Julia Hassler

Julia Hassler
Hassler in 2021
Personal information
Born (1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 31)
Schellenberg, Liechtenstein
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Liechtenstein
SportSwimming
EventFreestyle
ClubSC Unterland, Eschen
Medal record
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Copenhagen 400 m freestyle
Games of the Small States of Europe
Gold medal – first place 2011 Liechtenstein 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Liechtenstein 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2013 Luxembourg 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Luxembourg 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Luxembourg 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2013 Luxembourg 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iceland 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iceland 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Iceland 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 San Marino 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 San Marino 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 San Marino 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Montenegro 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Montenegro 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Montenegro 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Montenegro 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2019 Montenegro 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2019 Montenegro 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2011 Liechtenstein 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Liechtenstein 400m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Liechtenstein 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2013 Luxembourg 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 San Marino 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Luxembourg 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Luxembourg 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Luxembourg 4x100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Luxembourg 4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Iceland 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Iceland 400 m medley

Julia Hassler (born 27 February 1993) is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Liechtenstein.[1] She swam for and was Liechtenstein closing-ceremony flagbearer at the 2012 Olympics. She has also swam for Liechtenstein at several other international competitions including the: World Championships (2011), Games of the Small States of Europe (2009, 2011, 2013), European Championships (2014), Short Course Worlds (2010, 2012) and Youth Olympics (2010).[2]

As of March 2015,[3] she holds Liechtenstein Records, both long course (50m) and short course (25m), in the: 200, 400 and 800 frees; 50, 100 and 200 flies; and 400 IM. She also holds the national record in the long course 1500 free.

At the 2012 Olympics, she was one of three athletes to compete for Liechtenstein. She swam the 400 and 800 freestyles, setting national records in both (4:12.99 and 8:35.18).,[3][4] finishing 27th in the 400[5] and 17th in the 800.[6]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 800 m freestyle event. She placed 21st in the heats with a time of 8:38.19 and did not qualify for the final.[7] She was the flagbearer for Liechtenstein during the Parade of Nations.[8]

  1. ^ "Player Profile". Eurosport.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ "About Julia page". JuliaHassler.li (in German). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Records page". lschv.li (in German). Liechtenstein Swimming Federation. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Julia Hassler – Swimming – Olympic Athlete". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Women's 400m Freestyle – Olympic Swimming". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Women's 800m Freestyle – Olympic Swimming". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Women's 800m Freestyle". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  8. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". Olympic.org. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2016.