Thomas Lurz
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Thomas Lurz is a German
swimmer who specializes is long-distance freestyle swimming
, especially open water swimming
. Lurz lives in Gerbrunn
and swims for the SV Würzburg 05 sports club.
He competed for Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in
the 1500 m freestyle, where he missed the final, but returned to the 2008 Summer Olympics
, where he won a bronze medal in the 10 km Open Water race. He was the World Champion in the 10 km open-water swimming event in 2004. In 2005, he won gold in the 5 km event but was beaten into the silver medal position by the United States
' Chip Peterson
in the 10 km event. He was jointly awarded the inaugural Open Water Swimmer of the Year
by Swimming World magazine
with Peterson.
Thomas Lurz (born 28 November 1979 in Würzburg
) is a German
swimmer who specializes is long-distance freestyle swimming
, especially open water swimming
. Lurz lives in Gerbrunn
and swims for the SV Würzburg 05 sports club.
He competed for Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in
the 1500 m freestyle, where he missed the final, but returned to the 2008 Summer Olympics
, where he won a bronze medal in the 10 km Open Water race.Olympic results He was the World Champion in the 10 km open-water swimming event in 2004. In 2005, he won gold in the 5 km event but was beaten into the silver medal position by the United States
' Chip Peterson
in the 10 km event. He was jointly awarded the inaugural Open Water Swimmer of the Year
by Swimming World magazine
with Peterson.
Thomas Lurz (born 28 November 1979 in Würzburg
) is a German
swimmer who specializes is long-distance freestyle swimming
, especially open water swimming
. Lurz lives in Gerbrunn
and swims for the SV Würzburg 05 sports club.
He competed for Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in
the 1500 m freestyle, where he missed the final, but returned to the 2008 Summer Olympics
, where he won a bronze medal in the 10 km Open Water race.Olympic results He was the World Champion in the 10 km open-water swimming event in 2004. In 2005, he won gold in the 5 km event but was beaten into the silver medal position by the United States
' Chip Peterson
in the 10 km event. He was jointly awarded the inaugural Open Water Swimmer of the Year
by Swimming World magazine
with Peterson.
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 who specializes is long-distance freestyle swimming
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...
, especially open water swimming
Open water swimming
Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, and reservoirs.The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to Asia.In...
. Lurz lives in Gerbrunn
Gerbrunn
Gerbrunn is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria in Germany. It is located about 3 km from Würzburg.The name of the village stems from the contraction of the Althochdeutsche word Ger and Brunn .Another...
and swims for the SV Würzburg 05 sports club.
He competed for Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in
the 1500 m freestyle, where he missed the final, but returned to 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...
, where he won a bronze medal in the 10 km Open Water race. He was the World Champion in the 10 km open-water swimming event in 2004. In 2005, he won gold in the 5 km event but was beaten into the silver medal position by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
' Chip Peterson
Chip Peterson
Charles Bowne Peterson is an American swimmer who specializes is long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming, in which he is a world champion.-Career:...
in the 10 km event. He was jointly awarded the inaugural Open Water Swimmer of the Year
Swimming World Swimmers of the Year
The Swimming World Magazine Swimmers of the Year, awarded by the American-based Swimming World Magazine, are a set of awards which are often regarded as being the most prestigious in the sport of swimming...
by Swimming World magazine
Swimming World magazine
Swimming World Magazine is an American-based monthly swimming magazine, that was first published in a magazine format as Junior Swimmer in January of 1960...
with Peterson.
Achievements
- Ten German titles for 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m (open-water) freestyle
- Winner of the European Open Water Competition 2005
- Silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2005 Summer UniversiadeSwimming at the 2005 Summer UniversiadeThe swimming competition during the 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIV Summer Universiade, took place in the Manisa Özel Ýdare Swimming Complex in Izmir, Turkey from August 12 till August 17, 2005. The swimming competition is one of the fourteen sports of the 23rd Universiade...
