Svenja Schlicht

Svenja Schlicht ( born June 26, 1967 in Neumünster) is a former German swimmer who competed for the Federal Republic of Germany. She won in 1984 with the medley relay an Olympic silver medal.

Svenja simplicity began her career in Lower Saxony to the SV Nienhagen ( Landkreis Celle) and transferred in 1985 to Hamburg Eimsbuetteler TV. The age of 14, she won her first title in 1981 on the 200 - meter backstroke distance. From 1983 to 1988, and again in 1990 Svenja simplicity German champion was over 100 meters and 200m backstroke, more titles she won in Medley. At the European Championships in Rome, she finished fourth in the 100 meters back, Sixth 200m backstroke and the medley relay, she won bronze.

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles was finishing sixth in the 100 meters and 200m backstroke. The medley relay in the cast Svenja simplicity, Ute Hasse, Ina Beyermann and Karin Seick took second place behind the U.S. season. In the World Swimming Championships in 1986 in Madrid simplicity finished fifth on the 100 - meter track and was about 200 meters eighth. 1987 at the European Championships in Strasbourg won finishing with all three seasons of bronze, 100m backstroke she reached the second place behind Kristin Otto of East Germany. About 200 meters back she swam bronze behind Cornelia Sirch and Kathrin Zimmermann both from the GDR.

In Seoul at the Olympic Games in 1988 was finishing the 100m backstroke in second place of the B-final decades; on the 200 - meter course they reached the final and was eighth. With the medley relay she reached the seventh place in Seoul. At the end of her career Svenja simplicity still won at the World Swimming Championships in 1991 in Perth once a bronze in the medley relay in the cast Svenja simplicity, Jana Dorries, Susanne Müller and Manuela Stellmach.

For her contribution to the sport in Lower Saxony, she was accepted into the gallery of honor of Lower Saxony Sports of the Lower Saxony Institute for Sports History.