German swimmer

Olympic Games 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley 2000 Sydney 4×100 m medleyWorld Championships (LC) 2003 Barcelona 50 m backstroke 2001 *uoka 50 m backstroke 2001 *uoka4×100 m medley 2007 Melbourne 50 m backstrokeWorld Championships (SC) 2004 Indianapolis 50 m backstroke 2000 Athens 4×100 m medley 2004 Indianapolis100 m medley 2006 Shanghai 50 m backstroke 2004 Indianapolis100 m backstrokeEuropean Championships (LC) 2002 Berlin 50 m backstroke 2002 Berlin100 m butterfly 1997 Seville 4×100 m medley 1999 Istanbul 50 m backstroke 2000 Helsinki 100 m butterfly 2002 Berlin50 m butterfly 2002 Berlin4×100 m medleyEuropean Championships (SC) 1996 Rostock 100 m butterfly 1998 Sheffield 50 m backstroke 1998 Sheffield4×50 m medley 2000 Valencia 100 m butterfly 2000 Valencia200 m butterfly 2000 Valencia4×50 m medley 2001 Antwerp 100 m backstroke 2001 Antwerp100 m butterfly 2001 Antwerp4×50 m medley 2002 Riesa 50 m backstroke 2002 Riesa100 m backstroke 2002 Riesa100 m butterfly 2002 Riesa4×50 m medley 2003 Dublin 50 m backstroke 2003 Dublin100 m backstroke 2003 Dublin4×50 m medley 2004 Vienna 50 m backstroke 2004 Vienna100 m backstroke 2004 Vienna100 m butterfly 2004 Vienna4×50 m medley 2005 Trieste 50 m backstroke 2005 Trieste100 m butterfly 2005 Trieste4×50 m medley 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m medley 2007 Debrecen 50 m backstroke 2007 Debrecen4×50 m medley 1996 Rostock200 m butterfly 1999 Lisboa 200 m butterfly 1999 Lisboa4×50 m medley 2003 Dublin100 m butterfly 2004 Vienna4×50 m freestyle 2006 Helsinki50 m backstroke 2006 Helsinki50 m butterfly 2007 Debrecen100 m medley 2008 Rijeka 4×50 m medley 2009 Istanbul 50 m backstroke 2009 Istanbul4×50 m medley 1998 Sheffield200 m butterfly 2005 Trieste100 m backstroke 2006 Helsinki100 m backstroke 2007 Debrecen4×50 m freestyle

Thomas Rupprath (born 16 March 1977 in Neuss) is an Olympic swimmer from Germany, who is nicknamed "The New Albatross".

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Achievements
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Biography

He held the world record for the 50:m backstroke (short course) with a time of 23.27 seconds set on 31 November 2002. This was broken by Robert Hurley of Australia on 26 October 2008. He also held the 50:m backstroke (long course) record between 7 July 2003 to 2 April 2008 with a time of 24.80:s.

With a time of 54.16 over 100:m backstroke (second behind Helge Meeuw) Thomas Rupprath managed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing. He also won the 100:m butterfly at the German trials.

Achievements

Olympic Games

• Bronze medal in 2000 Sydney
• Silver medal in 2004 Athens

World championships

• Silver medal at 2007 Melbourne

World Championships SC

• Gold medal at 2004 Indianapolis
• Silver medal at 2000 Athens
• Silver medal at 2006 Shanghai

See also

• List of German records in swimming
• World record progression 50 metres backstroke
• World record progression 100 metres backstroke

References

External links

• Thomas Rupprath at Swimrankings.net