Sandra Völker is a retired German freestyle and backstroke swimmer, born on 1 April 1974, who held the world record in the 50 metres backstroke. She was a multiple World and European champion in both long course and short course championships. She competed at four Olympics, making her debut in Barcelona in 1992, and won three medals, one silver and two bronze, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. During her preparation for the 2000 Summer Olympics she was diagnosed with asthma, and a year later she set up a foundation for children with asthma and allergies. She published her autobiography, An Land kannst du nicht schwimmen, in 2015.
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swimmer from Germany
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Born 1 April 1974 in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein GER
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She was also multiple World and European champion, in both Long and Short Course Championships.
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is a retired freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Germany
Competed In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Olympic career
Völker won three (one silver, two bronze) medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competed In: 1992 Summer Olympics, Olympic career, debut
making her debut in Barcelona, Spain in 1992
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