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Clemens RAPP
Sport Swimming
NOC Germany   
GenderMen
Born14 Jul 1989
Height1.92 m
Weight 82 kg
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Higher education
Industrial Engineering - SRH Heidelberg College: Germany
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming at age 12.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Manager
General Interest
Awards and honours
He was named the 2016 Athlete of the Year in Neckarsulm, Germany. (stimmt.de, 24 Jan 2017)

He was named the 2014 Athlete of the Year in Heidelberg, Germany. (heidelberg.de, 16 Mar 2015)
Further Personal Information
Languages
English, German
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
His physical education teacher encouraged him to try swimming.
General Interest
Nicknames
Clemi (deutsche-olympiamannschaft.de, 2016)
Further Personal Information
Residence
Neckarsulm, GER
General Interest
Hero / Idol
German swimmer Paul Biedermann. (schwimm-dm.de, 2015)
Other information
RETIREMENT
In June 2019 he announced his retirement from competitive swimming. (echo24.de, 14 Jun 2019; stimme.de, 13 Jun 2019)

LIFE AFTER RETIREMENT
After retiring from competitive sport, he took over the role of team manager at his club Neckarsulm Sport Union. (echo24.de, 14 Jun 2019; stimme.de, 13 Jun 2019)

FURTHER STUDIES
He has a master's degree in international business and engineering from SRH Heidelberg College in Germany. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Oct 2017; echo24.de, 08 Apr 2017)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 400m Freestyle 3:49.10
6 2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:07.28
24 2012 London, ENG 200m Freestyle 1:48.75
4 2012 London, ENG 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:06.59
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2017 Budapest, HUN 200m Freestyle 1:47.69
Heats 2017 Budapest, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:11.03
Heats 2015 Kazan, RUS 200m Freestyle 1:48.20
7 2015 Kazan, RUS 400m Freestyle 3:48.52
5 2015 Kazan, RUS 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:09.01
Semifinal 2013 Barcelona, ESP 200m Freestyle 1:47.51
6 2013 Barcelona, ESP 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:10.07
Heat 2011 Shanghai, CHN 400m Freestyle 3:51.07
4 2011 Shanghai, CHN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay  
5 2009 Rome, ITA 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:03.19
Heat 2009 Rome, ITA 200m Freestyle 1:48.75
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2014 Doha, QAT 200m Freestyle 1:44.22
Heats 2014 Doha, QAT 400m Freestyle 3:41.90
7 2014 Doha, QAT 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 6:57.40
Heats 2008 Manchester, ENG 100m Butterfly 59.60
Heats 2008 Manchester, ENG 200m Freestyle 1:49.53
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
5 2014 Berlin, GER 400m Freestyle 3:48.44
Semifinal 2014 Berlin, GER 200m Freestyle 1:48.07
1 2014 Berlin, GER 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:09.00
Heats 2012 Debrecen, HUN 400m Freestyle 3:56.02
Heats 2012 Debrecen, HUN 200m Freestyle 1:50.29
1 2012 Debrecen, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:09.17
7 2010 Budapest, HUN 400m Freestyle 3:49.27
2 2010 Budapest, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:08.13
European Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 400m Freestyle 3:43.21
13 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 200m Freestyle 1:45.14