- Gold medals in 5 km and 10 km events at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
- Gold medal in 10 km event at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
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Thomas Lurz (born 28 November 1979 in Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
) is a German
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 who specializes is long-distance freestyle swimming
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...
, especially open water swimming
Open water swimming
Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, and reservoirs.The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to Asia.In...
. Lurz lives in Gerbrunn
Gerbrunn
Gerbrunn is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria in Germany. It is located about 3 km from Würzburg.The name of the village stems from the contraction of the Althochdeutsche word Ger and Brunn .Another...
and swims for the SV Würzburg 05 sports club.
He competed for Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in
the 1500 m freestyle, where he missed the final, but returned to 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...
, where he won a bronze medal in the 10 km Open Water race.Olympic results He was the World Champion in the 10 km open-water swimming event in 2004. In 2005, he won gold in the 5 km event but was beaten into the silver medal position by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
' Chip Peterson
Chip Peterson
Charles Bowne Peterson is an American swimmer who specializes is long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming, in which he is a world champion.-Career:...
in the 10 km event. He was jointly awarded the inaugural Open Water Swimmer of the Year
Swimming World Swimmers of the Year
The Swimming World Magazine Swimmers of the Year, awarded by the American-based Swimming World Magazine, are a set of awards which are often regarded as being the most prestigious in the sport of swimming...
by Swimming World magazine
Swimming World magazine
Swimming World Magazine is an American-based monthly swimming magazine, that was first published in a magazine format as Junior Swimmer in January of 1960...
with Peterson.
Achievements
- Ten German titles for 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m (open-water) freestyle
- Winner of the European Open Water Competition 2005
- Silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2005 Summer UniversiadeSwimming at the 2005 Summer UniversiadeThe swimming competition during the 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIV Summer Universiade, took place in the Manisa Özel Ýdare Swimming Complex in Izmir, Turkey from August 12 till August 17, 2005. The swimming competition is one of the fourteen sports of the 23rd Universiade...
- Gold medals in 5 km and 10 km events at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
- Gold medal in 10 km event at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
.
Thomas Lurz (born 28 November 1979 in Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
) is a German
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 who specializes is long-distance freestyle swimming
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...
, especially open water swimming
Open water swimming
Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, and reservoirs.The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to Asia.In...
. Lurz lives in Gerbrunn
Gerbrunn
Gerbrunn is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria in Germany. It is located about 3 km from Würzburg.The name of the village stems from the contraction of the Althochdeutsche word Ger and Brunn .Another...
and swims for the SV Würzburg 05 sports club.
He competed for Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in
the 1500 m freestyle, where he missed the final, but returned to 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...
, where he won a bronze medal in the 10 km Open Water race.Olympic results He was the World Champion in the 10 km open-water swimming event in 2004. In 2005, he won gold in the 5 km event but was beaten into the silver medal position by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
' Chip Peterson
Chip Peterson
Charles Bowne Peterson is an American swimmer who specializes is long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming, in which he is a world champion.-Career:...
in the 10 km event. He was jointly awarded the inaugural Open Water Swimmer of the Year
Swimming World Swimmers of the Year
The Swimming World Magazine Swimmers of the Year, awarded by the American-based Swimming World Magazine, are a set of awards which are often regarded as being the most prestigious in the sport of swimming...
by Swimming World magazine
Swimming World magazine
Swimming World Magazine is an American-based monthly swimming magazine, that was first published in a magazine format as Junior Swimmer in January of 1960...
with Peterson.
Achievements
- Ten German titles for 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m (open-water) freestyle
- Winner of the European Open Water Competition 2005
- Silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2005 Summer UniversiadeSwimming at the 2005 Summer UniversiadeThe swimming competition during the 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIV Summer Universiade, took place in the Manisa Özel Ýdare Swimming Complex in Izmir, Turkey from August 12 till August 17, 2005. The swimming competition is one of the fourteen sports of the 23rd Universiade...
- Gold medals in 5 km and 10 km events at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
- Gold medal in 10 km event at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
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