Berit Puggaard
Encyclopedia
Berit Raith Puggaard is a former freestyle
and butterfly swimmer from Denmark
, who represented her native country at the 1992
and 1996 Summer Olympics
. She also won the bronze medal at the 1997 European Championships in the 4x200m Freestyle, alongside Ditte Jensen
, Britt Raaby
, and Mette Jacobsen
.
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
and butterfly swimmer from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, who represented her native country at the 1992
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
and 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
. She also won the bronze medal at the 1997 European Championships in the 4x200m Freestyle, alongside Ditte Jensen
Ditte Jensen
Ditte Christiane Jensen is a former freestyle swimmer from Denmark, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
, Britt Raaby
Britt Raaby
Britt Biltoft Raaby is a former freestyle swimmer from Denmark, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
, and Mette Jacobsen
Mette Jacobsen
Mette Jacobsen is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark, who competed at five consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. Her final breakthrough came in 1995, when she won two titles at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria: in the 100 m...
.