Paul Biedermann
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| Nickname(s) | Superman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
7 August 1986 Halle, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Halle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paul Biedermann (born 7 August 1986) is a German swimmer and a former 200 and 400 metre freestyle long course world champion. He holds the long course and short course world records in the 200 meters freestyle, and the long course world record in the 400 meters freestyle.
Career
Biedermann won the 200 m freestyle long course in the 2008 European Aquatics Championships final, finishing in a time of 1:46.59 seconds. With the times over 400 m freestyle (3:47.69) and 200 m freestyle (NR in 1:46.37) Biedermann managed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing. At the Olympics, he placed fifth in the 200 m freestyle final (1:46.00) and 17th overall in the 400 m freestyle (3:48.03).
2009 Long Course & 2010 Short Course World Championships
On 26 July 2009, Biedermann won the 400 m freestyle final at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships passing 1500 m Olympic champion Oussama Mellouli in the final 50 metres, with a time of 3:40.07, shaving nearly three seconds off his own personal best and bettering Ian Thorpe's 2002 world record by one hundredth of a second.[1]
On 28 July he claimed his second gold in the 200 m freestyle, defeating Michael Phelps in a world record time of 1:42.00 seconds and cutting more than four seconds off of his time since last year.[2] In 2008, Biedermann was ranked 9th in the world in the 200 m freestyle and 21st in the world in the 400 m freestyle.[3]
In the 2010 world short course championships Biedermann won gold in the 400m Freestyle, beating Oussama Mellouli again in a race that unfolded almost identical to their race in Rome the previous year. In the 200m freestyle, although he was the world record holder, Biedermann placed only 5th. He was over a second behind the first place finisher Ryan Lochte.
2011 Long Course World Championships
Biedermann collected bronze medals in the 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 4×100m medley relay, as well as finishing 4th in the 4×200m freestyle relay. He was out touched by Michael Phelps by 0.09s in the individual 200m freestyle, however getting the better of him in the relay lead off leg beating Phelps by 0.33s, bringing their rivalry to 3-3 in major meet finals.
Personal Bests
- 200 m freestyle: 1:42.00 (28 July 2009) WR
- 400 m freestyle: 3:40.07 (26 July 2009) WR
Trivia
- Since March 2010 he has a relationship with swimmer Britta Steffen
- Paul Biedermann is a "Lords of Metal Famous Headbanger"[4]
References
- ↑ Meadows, Mark (2009-07-26). "Biedermann smashes 400 freestyle world record". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ↑ "Brilliant Biedermann beats Phelps". BBC Sport. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ↑ Amy Shipley (29 July 2009). "At Worlds, 'It's Not About the Swimmer'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ↑ Interview Paul Biedermann Lords Of Metal November 2013
External links
- Swim Rankings Results
- (German) Official Homepage
- Profile at i-swimmer.ru
- Profile at sportsreference.com
Media related to Paul Biedermann at Wikimedia Commons
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Ian Thorpe |
Men's 200 metre freestyle world record holder (short course) 15 November 2008 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Ian Thorpe |
Men's 400 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 26 July 2009 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Michael Phelps |
Men's 200 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 28 July 2009 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Grant Hackett |
Men's 400 metre freestyle world record holder (short course) 24 November 2009 – 15 November 2012 |
Succeeded by Yannick Agnel |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Alain Bernard |
European Swimmer of the Year 2009 |
Succeeded by Camille Lacourt |
| Preceded by Matthias Steiner |
German Sportsman of the Year 2009 |
Succeeded by Sebastian Vettel |
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