Martina Moravcová

Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976) is a Slovak medley, butterfly, and freestyle swimmer. She made her international swimming debut in 1991 for Czechoslovakia, and has gone on to compete in five consecutive Summer Olympics (1992–2008). She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist, both achieved at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the 100-meter butterfly, she finished second to Inge de Bruijn, and in the 200-meter freestyle, she finished eight one-hundredths of a second to home favorite Susie O'Neill.

Not to be confused with Martina Moravčíková.

Martina Moravcová
Personal information
Nickname(s)The Slovak Fish[1]
Nationality Slovakia
Born (1976-01-16) 16 January 1976
Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Websitemartinamoravcova.com
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokes
ClubŠKP Kúpele Piešťany (Slovakia)
Dallas Mustangs (USA)
College teamSMU Mustangs
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Slovakia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 0
World Championships (LC) 0 3 2
World Championships (SC) 7 5 5
European Championships (LC) 3 10 1
European Championships (SC) 19 7 4
Universiade 5 0 1
Total 34 27 13
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place1998 Perth100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1998 Perth200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2003 Barcelona200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1998 Perth200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2003 Barcelona100 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place1999 Hong Kong200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1999 Hong Kong100 m medley
Gold medal – first place1999 Hong Kong200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2000 Athens100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2002 Moscow100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2002 Moscow100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2004 Indianapolis100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1995 Rio de Janeiro200 m medley
Silver medal – second place1997 Gothenburg200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2000 Athens200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2000 Athens200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2002 Moscow100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1995 Rio de Janeiro200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1997 Gothenburg200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2000 Athens100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2004 Indianapolis100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2006 Shanghai100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2000 Helsinki100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2002 Berlin100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2004 Madrid100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1993 Sheffield100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1997 Sheffield100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1997 Seville100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1997 Seville200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2000 Helsinki100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2000 Helsinki200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2002 Berlin50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2002 Berlin100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2004 Madrid50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2006 Budapest100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2000 Helsinki50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place1996 Rostock200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield100 m medley
Gold medal – first place1999 Lisbon200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1999 Lisbon100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2000 Valencia200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2000 Valencia100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2000 Valencia100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2001 Antwerp200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2001 Antwerp100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2001 Antwerp100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2002 Riesa100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2002 Riesa100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2002 Riesa100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2003 Dublin100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2004 Vienna100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2004 Vienna200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2005 Trieste100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1994 Stavanger50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1996 Rostock100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1998 Sheffield100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1999 Lisbon200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2001 Antwerp100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2003 Dublin50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2004 Vienna50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1994 Stavanger50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place1996 Rostock100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2000 Valencia100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2006 Helsinki100 m butterfly
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1995 Fukuoka100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1997 Catania100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1997 Catania200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1997 Catania100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place1997 Catania200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1995 Fukuoka200 m medley

Early life

Martina Moravcová was born in 1976 in Piešťany. As a child, she liked to go to the swimming pool and swim in Váh river and when she became a young girl, participated in yachting on Sĺňava Lake.[1] In the 1990s she moved to Dallas, Texas, where she started attending Southern Methodist University.

Career

In 1999, she was named the NCAA's Women's Swimmer of the Year[2] While at SMU, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female swimmer in 1999.[3][4] In 2002 and 2004, she was the top women's winner on FINA's World Cup series. Her 105 gold medals in this competition ranks her second all-time, behind Katinka Hosszú.[5]

In 2014 she became a coach of a Slovak Swimming Camp at which she helped 700 children to achieve their goals.[6]

Currently she is an assistant coach to Steve Collins at the Southern Methodist University[7] and is a mother to two children.[6]

References
  1. Zuzana Habšudová. "Martina Moravcová: The Slovak Fish". Travel Spectator Slovak. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. Moravcová's bio on the SMU Athletics website. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "Martina Moravcova Official Website". www.martinamoravcova.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. "Swimming & Diving". CWSA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. "Moravcova Tops Final FINA World Cup Rankings; Balcerzak is Top American". Swimming World. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. "Martina Moravcová odovzdala svoje skúsenosti už 700 deťom". 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. "SMU Mustang Swim Camp". SMU. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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