Personal information | |
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Nationality | Swiss |
Born | Geneva, Switzerland | 24 August 1996
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Club | Genève 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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