Felix Auböck

Felix Otto Auböck (also spelled Auboeck, born 19 December 1996) is an Austrian swimmer. Felix is the current World Champion in the 400 metre freestyle short course as well as a three time Olympic Finalist, including a 4th Place finish at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Previously He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2019, he competed in three events at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[2]

Felix Auböck
Auböck in 2016
Personal information
Born (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996
Bad Vöslau, Austria
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Michigan
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Austria
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi400 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2020 Budapest400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2022 Rome200 m freestyle

In 2020, Auboeck swam for the New York Breakers in the International Swimming League in Budapest.[3] Auboeck represented Austria again at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, competing in the 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle events.[4]

References
  1. "Felix Auboeck". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. "Felix Auböck". International Swimming League. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. "AUBOECK Felix - Athlete Profile". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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