Franziska van Almsick (GER)
Data di nascita: April 5, 1978
Luogo di nascita: Berlin
Residenza: Berlin
Peso: 67 kg
Altezza: 1,80 m
Team: SC Berlin
Coach: Gerd Esser
Migliore performances: 1992: Olympic Games - 2nd 200m free (1:58.00),
3rd 100m free (54.94), 2nd 4x100m medley relay, 3rd 4x100m free relay, LC European
Junior Championships - 1st 100m free (55.27), 1st 200m free (2:01.38), 1st 100m
butterfly (1:00.62), 1st 200m Ind. medley (2:17.04), 1st 4x100m free relay,
1st 4x200m free relay
1993: LC European Championships - 1st 50m free (25.53), 1st 100m free (54.57),
1st 200m free (1:57.97), 2nd 100m butterfly (1:00.94), 1st 4x100m free relay,
1st 4x200m free relay, 1st 4x100m medley relay
1994: LC World Championships - 1st 200m free (1:56,78, WR), 3rd 100m free (54.77),
2nd 4x200m free relay, 3rd 4x100m free relay
1995: LC European Championships - 1st 100m free (55.34), 1st 400m free (4:08.37),
2nd 50m free (25.80), 1st 4x100m free relay, 1st 4x200m free relay, 1st 4x100m
medley relay
1996: Olympic Games - 2nd 200m free (1:58.57), 2nd 4x200m free relay, 3rd 4x100m
free relay
1998: LC World Championships - 1st 4x200m free relay, 2nd 4x100m free relay,
SC European Championships - 2nd 200m free (1:57.05)
1999: LC European Championships - 8th 100m free (56.39), 1st 4x100m free relay,
1st 4x200m free relay, 2nd 4x100m medley relay
2000: Olympic Games - 11th 200m free (2:00.26), 12th 100m butterfly (59.72),
3rd 4x200m free relay (7:58.64), 4th 4x100m free relay (3:40.31), 4th 4x100m
medley relay (4:04.33)
Classifica mondiale (50m): 1999: 29th 100m free, 6th 200m free, 52nd
50m butterfly, 25th 100m butterfly
2000: 94th 50m free, 11th 100m free, 7th 200m free, 74th 50m butterfly, 23rd
100m butterfly, 13th 200m butterfly
Franziska ha cominciato a nuotare dall'età di cinque anni. Nel mese
di maggio 1997 Franziska ha avuto un incidente grave con il motociclo di sua
madre, riportando una frattura tripla e una rottura di tutti i tendini e legamenti
della mano sinistra. Conseguenza di ciò è stato un arresto delle
sue attività di allenamento per 14 settimane e la mancata partecipazione
ai campionati tedeschi a Monaco di Baviera e ai campionati europei di Siviglia.