Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl (born August 9, 1985 in Santiago, Chile)[1] is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flag bearer at the 2004 Olympics, and has participated in six consecutive Olympic Games: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016,[2] 2020,[3] and 2024.
Regarded as the best Chilean swimmer in history,[4] Köbrich currently holds the South American records in the women's 800m and 1500m freestyle for both long and short courses. She also holds the Chilean records in the 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyles (with times of 2:04.81, 4:11.83, 8:21.66, and 15:57.57), and also in the 400m IM (4:58.68).
Personal life
editBorn in Santiago, Köbrich has been living in Córdoba, Argentina since 2004.[5][6]
Her sisters are also swimmers, and her mother is a swimming coach.[5]
References
edit- ^ Biography page Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine from Köbrich's website.
- ^ "Sports Reference profile". Sports Reference. 2014. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Swimming The Same Event In Five Olympics: A Feat For Few". SwimSwam. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ "Kristel Köbrich hizo historia en París 2024, pero no pudo meterse en final de su prueba « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile". radio.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b "#EmbajadoresSantiago2023: Kristel Köbrich, ícono de la natación olímpica chilena". santiago2023.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Köbrich cierra su club en Chile". Carta Abierta (in Spanish). 12 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
External links
edit- Kristel Köbrich at World Aquatics
- Kristel Köbrich at Swimrankings.net
- Kristel Köbrich at Olympedia (archive)
- Kristel Köbrich at Olympics.com
  | This biographical article related to a Chilean swimmer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |