Carmela Schlegel

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Carmela Schlegel
Personal information
Full nameCarmela Schlegel
National teamFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Born (1983-03-09) 9 March 1983 (age 40)
Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
ClubSC Uster Wallisellen
SC Meilen [1]
CoachRalph Müller

Carmela Schlegel (born March 9, 1983) is a former Swiss swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. [2] She is a single-time Olympian (2004), a double Swiss champion, and a former national record holder in the 100 m breaststroke. [3] [4] [5] Schlegel also played for Uster Wallisellen Swim Club (German : Schwimmclub Uster Wallisellen) in Uster, under her coach Ralph Müller.

Schlegel qualified for the women's 4×100 m medley relay, as a member of the Swiss team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. [6] Teaming with Dominique Diezi (backstroke), Carla Stampfli (butterfly), and Nicole Zahnd (freestyle), Schlegel swam the breaststroke leg and recorded a split of 1:12.04. Schlegel and the entire Swiss team finished the race in seventh place and fifteenth overall with a final time of 4:15.54. [7] [8]

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References

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