Christian Scherübl
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Austria |
| Born |
6 April 1994 Graz, Austria |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | ATUS Graz[1] |
| Coach | Christoph Schreiner[1] |
Christian Scherübl (born April 6, 1994 in Graz) is an Austrian swimmer, who specialized in long-distance and relay freestyle events.[1][2] Within a 16-year and younger age group, Scherubl set an Austrian record time of 4:05.20 in the boys' 400 m freestyle at the 2010 Geneva Long Course International Meet in Geneva, Switzerland.[3] Scherubl is also a member of the swimming team for ATUS Graz, and is coached and trained by Christoph Schreiner.[1][4]
Scherubl represented Austria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he qualified for the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, along with his teammates Florian Janistyn, David Brandl, and double Olympic silver medalist Markus Rogan.[5] Swimming the second leg, Scherubl recorded a split of 1:48.64, and the Austrian team went on to finish heat two in eighth place and sixteenth overall, for a total time of 7:17.94.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Christian Scherübl". London 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ "Christian Scherübl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ "Geneva Long Course International: Erik Van Dooren, Ekaterina Avramova, Christian Scherubl Set Meet Records". Swimming World Magazine. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ "Christian Scherübl: "Einmal die Hymne hören"" [Christian Scherübl: "Once the anthem heard"] (in German). Kleine Zeitung. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ "Qualifying Athletes – Men's relays" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2". London 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.