Heiko Hell

Heiko Hell (born 5 May 1980) is a German former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1] He is a nine-time German swimming champion in the 400, 800, and 1500 m freestyle (2000–2004), and also a three-time Olympic finalist. Hell is a member of Hamburg City Swimming Club (German: Startgemeinschaft Schwimmen Hamburg), and is coached and trained by Dirk Lange.[2]

Heiko Hell
Personal information
Full nameHeiko Hell
National team Germany
Born (1980-05-05) 5 May 1980
Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein,
West Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSGS Hamburg
CoachDirk Lange

Hell made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with a three-event program. On the first day of the Games, Hell missed a spot for the top 8 final of the 400 m freestyle, finishing in ninth place with a time of 3:50.80.[3] He also competed for the sixth-place German team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. Teaming with Michael Kiedel, Christian Keller, and Stefan Herbst, Hell swam the lead-off leg and recorded a time of 1:50.48.[4] In his last event, 1500 m freestyle, Hell finished outside the medals in eighth place by more than 10 seconds behind Ukraine's Igor Chervynskiy in 15:19.87.[5]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Hell shortened his program, swimming only in the 400 m freestyle. He finished first ahead of his teammate Christian Hein from the Olympic trials, in a FINA A-standard of 3:51.48.[6][7] On the first morning of the Games, Hell placed eighteenth in the preliminaries. Swimming in heat four, he raced to fifth place by a 4.55-second margin behind winner and defending Olympic silver medalist Massimiliano Rosolino of Italy, outside his entry time of 3:52.06.[8][9] He also teamed up with Jens Schreiber, Lars Conrad, and Christian Keller in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. Swimming the second leg, Hell recorded a split of 1:49.15, but the Germans pulled off again with a sixth-place effort, in a final time of 7:16.51.[10][11][12]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heiko Hell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. Thomas, Stephen (16 February 2005). "German Appointed as South African Head Coach". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 5" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 341. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  5. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Final" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  6. "Steven, Stockbauer Shine on Day Three of German Trials". Swimming World Magazine. 6 June 2004. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  7. "Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  8. "Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 4". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  9. Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Men's 400 Freestyle Prelims: Hackett Edges Thorpe, Qualifies First for Final; Jensen and Keller Easily Through". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  10. "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Final". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  11. Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "USA Downs Aussies in 800 Freestyle Relay in American Record 7:07.33 Italy Takes the Bronze". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  12. "Schwimmen 4x200-m-Staffel sicher ins Finale" [4×200-meter relay team secure finals] (in German). Rheinische Post. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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