Nils Liess

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Nils Liess
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 27)
Geneva, Switzerland
Sport
Sport Swimming
ClubGenève Natation 1885 [1]

Nils Liess (born 24 August 1996) is a Swiss swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. [2] [3] In 2014, he represented Switzerland at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China. [4]

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References

  1. "Nils Liess". Team Genève (in French). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.