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Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976 in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She made her international swimming debut in 1991 for Czechoslovakia, and has gone on to compete in five consecutive Summer Olympics (1992–2008). She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist, both achieved at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the 100-meter butterfly, she finished second to Inge de Bruijn, and in the 200-meter freestyle, she finished eight one-hundredths of a second to home favorite Susie O'Neill.

Martina Moravcová
Personal information
Nickname(s)The Slovak Fish[1]
Nationality Slovakia
Born (1976-01-16) 16 January 1976 (age 46)
Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly, medley
ClubŠKP Kúpele Piešťany (Slovakia)
Dallas Mustangs (USA)
College teamSMU Mustangs
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Slovakia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 0
World Championships (LC) 0 3 2
World Championships (SC) 7 5 5
European Championships (LC) 3 10 1
European Championships (SC) 19 7 4
Universiade 5 0 1
Total 34 27 13
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney100 m butterfly
2000 Sydney200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
1998 Perth100 m freestyle
1998 Perth200 m freestyle
2003 Barcelona200 m freestyle
1998 Perth200 m medley
2003 Barcelona100 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
1999 Hong Kong200 m freestyle
1999 Hong Kong100 m medley
1999 Hong Kong200 m medley
2000 Athens100 m medley
2002 Moscow100 m butterfly
2002 Moscow100 m medley
2004 Indianapolis100 m butterfly
1995 Rio de Janeiro200 m medley
1997 Gothenburg200 m medley
2000 Athens200 m freestyle
2000 Athens200 m medley
2002 Moscow100 m freestyle
1995 Rio de Janeiro200 m freestyle
1997 Gothenburg200 m freestyle
2000 Athens100 m freestyle
2004 Indianapolis100 m medley
2006 Shanghai100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
2000 Helsinki100 m butterfly
2002 Berlin100 m butterfly
2004 Madrid100 m butterfly
1993 Sheffield100 m freestyle
1997 Sheffield100 m freestyle
1997 Seville100 m butterfly
1997 Seville200 m medley
2000 Helsinki100 m freestyle
2000 Helsinki200 m freestyle
2002 Berlin50 m freestyle
2002 Berlin100 m freestyle
2004 Madrid50 m butterfly
2006 Budapest100 m butterfly
2000 Helsinki50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
1996 Rostock200 m freestyle
1998 Sheffield200 m freestyle
1998 Sheffield100 m butterfly
1998 Sheffield100 m medley
1999 Lisbon200 m freestyle
1999 Lisbon100 m medley
2000 Valencia200 m freestyle
2000 Valencia100 m butterfly
2000 Valencia100 m medley
2001 Antwerp200 m freestyle
2001 Antwerp100 m butterfly
2001 Antwerp100 m medley
2002 Riesa100 m freestyle
2002 Riesa100 m butterfly
2002 Riesa100 m medley
2003 Dublin100 m butterfly
2004 Vienna100 m butterfly
2004 Vienna200 m butterfly
2005 Trieste100 m butterfly
1994 Stavanger50 m butterfly
1996 Rostock100 m medley
1998 Sheffield100 m freestyle
1999 Lisbon200 m medley
2001 Antwerp100 m freestyle
2003 Dublin50 m butterfly
2004 Vienna50 m butterfly
1994 Stavanger50 m backstroke
1996 Rostock100 m freestyle
2000 Valencia100 m freestyle
2006 Helsinki100 m butterfly
Universiade
1995 Fukuoka100 m freestyle
1997 Catania100 m freestyle
1997 Catania200 m freestyle
1997 Catania100 m butterfly
1997 Catania200 m medley
1995 Fukuoka200 m medley

Early life


Martina Moravcová was born in 1976 in Piešťany. As a child, she liked to go to the swimming pool and swim in Váh river and when she became a young girl, participated in yachting on Sĺňava Lake.[1] In the 1990s she moved to Dallas, Texas where she started attending Southern Methodist University.


Career


In 1999 she was named the NCAA's Women's Swimmer of the Year[2] While at SMU, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female swimmer in 1999.[3][4] In 2002 and 2004, she was the top women's winner on FINA's World Cup series. Her 105 gold medals in this competition ranks her second all-time, behind Katinka Hosszú.[5]

In 2014 she became a coach of a Slovak Swimming Camp at which she helped 700 children to achieve their goals.[6]

Currently she is an assistant coach to Steve Collins at the Southern Methodist University[7] and is a mother to two children.[6]


References


  1. Zuzana Habšudová. "Martina Moravcová: The Slovak Fish". Travel Spectator Slovak. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. Moravcová's bio on the SMU Athletics website. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "Martina Moravcova Official Website". www.martinamoravcova.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. "Swimming & Diving". CWSA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. "Moravcova Tops Final FINA World Cup Rankings; Balcerzak is Top American". Swimming World. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. "Martina Moravcová odovzdala svoje skúsenosti už 700 deťom". 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. "SMU Mustang Swim Camp". SMU. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2019.


Records
Preceded by World Record holder
Women's 100 Butterfly (25m)

26 January 22 November 2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by

Xiaowen Hu
Jenny Thompson
World Record holder
Women's 100 Individual Medley (25m)

12 December 1998 16 January 1999
2 April 1999
Succeeded by

Jenny Thompson
Jenny Thompson
Sporting positions
Preceded by

--
Alison Sheppard
World Cup
Female Overall Winner

2001/2002
2003/2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Mare Nostrum
Overall Winner

2003
Succeeded by

На других языках


- [en] Martina Moravcová

[it] Martina Moravcová

Martina Moravcová (Piešťany, 16 gennaio 1976) è un'ex nuotatrice slovacca.

[ru] Моравцова, Мартина

Мартина Моравцова (словацк. Martina Moravcova; род. 16 января 1976, Пьештяни, Словакия) — словацкая пловчиха, двукратный серебряный призёр Игр в Сиднее, многократный призёр чемпионатов мира и Европы по плаванию. Участница пяти летних Олимпийских игр (1992—2008). Специализировалась в плавании вольным стилем и баттерфляем. Выступала за клубы «Купеле» (словацк. ŠKP Kúpele Piešťany) и «Даллас Мустангс»



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