Christian David Sprenger[1] (born 19 December 1985) is an Australian former breaststroke swimmer. He trains at the Commercial Swimming Club under Simon Cusack.

Christian Sprenger

Personal information
Full name	Christian David Sprenger
National team	Australia
Born	(1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 36) Brisbane, Queensland
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Commercial
Coach	Simon Cusack
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Australia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley 2012 London 100 m breaststroke 2012 London 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 2013 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley 2013 Barcelona 50 m breaststroke 2013 Barcelona 4×100m medley 2009 Rome 200 m breaststroke 2009 Rome 4×100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 2010 Irvine 100 m breaststroke 2010 Irvine 4×100 m medley Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m medley 2010 Delhi 4×100 m medley 2010 Delhi 100 m breaststroke 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m medley 2010 Delhi 200 m breaststroke 2014 Glasglow 50 m breaststroke

Swimming career

At the 2008 Australian Swimming Championships he qualified in the 100- and 200-metre breaststroke, placing second in both events to qualify for the Olympics in Beijing. He failed to make the finals in either event but picked up a silver after swimming in the heats of the medley relay.[2] Later on in the year he won nine individual FINA World Cup races during the 2008 series. He also won seven silvers and three bronze.

Sprenger had his first individual success at global level in 2009, breaking Kosuke Kitajima's world record in the semifinals of the 200m breaststroke, and took taking two bronze medals at the World Championships in Rome.

He had more international success in 2010, as he captured a silver in the 100-metre breaststroke at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and a bronze in the medley relay, along with 3 medals at the Commonwealth Games.

A career highlight, Sprenger won silver in the 100-metre breaststroke at the 2012 London Olympics with a new personal best of 58.93 seconds.

At the 2013 World Aquatics, Sprenger captured gold in the 100-metre breaststroke in a new personal best time. He also collected silver in the 50-metre breaststroke.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a bronze medal in the men's 50 m breaststroke and was part of the Australian team that won the silver in men's 4 x 100 medley relay.[3]

Personal life

Sprenger is of German descent. His cousin Nicholas Sprenger is a freestyler who represented Australia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

Career Best Times

Sprenger has broken 2 world records in his career

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

References

External links

• Christian Sprenger at FINA
• Christian Sprenger at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Christian Sprenger at the International Olympic Committee
• Christian Sprenger at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Christian Sprenger at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-09-24)
• Official website

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