Franziska Hentke

Franziska Hentke
Personal information
Nationality  Germany
Born (1989-06-04) June 4, 1989
Wolfen, Germany
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly
Club SC Magdeburg

Franziska Hentke (born 4 June 1989) is a German butterfly swimmer.[1]

Career

In July 2015, Hentke broke the German record in the 200-meter butterfly (long course) with a time of 2:05.26.[2]

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, she finished tied 4th in this event.

At the 2015 European Short Course Championships she won her first international title, in the 200 m butterfly. In the final she broke her own national record with a time of 2:03.01, making her the sixth fastest performer all-time in this event.[3] She also competed in the 400 m individual medley, and finished 7th.

Hentke won her first international long-course title, in the 200 meter butterfly, at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London. She beat Hungarian Liliána Szilágyi by 0.01 s.[4]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Hentke competed in the 200 m butterfly. She finished 11th in the semifinals and did not qualify for the final.

References

  1. ↑ "Franziska Hentke". Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  2. ↑ Kapser, Daniela (September 29, 2015). "200 Fly Final in Rio Is Ultimate Goal For Germany's Franziska Hentke". SwimSwam. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ Keith, Braden (December 4, 2015). "Franziska Hentke Breaks German Record in 200 Fly". Swimswam. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ Lord, Craig (May 22, 2016). "W200 'Fly: Franziska Hentke Saves Germany's Best Until Last Day – 2:07 For Gold". Swimvortex. Retrieved May 23, 2016.


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