Barbora Seemanová (born 1 April 2000)[1] is a Czech swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
_(cropped).jpg) Seemanová at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Barbora Seemanová | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Czech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 2000 Prague, Czech Republic[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SK Motorlet Praha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Seemanová graduated from the Czechoslovak Academy of Business in Prague.[1]
Career
At the 2015 European Games, Seemanová reached the finals of 100m freestyle.[3] With the record of 200m freestyle swimming 1:58.14, she was nominated to the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the youngest Czech at 16 years old.[4] In the 200m freestyle race, Seemanová finished 31st place with a time of 2:00.26.[5] She was also a member of the 4×100 medley relay, but was disqualified.[6]
At the 2017 European Junior Swimming Championships, Seemanová became the champion of the 50m freestyle course in a new Czech senior record of 25.06 s, holding records in the 50 to 200 m freestyle courses.[7]
At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, Seemanová won a gold medal in the first start on the 100m freestyle track.[8] In the second round, she took bronze on the 200m freestyle track in 1:58.25.[9] Seemanová won the second gold medal in the last start in the 50 m freestyle.[10]
References
External links
- Barbora Seemanová at World Aquatics
- Barbora Seemanová at SwimRankings.net
- Barbora Seemanová at Olympics.com
- Barbora Seemanová at Olympedia
- Barbora Seemanová at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
