Hannah Stockbauer

Hannah Stockbauer (German pronunciation: [ˈhana ˈʃtɔkˌbaʊ̯ɐ] ; born 7 January 1982) is a World Champion, Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Germany. In 2003, she was named the female World Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine, following her winning the 400, 800 and 1500 freestyles at the 2003 World Championships. She swam for Germany at the: Olympics: 2000, 2004 World Championships: 2001, 2003 European Championships: 1999, 2002 Short Course Europeans: 1998, 2002 At the 2001 World Championships, she won the 800 and 1500 frees. At the 2003 World Championships, she was named Female Swimmer of the Meet, after she won 3 events (400, 800 and 1500 frees), setting meet records in the 800 and 1500 (8:23.66 and 16:00.18) and the German Record in the 1500. At the 2004 Olympics, she was part of the Germany relay that won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m Free Relay. She retired from competition in October 2005.