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Svenja
ZIHSLER |
Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
NOC |
Germany
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Gender | Women |
Born | 09 Jan 1994
in Gmünd, GER |
Height | 1.69 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
SV Wurzburg 05: Germany |
International Debut |
Year |
2011 |
Competing for |
Germany |
Tournament |
European Championships |
Location |
Eilat, ISR |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Businessperson, Student |
Languages |
English, French, German |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
''The biggest achievement is not to exceed others but to exceed yourself.'' (svenja.zihsler.de, 2016) |
Other information |
DEMENTIA APP In 2019 she received 12,000 Euros in funding from the German Sporthilfe [Sports Aid] Start-Up Academy to produce a dementia prevention app named 'Brain Active'. "I am very happy that this idea can now be realised. We will produce a prototype and test it on patients. At the same time, we will contact health insurance companies, for whom this should also be very exciting." She has also founded a similar app named 'Mentalee'. (Instagram profile, 26 Oct 2020; mentalee.com, 01 Jan 2020; sportfrauen.net, 09 Dec 2019)
FURTHER EDUCATION In 2018 she began studying for a postgraduate degree in molecular medicine at Georg-August University in Goettingen, Germany. In the same year she also worked as a visiting research student at Stanford University in the United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 2020) |
Famous relatives |
Her younger sister Lea represented Germany in open water swimming at the 2014 European Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Her mother Elke was also a German swimmer. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Aug 2017; swim.de, 29 Jun 2017; swp.de, 27 Nov 2015) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Medicine - University of Erlangen-Nuremberg: Nuremberg, GER |
Residence |
Göttingen, GER |
General Interest |
Other sports |
She has competed in pool swimming at national level in Germany. (mn2s.com, 09 Dec 2019) |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
25km |
DNF |
15 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10km |
1:58:25.8 |
European Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2016 |
Hoorn, NED |
10km |
DNF |
8 |
2016 |
Hoorn, NED |
5km |
1:00:59.6 |
17 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
10km |
2:00:48.6 |
12 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
25km |
5:29:39.9 |
2 |
2011 |
Eilat, ISR |
5km - Team Time Trial |
57:15.2 |
World Series |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
13 |
2018 |
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10km |
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27 |
2018 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
2:05:01.5 |
14 |
2018 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
2:06:36.40 |
11 |
2018 |
Beau Vallon, SEY |
10km |
1:58:39.90 |
34 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:08:28.1 |
6 |
2018 |
Lac St. Jean, QC, CAN |
10km |
2:06:14.90 |
6 |
2018 |
Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN |
10km |
2:06:35.2 |
15 |
2018 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
2:07:13.50 |
36 |
2017 |
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10km |
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26 |
2017 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:54:15.6 |
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2017 |
Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN |
10km |
DNF |
11 |
2017 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
1:37:54.04 |
18 |
2016 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:59:07.60 |
9 |
2016 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
2:00:17.11 |
9 |
2015 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
2:07:58.2 |
28 |
2015 |
San Miguel de Cozumel, MEX |
10km |
1:51:37.00 |
15 |
2014 |
Cancún, MEX |
10km |
2:16:11 |
24 |
2014 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
2:07:05.1 |
16 |
2013 |
San Miguel de Cozumel, MEX |
10km |
2:12:10.40 |
9 |
2012 |
Eilat, ISR |
10km |
2:02:42.85 |
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