Vipa Bernhardt
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Vipa Bernhardt |
| National team |  Germany |
| Born | 20 September 1982 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | SG Frankfurt |
| College team | University of Florida (U.S.) |
| Coach | Gregg Troy (U.S.) |
Vipa Bernhardt (born 20 September 1982) is a German former competitive swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She was a member of the swimming team for Schwimmgemeinschaft Frankfurt. Bernhardt was also a college swimmer for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team under head coach Gregg Troy at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.
Bernhardt qualified for the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by attaining an A-standard entry time of 1:09.04 at the German Olympic trials.[2][3] Bernhardt failed to advance to the Olympic final, and she placed thirteenth overall in the semifinal, with a time of 1:09.72.[4]
Bernhardt graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree major in neurobiology and a Bachelor of Arts degree major in music performance, as well as a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vipa Bernhardt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "German Olympic Trials, Day 5: Franzi, Antje and Sarah All Win". Swimming World Magazine. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 6)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinal 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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