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| Leonie
BECK |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Germany
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 27 May 1997
in Augsburg, GER |
| Height | 1.84 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
SV Wurzburg : Germany |
Name of coach |
Nikolai Evseev [club], RUS |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Würzburg, GER |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Travel, computers, driving. (Facebook page, 17 Jul 2019; dhg-sportklasse.de, 01 Sep 2018) |
Awards and honours |
In 2015 she was named an Athlete of the City of Wurzburg, Germany. (Facebook page, 02 Feb 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, German |
Higher education |
Media and Communications - University of Wurzburg: Germany |
General Interest |
Other sports |
She competed in pool swimming at the world championships in 2013 and 2015, and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Jul 2019; welt.de, 17 Jul 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
As a medical doctor, her father saw first-hand what could happen if children did not know how to swim so he enrolled his children in swimming classes at an early age. Her grandparents also had a swimming pool, which gave her father another reason to encourage his children to take up swimming. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
German open water swimmer Thomas Lurz. (schwimm-dm.de, 01 Jun 2016) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (leonie-beck.de, 19 Sep 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began taking swimming seriously at age 11 when she moved to Wurzburg, Germany. |
General Interest |
Other information |
SWITCH TO OPEN WATER
She competed in the 800m freestyle at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and failed to progress from her heat, which contributed to her decision to switch to open water swimming. "I always qualified for the highest competitions, for the world championships, European championships, and the Olympics, but it never went well. After Rio, I asked myself how I should go on, whether I should stop. I didn't want to train so hard, just to be eighth or ninth. My abilities in the pool were exhausted at some point. It never went as well as I hoped. That's why I switched to open water in 2016, which initially didn't go that well. But it got better and better and I persevered and absolutely wanted to do it. At first I didn't know how to behave at the start, on the buoys or in general. Those who say that only those who fail in the pool move to open water are wrong. This is a completely different sport." (leonie-beck.de, 19 Sep 2021; tvmainfranken.de, 09 Jan 2020; mainpost.de, 16 Apr 2019; rio.sportschau.de, 11 Aug 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Training Regime |
"I do a total of 10 swimming sessions a week. I cover around seven to 10 kilometres a session, and over the entire week that is between 70 and 100 kilometres in the water." |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
800m Freestyle |
8:47.47 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
1500m Freestyle |
16:13.73 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
800m Freestyle |
8:28.39 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
1500m Freestyle |
16:17.12 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 20 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
800m Freestyle |
8:31.96 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Freestyle |
4:08.15 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
800m Freestyle |
8:39.04 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
800m Freestyle |
8:43.54 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
1500m Freestyle |
16:37.84 |
European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2013 |
Herning, DEN |
800m Freestyle |
8:18.78 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Herning, DEN |
400m Freestyle |
4:05.34 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Herning, DEN |
200m Freestyle |
1:57.90 |
World Cup Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2013 |
Berlin, GER |
400m Freestyle |
4:03.22 |
| 7 |
2013 |
Berlin, GER |
800m Freestyle |
8:21.17 |
| 5 |
2012 |
Berlin, GER |
800m Freestyle |
8:36.10 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 20 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:58:11.8 |
| 14 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
5km |
57:56.6 |
| 4 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
6km - Team Relay |
1:04:11.6 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
5km |
59:31.7 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
10km |
2:02:34.0 |
| 4 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
6km - Team Relay |
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| 4 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km |
57:56.2 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
10km |
2:02:29.7 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
6km - Team Relay |
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| 9 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
10km |
1:54:51.0 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km |
57:58.0 |
| 24 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km |
1:01:26.4 |
| 8 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
5km - Team Relay |
55:41.8 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
5km |
57:01.1 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
10km |
2:01:13.4 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
5km - Team Relay |
1:00:43.8 |
| 5 |
2021 |
Budakalász, HUN |
5km |
58:57.2 |
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2021 |
Budakalász, HUN |
10km |
DNS |
| 2 |
2021 |
Budakalász, HUN |
5km - Team Relay |
54:18.0 |
| 9 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
10km |
1:57:32.6 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
5km |
56:17.8 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
5km - Team Relay |
52:35.6 |
World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2023 |
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10km |
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| 7 |
2023 |
Funchal, POR |
10km |
1:58:11.0 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Golfo Aranci, ITA |
10km |
1:56:17.4 |
| 17 |
2023 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
2:03:47.5 |
| 4 |
2022 |
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10km |
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| 3 |
2022 |
Eilat, ISR |
10km |
1:56:25.3 |
| 12 |
2022 |
Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN |
10km |
2:03:58.56 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
2:09:32.50 |
| 8 |
2021 |
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10km |
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| 1 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:58:17.0 |
| 4 |
2021 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:01:32.8 |
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2020 |
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10km |
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| 1 |
2020 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
1:56:41.1 |
| 8 |
2019 |
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10km |
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| 3 |
2019 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:58:46.8 |
| 5 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:03:55.8 |
| 4 |
2018 |
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10km |
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| 10 |
2018 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
2:00:35.9 |
| 21 |
2018 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
2:07:47.10 |
| 4 |
2018 |
Beau Vallon, SEY |
10km |
1:58:35.50 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:02:25.2 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Qiandaohu, CHN |
10km |
2:06:23.40 |
| 6 |
2018 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
2:05:50.75 |
| 10 |
2017 |
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10km |
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| 29 |
2017 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:55:03.8 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
10km |
2:02:14.8 |
| 8 |
2017 |
Qiandaohu, CHN |
10km |
1:38:26.4 |
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