women's 200 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 6 September 1994 – 27 March 2007 |
Succeeded by Federica Pellegrini |
Awards | ||
Preceded by | German Sportswoman of the Year 1993 |
Succeeded by Katja Seizinger |
Preceded by | German Sportswoman of the Year 1995 |
Succeeded by Katja Seizinger |
Preceded by | German Sportswoman of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Hannah Stockbauer |
Preceded by | World Swimmer of the Year 1993 |
Succeeded by Samantha Riley |
Preceded by | European Swimmer of the Year 1993 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Krisztina Egerszegi |
Preceded by | European Swimmer of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Hannah Stockbauer |
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- Sportspeople from Berlin
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- German swimmers
- Female freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Germany
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Former world record holders in swimming
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Female butterfly swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics