Kristel Köbrich
Köbrich at Rio de Janeiro, 2009
Personal information
Full nameKristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl
Nationality Chile
Born (1985-08-09) August 9, 1985
Santiago, Chile
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

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 also swam at the 2008 Games, 2012 Games and 2016 Games.[2]

She is the current holder of the South American records in the women's 800 m and 1500 m freestyle (long and short course). She also has the Chilean Records in the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyles (2:04.81, 4:11.83, 8:21.66, and 15:57.57), and the 400 IM (4:58.68).

She represented Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Personal life

Köbrich made her home in Córdoba, Argentina,[4] since 2004.[5]

Her sisters are also swimmers and her mother is a swimming coach.[4]

References

  1. Biography page Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine from Köbrich's website.
  2. "Sports Reference profile". Sports Reference. 2014. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  3. "Swimming The Same Event In Five Olympics: A Feat For Few". SwimSwam. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  4. 1 2 "#EmbajadoresSantiago2023: Kristel Köbrich, ícono de la natación olímpica chilena". santiago2023.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. "Köbrich cierra su club en Chile". Carta Abierta (in Spanish). 12 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2023.


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