Jaana Ehmcke
Encyclopedia
Jaana Ehmcke is a German
swimmer. She is trained by Jörg Hoffmann
. In 2006, she took part in the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Helsinki
. She also represented Germany in the women's 400 metre
and 800 metre
freestyle swimming races at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
swimmer. She is trained by Jörg Hoffmann
Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer)
Jörg Hoffmann is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
. In 2006, she took part in the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
. She also represented Germany in the women's 400 metre
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The Women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 10–11 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. This swimming event used freestyle swimming, which means that the method of the stroke is not regulated . Nearly all swimmers use the front crawl or a variant of...
and 800 metre
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.During the competition, Rebecca Adlington broke the Olympic Record in a preliminary heat...
freestyle swimming races at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.