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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Aimo Heilmann, Alexander Luderitz, Alexandra Wenk, Andreas Szigat, Andreas Waschburger, Angela Maurer, Anke Scholz, Annette Hadding, Anne Poleska, Annika Bruhn, Annika Lurz, Annika Mehlhorn, Antje Buschschulte, Arno Bieberstein, August Heitmann, Bengt Zikarsky, Benjamin Starke, Bettina Ustrowski, Bjorn Zikarsky, Brigitte Schuchardt, Britta Steffen, Caroline Ruhnau, Cathleen Rund, Charlotte Lehmann, Charlotte Muhe, Chris-Carol Bremer, Christian Gessner, Christian Keller, Christian Kubusch, Christian Poswiat, Christian Troger, Christian vom Lehn, Christoph Fildebrandt, Clemens Rapp, Dagmar Hase, Daniela Brendel, Daniela Gotz, Daniela Hunger, Daniela Samulski, Daniela Schreiber, Dimitri Colupaev, Dirk Richter, Elisabeth Rechlin, Emil Rausch, Erich Rademacher, Ernst Hoppenberg, Ernst Kuppers, Erwin Sietas, Folkert Meeuw, Frank Wiegand, Franziska van Almsick, Friedel Berges, Georg Hoffmann, Georg Kunisch, Georg Zacharias, Gertrud Herrbruck, Gisela Arendt, Grete Rosenberg, Hannah Stockbauer, Hanni Holzner, Hans-Gunther Lehmann, Hans-Joachim Fassnacht, Hans-Joachim Klein (swimmer), Hans Freese, Hans Vosseler, Heiko Schwartz, Heinz Arendt, Heinz Schlauch, Helge Meeuw, Hendrik Feldwehr, Herbert Heinrich, Herbert Klein (swimmer), Herbert von Petersdorff, Hermine Stindt, Herta Wunder, Hilde Schrader, Ingeborg Schmitz, Irmintraut Schneider, Jaana Ehmcke, Jan-Philip Glania, Jana Dorries, Jana Henke, Janina-Kristin Gotz, Janine Pietsch, Jenny Mensing, Jens Kruppa, Jens Schreiber, Jirka Letzin, Jochen Balke, Johannes Oesterling, Jorg Hoffmann (swimmer), Josef Hladky, Julius Frey, Karl Schubert, Kati Jansen, Katrin Meissner, Kerstin Kielgass, Klaus Steinbach, Konstantin Dubrovin, Kurt Bretting, Lars Conrad, Leni Lohmar, Lisa Vitting, Louise Otto, Manuela Stellmach, Marco di Carli, Marco Koch, Marion Zoller, Markus Deibler, Mark Pinger, Mark Warnecke, Martha Genenger, Martin Herrmann, Max Hainle, Max Ritter, Max Schone, Meike Freitag, Michael Kiedel, Nicole Hetzer, Nils Rudolph, Olaf von Schilling, Oliver Lampe, Oscar Schiele, Otto Fahr, Otto Gross, Patrick Kuhl, Paul Biedermann, Paul Kellner, Paul Malisch, Peter Sitt, Petra Dallmann, Philip Heintz, Rainer Henkel, Ralf Braun, Reni Erkens, Ruth Halbsguth, Sabine Herbst, Sandra Volker, Sarah Poewe, Sara Harstick, Sebastian Wiese, Silke Lippok, Simone Osygus, Stefan Herbst, Stefan Pfeiffer, Stefan Pohl, Steffen Deibler, Steffen Driesen, Steffen Zesner, Stephan Kunzelmann, Stev Theloke, Teresa Rohmann, Theresa Michalak, Thomas Lurz, Thomas Rupprath, Tim Wallburger, Tino Weber, Torsten Spanneberg, Ursel Brunner, Ursula Happe, Ursula Pollack, Veronika Holletz, Walter Bathe, Walter Brack, Walter Ramme, Walther Binner, Waltraud Dressel, Werner Lampe, Werner Plath, Wilhelm Lutzow, Wolfgang Heimlich, Yannick Lebherz. Excerpt: Thomas Rupprath (born 16 March 1977 in Neuss) is an Olympic swimmer from Germany, who is nicknamed "The New Albatross." A specialist in the backstroke and butterfly, especially in short course, he held the world record for the 50 m backstroke (short course) with a time of 23.27 seconds set on 31 November 2002. This was broken by Robert Hurley of Australia on 26 October 2008. He also held the 50 m backstroke (long course) record between 7 July 2003 to 2 April 2008 with a time of 24.80 s. With a time of 54.16 over 100 m backstroke (second behind Helge Meeuw) Thomas Rupprath managed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing. He also won the 100 m butterfly at the German trials. Olympic Games World championships World Championships SC Britta Steffen (born 16 November 1983 in Schwedt, Germany) is a German swimmer who specializes in freestyle, who is the current holder of the world record in women's 50 and 100 metre freestyle. In 1999 Steffen won six titles at the European junior championships, and won a medal as.