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| Born | 6 April 1994 Yokohama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Naomi Maike Schnittger (born 6 April 1994) is a German Paralympic swimmer. [1] She represented Germany at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she won the silver medal in the women's 50 metre freestyle S12 event in 2016. [1] [2]
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