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
Web links
- Simone Weiler in the database of Swimrankings.net (English)
- Homepage of Simone Weiler
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hamlet, Simone |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karn, Simone |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German swimmer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Speyer |