Franziska Hentke

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

Franziska Hentke
Hentke signs autographs in 2018
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1989-06-04) 4 June 1989
Wolfen, Germany
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubSC Magdeburg

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 19 August 2015.
  2. Kapser, Daniela (29 September 2015). "200 Fly Final in Rio Is Ultimate Goal For Germany's Franziska Hentke". SwimSwam. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. Keith, Braden (4 December 2015). "Franziska Hentke Breaks German Record in 200 Fly". Swimswam. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. Lord, Craig (22 May 2016). "W200 'Fly: Franziska Hentke Saves Germany's Best Until Last Day – 2:07 For Gold". Swimvortex. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.


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