Theresa Michalak

Theresa Michalak (born 7 May 1992) is a German competitive swimmer and former European champion. She represented Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, competing in the 200-metre individual medley and 4×200-metre freestyle relay.[1] Michalak holds the German records for the 100-metre and 200-metre individual medley.[2] She won the gold medal in the 100-metre individual medley at the 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships.[3]

Theresa Michalak
Personal information
Full nameTheresa Michalak
National team Germany
Born (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992
Halle an der Saale, Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley, freestyle
ClubSV Halle
College teamUniversity of Florida (U.S.)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Germany
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szczecin 100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m medley

Michalak accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States, where she trained with 2012 U.S. Olympic coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team.[4]

Private life

In January 2015, Michalak came out as a lesbian sportswoman.[5]

See also

References
  1. Profile Archived 2012-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "European Short Course Championships: Mireia Belmonte Garcia, Anastasia Zueva Posts Blistering Times". Swimming World Magazine. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  3. "EUROPEAN SHORT COURSE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Szczecin, Poland – Women's 100m Individual Medley". OmegaTiming.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. Daniela Kasper, "Theresa Michalak adjusting to the speed of practices with Florida Gators," Swimswam.com (27 April 2015). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. lezbelib.com: German siwmmer Theresa Michalak came out via her facebook page
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