Britta Dahm

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Britta Dahm , married Britta Schneider-Dahm , (born September 21, 1968 in Duisburg ) is a German swimmer and Olympic participant. She started for the swimming community Duisburg .

The 1.73 m tall and 64 kg heavy athlete won the German championships in the 50, 100 and 200 m breasts in 1986 and 1987, respectively. In 1988 she was runner-up in the 100 m chest and third in the 200 m chest.

Their greatest success came in 1987, when she at the European championships in Strasbourg with the 4 × 100 m medley relay (Team: Svenja Schlicht , Britta Dahm, Susanne Schuster and Christiane Pielke ) in 4:. 10.92 min the bronze medal behind the GDR ( Gold in 4: 04.05 min.) And Italy (silver in 4: 10.04 min.) Won.

At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul , the relay team (Svenja Schlicht, Britta Dahm, Gabi Reha and Marion Aizpors ) finished in 7th place in 4: 12.81 minutes. However, the time in Strasbourg would not have been enough for a medal either.

As a single starter over 100 and 200 m breaststroke Britta Dahm was able to achieve the following results in Seoul:

  • 100 m chest: eliminated in 1: 12.98 minutes as 22nd of the prelims (42 starters).
  • 200 m chest: as 17th of the prelims in 2: 35.06 min. The B final just missed. She swam a total of 17 German records. At the 1986 World Championships in Madrid, she reached 12th place over 100 m breaststroke, 9th place over 200 m breaststroke and fifth place with the 4 × 100 m individual relay.

Britta Dahm was married to Ingo Borgmann, a three-time Olympic participant in water polo. Britta Schneider-Dahm has been heading the Helen Doron language school she founded in Duisburg-Duissern since 2007 after many years of professional experience in the USA and the Far East.

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SURNAME Dahm, Britta
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schneider, Britta
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German swimmer and Olympic participant
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Duisburg