Annika Liebs

Annika Liebs (6 September 1979), previously Annika Lurz,[2] is an Olympic and former World Record-holding swimmer from Germany. She swam for her homeland at the 2008 Olympics.

Annika Liebs
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born (1979-09-06) 6 September 1979
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Shanghai[1]200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 200 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Trieste 200 m backstroke
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2005 İzmir 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 İzmir 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2005 İzmir 200 m backstroke

In 2005, she was a member of the German team that won the silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the World Championships in Montreal;[3] and captured three medals (2 silver, 1 bronze) at the Summer Universiade in İzmir, Turkey.

At the 2006 European Championships in Budapest, she clocked the then fastest-ever split in the 4×200 m freestyle relay (1.55.64), helping the Germany team to break the world record in the event with their 7.50.82. Other members of the relay were: Petra Dallmann, Daniela Samulski, and Britta Steffen. Also in the pool during the 4×200 m freestyle relay was France's Laure Manaudou, who swam the then-second fastest split ever (1.56.23). Also at the 2006 European Championships, Annika also swam on Germany's 4×100 m freestyle relay that also set a new world record (3:35.22).

At the 2007 World Championships, she swam the then second-faster-ever time in the women's 200 m freestyle (1:55.68),[4] in finishing second behind Laure Manaudou's world record winning performance; setting the German record in the process. Also at the 2007 Worlds, she was part of Germany's silver medalist 4×200 m freestyle relay.[4]

One month after the 2006 European Championships finished, Annika married her coach Stefan Lurz. The couple divorced in 2013.

See also

References
  1. "2006 SC Worlds (Shanghai) results". Archived from the original on 6 March 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Annika Lurz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  3. "Results from the 2005 World Championships". Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
  4. "Results from the 2007 World Championships". Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2007.



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