Thomas Lurz, born on 28 November 1979, is a German former competitive swimmer who specialised in long-distance freestyle swimming and especially open water swimming. He swam for the SV Würzburg 05 sports club and lives in Gerbrunn. Lurz finished 22nd in the 1500 metre freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics and missed the final, but he returned to win bronze in the 10 kilometre open water race at the 2008 Summer Olympics and silver in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was world champion over 10 kilometres in 2004, 2006 and 2009, won the 5 kilometre gold seven times in a row from 2005 to 2011, took ten German titles from 800 metres to 10,000 metres open water and won the European Open Water Competition in 2005. Swimming World Magazine named him its Open Water Swimmer of the Year five times. He retired in May 2015 at the age of 35.
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Thomas Lurz (born 28 November 1979) is a German former competitive swimmer who specialised in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming.
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Thomas Lurz (born 28 November 1979) is a German former competitive swimmer who specialised in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming.
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Lurz won 2 olympic medals in the 10 km open water, 7 gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships and 5 gold medals at the World Open Water Championships.
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Thomas Lurz (born 28 November 1979) is a German former competitive swimmer who specialised in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming.
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Thomas Lurz (born 28 November 1979) is a German former competitive swimmer who specialised in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming.
Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, Biography, 2004 Olympics
He competed for Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 1500 m freestyle
Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Biography, 2008 Olympics
He returned to the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the 10 km open water race.
Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Biography, 2012 Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished one place higher, claiming the silver medal.
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