Simone Weiler

Simone Weiler (born Karn; born December 16, 1978 in Speyer ) is a German swimmer . Their main position is the breaststroke . Weiler originally comes from Rhineland-Palatinate , but has lived in Heidelberg since 2007 , trains at the local SV Nikar Heidelberg under her trainer Michael Spikermann and works part-time as a tax clerk. In 2002 she was awarded the highest sporting award, the silver laurel leaf , by the then incumbent Federal President Johannes Rau .

successes

Member of the German national team since 1998
Bronze medal with the German national team at the Goodwill Games in New York
Seventh of the European Championships in 1999 in Istanbul over 200 meters chest
Twelfth of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney over 100 meters chest
Nine German championship titles since 2001 (50, 100, 200 meters chest)
Fourth at the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka with the 4 × 100 meter relay
European champion in Berlin in 2002 with the 4 × 100-meter relay in record time
Third in the 2003 European Short Course Championships in Dublin over 200 meters chest
Fifth of the 2004 World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis over 100 and 200 meters chest
Third of the European short course championships in 2004 in Vienna over 100 meters chest
World Cup winner 2005 in Berlin over 100 meters chest
German team champion 2005 in Goslar
European Championship 2006 in Budapest
Third at the World Cup 2006 in Berlin over 50 meters chest
Eighth of the 2007 European Championships in Debrecen over 200 meters chest