| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Vipa Bernhardt |
| National team |  Germany |
| Born | 20 September 1982 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | SG Frankfurt |
| College team | University of Florida (U.S.) |
| Coach | Gregg Troy (U.S.) |
Vipa Bernhardt (born 20 September 1982) is a German former competitive swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events. [1] She was a member of the swimming team for Schwimmgemeinschaft Frankfurt. Bernhardt was also a college swimmer for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team under head coach Gregg Troy at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.
Bernhardt qualified for the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by attaining an A-standard entry time of 1:09.04 at the German Olympic trials. [2] [3] Bernhardt failed to advance to the Olympic final, and she placed thirteenth overall in the semifinal, with a time of 1:09.72. [4]
Bernhardt graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree major in neurobiology and a Bachelor of Arts degree major in music performance, as well as a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences.
