Nicole Hetzer (born February 18, 1979, in Leipzig, Saxony) is a retired female medley swimmer from Germany.

Nicole Hetzer
Personal information
Full nameNicole Hetzer
Nationality Germany
Born (1979-02-18) February 18, 1979 (age 45)
Leipzig, Saxony, East Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley
ClubSportverein Wacker Burghausen
Medal record
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2000 Athens 400 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 400 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sheffield 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sheffield 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1999 Lisbon 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2001 Antwerp 200 m medley
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Izmir 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Izmir 400 m medley

Swimming career

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Hetzer competed twice for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2000 and 2004. Hetzer collected several medals at international tournaments in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade), especially in the short course (25 metres). Despite being of German nationality she won the 400 metres medley title in 1997 at the ASA National British Championships.[1]

References

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  1. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1997, p. 42". Times Digital Archive.