Aimo Heilmann

Aimo Heilmann - Rhys ( born October 22, 1974 in Leipzig ) is a former German swimmer who won an Olympic bronze medal in 1996.

Heilmann swam for the SC Magdeburg and coached at Lutz Vanya, after the Olympic Games in 1996, he moved to Potsdamer SV. At the Junior European Championships 1991, he won a gold medal with the 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay and silver in the 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay. After the 1.99 -meter-long swimmers who finished fifth in the 100 meters freestyle at the German Championships in 1994, he reached 1995 behind Steffen Zesner second place over 200 meters. In the same year he won at the German Short Course Championships over 200 meters. His first title on the 50 - meter track won Heilmann 1996., At the Olympic Games in 1996 Heilmann took on the 200 - meter freestyle track as the winner of the B-final in ninth place. The German 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay in the cast Aimo Heilmann, Christian Keller, Christian Tröger and Steffen Zesner won the bronze medal behind the U.S. squadron and the Swedes.

1997 at the Short Course World Championships in Gothenburg won the German 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay in the occupation of Lars Conrad, Christian Tröger, Alexander Lüderitz and Aimo Heilmann before the Swedish hosts. 1998 occupied Heilmann his two Freestyle tracks each second place at the German Championships; In 1999, he then won both titles.