Katharina Schiller

Katharina Schiller (born 22 June 1984 in Hildesheim) is a German swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.[1] Schiller won a bronze medal, as a member of the German swimming team, at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand with a final time of 3:42.68.[2] Schiller is a member of the swimming team for VfV Hildesheim, and is coached and trained by Jacqueline Zenner. She is also a graduate of mathematics and sports science at the University of Hildesheim.

Katharina Schiller

Personal information
Nationality	Germany
Born	(1984-06-22) 22 June 1984 Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, medley
Club	VfV Hildesheim
Coach	Jacqueline Zenner
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Germany Universiade 2007 Bangkok 4×100 m freestyle

Schiller qualified for two swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by finishing ahead of Sonja Schöber in the 200 m individual medley from the German Olympic trials, in a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:13.47.[3][4] On the first night of the Games, Schiller challenged seven other swimmers in the second heat of the 400 m individual medley, including former Olympic bronze medalist Georgina Bardach of Argentina. She edged out Bardach to a seventh place sprint (thirty-third overall) by a nine-second margin, with a time of 4:51.52.[5] In the 200 m individual medley, Schiller finished dead-last on the fourth heat with a time of 2:18.00. Schiller failed to qualify for the semifinals, as she placed thirtieth out of 39 swimmers in the preliminary heats.[6]