Birte Steven

Birte Steven
Personal information
Full name Birte Steven
Nationality  Germany
Born (1980-10-11) 11 October 1980
Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
Club SGJ Hannover
College team Oregon State University (U.S.)
Coach Larry Liebowitz (U.S.)

Birte Steven (born October 11, 1980) is a German former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She is a ten-time All-Pacific honoree, and also a sixth-place finalist in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.[2] Since 2007, Steven currently holds a long-course German record of 2:25.33 from the national championships.[3]

Steven qualified for the women's 200 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining an A-standard entry time of 2:25.95 from the German Olympic trials.[4][5] In the morning's preliminary heats, Steven recorded the seventh fastest time of 2:27.42 to secure her spot in the semifinal run. On the evening session, Steven failed to qualify for the final, as she placed eleventh overall in the semifinals, with a time of 2:29.22.[6]

Steven is also a member of the swimming team for the Oregon State Beavers, and a former student major in psychology at the Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.

References

  1. "Birte Steven". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. "Birte Steven, Jed Pennell Earn Pacific-10 Medals". Oregon State University. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. "German Olympic Trials: Good Day to Be Named Steffen". Swimming World Magazine. 22 April 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. "Steven, Stockbauer Shine on Day Three of German Trials". Swimming World Magazine. 6 June 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  5. "Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  6. "Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinal 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

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