Katrin Meissner

Katrin Meissner, written Katrin Meißner in German, is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, born on 17 January 1973. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul she won three medals at the age of fifteen: she triumphed with the East German women's relay team in the 4x100-metre medley and the 4x100-metre freestyle, and finished third in the 50-metre freestyle. She is one of the few East German swimmers who also swam for Germany after reunification, mostly in relays, and she represented Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She retired in 2004 after she was not selected for the 2004 Summer Olympics.