Caren Metschuck

Caren Metschuck, later known as Caren Mahn, was born on 27 September 1963 and is a German former swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medalist. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow she won gold in the 100 metre butterfly and in both the 4x100 metre freestyle relay and the 4x100 metre medley relay, which made her the most successful female competitor of those Games. The following year she won the 100 metre freestyle at the European Championships in Split and again triumphed with the freestyle and medley relay teams. After taking a world title in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay in 1982 she ended a short career and became a school teacher. She set three world records in relay events, was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1990 and, after German unification, worked as a swimming coach at her home club SC Empor Rostock.