Franziska van Almsick

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Franziska van Almsick

Personal information
Nationality	Germany
Born	(1978-04-05) 5 April 1978 (age 46) East Berlin, East Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	SG Neukölln
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Germany Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 4 6 World Championships (LC) 2 2 2 European Championships (LC) 18 3 0 European Championships (SC) 4 1 0 Total 24 10 8 Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 200 m freestyle 1992 Barcelona 4 × 100 m medley 1996 Atlanta 200 m freestyle 1996 Atlanta 4 × 200 m freestyle 1992 Barcelona 100 m freestyle 1992 Barcelona 4 × 100 m freestyle 1996 Atlanta 4 × 100 m freestyle 2000 Sydney 4 × 200 m freestyle 2004 Athens 4 × 100 m medley 2004 Athens 4 × 200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1994 Rome 200 m freestyle 1998 Perth 4 × 200 m freestyle 1994 Rome 4 × 200 m freestyle 1998 Perth 4 × 100 m freestyle 1994 Rome 100 m freestyle 1994 Rome 4 × 100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1993 Sheffield 50 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 100 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 200 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 4 × 100 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 4 × 200 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 4 × 100 m medley 1995 Vienna 100 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 400 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 4 × 100 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 4 × 200 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 4 × 100 m medley 1999 Istanbul 4 × 100 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 4 × 200 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 100 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 200 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4 × 100 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4 × 200 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4 × 100 m medley 1993 Sheffield 100 m butterfly 1995 Vienna 50 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 4 × 100 m medley European Championships (SC) 1992 Espoo 50 m freestyle 1992 Espoo 4 × 50 m freestyle 1992 Espoo 4 × 50 m medley 1998 Sheffield 4 × 50 m medley 1998 Sheffield 200 m freestyle

Franziska van Almsick (German pronunciation: [fʁanˈt͡sɪska fan ˈalmsɪk] ^ⓘ; born 5 April 1978) is a retired German swimmer, former world record holder. She was multiple World and European champion, in both Long and Short Course Championships.