Martin Herrmann (swimmer)

Martin Herrmann (born March 20, 1970 in Cologne ) is a German swimmer and Olympic participant. The 1.92 m tall and 74 kg heavy athlete started for SV Rhenania Cologne .

Herrmann was able to place himself several times in German championships:

• 100 m dolphin: 1988 3rd place, 1989 MEISTER, 1990 and 1991 3rd place, 1992 MEISTER, 1993 and 1994 3rd place
• 200 m dolphin: 1988 runner-up, 1989 MEISTER, 1990 and 1992 3rd place, 1993 MEISTER, 1994 runner-up.

In the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and 1992 in Barcelona he went over both 100 and 200 m Butterfly at the start. In 1988 he was eliminated from both routes in the preliminary stages; In 1992 he made it into the B final.

Herrmann's successful year was 1989 when he won not only two German league title, but also for the European Championships in Bonn was successful and over 100 m Butterfly in 54.54 sec. The bronze medal behind the Poland Rafał Szukała (gold in 54.47 seconds .) and the French Bruno Gutzeit (silver in 54.50 seconds).

At the end of his sporting career, he won a bronze medal at the 1993 European Championships in Sheffield as a member of the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay .

Martin Herrmann studied business administration and then worked as an auditor .

Web links

• German swimming championships
• Martin Herrmann in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Brief portrait
• Junior successes
• Munzinger biography