Franziska van Almsick

Franziska van Almsick

Jörg Hoffmann together with Franziska van Almsick (just 11 years old) at the Spartakiad in 1989
Personal information
Full name	Franziska van Almsick
Nationality	Germany
Born	(1978-04-05) 5 April 1978 (age 38) East Berlin, East Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	SG Neukölln
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Germany Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 4 6 World Championships (LC) 2 2 2 European Championships (LC) 18 3 0 European Championships (SC) 4 1 0 Total 24 10 8 Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 200 m freestyle 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m medley 1996 Atlanta 200 m freestyle 1996 Atlanta 4×200 m freestyle 1992 Barcelona 100 m freestyle 1992 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m freestyle 2000 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley 2004 Athens 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1994 Rome 200 m freestyle 1998 Perth 4×200 m freestyle 1994 Rome 4×200 m freestyle 1998 Perth 4×100 m freestyle 1994 Rome 100 m freestyle 1994 Rome 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1993 Sheffield 50 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 100 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 200 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 4×200 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m medley 1995 Vienna 100 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 400 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 4×200 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 4×100 m medley 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 4×200 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 100 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 200 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4×200 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4×100 m medley 1993 Sheffield 100 m butterfly 1995 Vienna 50 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m medley European Championships (SC) 1992 Espoo 50 m freestyle 1992 Espoo 4×50 m freestyle 1992 Espoo 4×50 m medley 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m medley 1998 Sheffield 200 m freestyle

Franziska van Almsick (born 5 April 1978 in Berlin, East Berlin) is a German swimmer. She won her first Olympic medals in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympic Games aged fourteen.

Her career began at the SC Dynamo Berlin. She has the distinction of having the most career Olympic medals, ten, without ever winning a gold medal. She ended her career at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004.

In 1993, she was named by Swimming World magazine as the Female World Swimmer of the Year.

She has two sons, born in 2006 and 2013. The family's residence is Heidelberg.