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Franziska van Almsick

1978 - Today

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Franziska van Almsick (German pronunciation: [fʁanˈt͡sɪska fan ˈalmsɪk] ; born 5 April 1978) is a retired German swimmer, former world record holder in 200 metres freestyle. She was multiple World and European champion, in both Long and Short Course Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Franziska van Almsick is the 274th most popular swimmer (down from 232nd in 2024), the 6,204th most popular biography from Germany (down from 6,064th in 2019) and the 29th most popular German Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Franziska van Almsick ranks 274 out of 709. Before her are Mike O'Brien, Jolanda de Rover, Tracy Caulkins, Rick Carey, Marleen Veldhuis, and Therese Alshammar. After her are Camille Muffat, Lyn McClements, Kathleen Nord, Milorad Čavić, Igor Polyansky, and Tiffany Cohen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Franziska van Almsick ranks 565. Before her are Bryan Greenberg, Lauren Ambrose, Jessica Barth, László Toroczkai, Michalis Konstantinou, and Brian Scalabrine. After her are Shen Xue, Sergei Movsesian, Paulo Costanzo, Luca Argentero, Javier Farinós, and Evgeni Petrov.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franziska van Almsick ranks 6,207 out of 7,253. Before her are Helga Radtke (1962), Andreas Stähle (1965), Beate Schramm (1966), Germar Rudolf (1964), Werner Koch (1961), and Richard Trautmann (1969). After her are Julian Schuster (1985), Stefan Krauße (1967), Uwe Kamps (1964), Patrick Owomoyela (1979), Florian Gallenberger (1972), and Malick Thiaw (2001).

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Among SWIMMERS In Germany

Among swimmers born in Germany, Franziska van Almsick ranks 29. Before her are Caren Metschuck (1963), Ines Geissler (1963), Heike Friedrich (1970), Paul Biedermann (1986), Petra Schneider (1963), and Silke Hörner (1965). After her are Kathleen Nord (1965), Uwe Dassler (1967), Britta Steffen (1983), Dagmar Hase (1969), Cornelia Sirch (1966), and Daniela Hunger (1972).

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