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Martina Moravcová

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Not to be confused with Martina Moravčíková.

Martina Moravcová
Personal information
NicknameThe Slovak Fish[1]
Nationality Slovakia
Born (1976-01-16) 16 January 1976 (age 48)
Piešťany, Trnava, 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
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 100 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2000 Athens 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2002 Moscow 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2002 Moscow 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2004 Indianapolis 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1997 Gothenburg 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2000 Athens 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2000 Athens 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2002 Moscow 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Gothenburg 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Athens 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Indianapolis 100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Shanghai 100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2000 Helsinki 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2002 Berlin 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sheffield 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1997 Sheffield 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2000 Helsinki 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2000 Helsinki 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1996 Rostock 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sheffield 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sheffield 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sheffield 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2000 Valencia 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2000 Valencia 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2000 Valencia 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2002 Riesa 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Riesa 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2002 Riesa 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1994 Stavanger 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1996 Rostock 100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sheffield 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1999 Lisbon 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2001 Antwerp 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Dublin 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2004 Vienna 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Stavanger 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Rostock 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Valencia 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 100 m butterfly
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Catania 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Catania 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Catania 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1997 Catania 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Fukuoka 200 m medley

Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976 in Piešťany, Trnava, Czechoslovakia) is a medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Slovakia. 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.

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] 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.[3]

In 2014 she became a coach of a Slovak Swimming Camp at which she helped 700 children to achieve their goals.[4]

Currently she is an assistant coach to Steve Collins at the Southern Methodist University[5] and is a mother to two children.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Moravcova Tops Final FINA World Cup Rankings; Balcerzak is Top American". Swimming World. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Martina Moravcová odovzdala svoje skúsenosti už 700 deťom". 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. ^ "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 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
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