Thomas Lurz

Thomas Lurz ( born November 28, 1979 in Würzburg ) is a German open water swimmers. Lurz is at the World Championships with a total of twelve titles gained the most successful German swimmers. He is also the most successful participants in the open water world championships. As Larissa Iltschenko, the most successful woman in open water world championships, he has specialized in the distances 5 and 10 kilometers.

Career

Thomas Lurz lives in Gerbrunn and starts for the SV Würzburg 05 He is a soldier in the sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr in Warendorf in the current top rank Corporal. Is trained by his brother Stefan Lurz, who also starting for the SVW 05 swimmer Annika Lieb married 2006.

While participating in the Universiade in Bangkok learned Thomas Lurz of his father Peter Lurz death. He died on 12 August 2007 for a bike ride in the Rhön of heart failure.

Thomas Lurz graduated from the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg -Schweinfurt studies as a graduate social worker ( FH). At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 he won the third place at the inaugural 10km marathon swimming.

Thomas Lurz published in the summer of 2012 his first book "float on the wave of success ." 2012 founded Thomas Lurz the " Thomas Lurz and Dieter Schneider Sports Foundation " for the benefit of athletes with handicap. In September 2013 the first time the event was held "No Limits" held in Würzburg, which called the Foundation to life.

Thomas Lurz is a lecturer at the University of Würzburg and member of the Rotary Club. Since January 2013, Thomas Lurz is working for s.Oliver in staff development.

Swimming career

Thomas Lurz ' special disciplines are the long freestyle routes, in particular the open water swimming.

National Lurz won the title for the first time in 1998 over 1500 meters on the short course. In 2001 he won the first national title on the 5 -kilometer route and first participated in a World Championship and a Universiade.

National titles over 1500 meters on the short track, as well as 5 and 10 km were added in 2002. He became vice European champion in the 5 km and fourth over 10 kilometers. In the Short Course Championships was added a fifth place on the 1500 meters freestyle. His first World Cup medal he won in 2002 as a third place in Egypt over five kilometers, another medal he missed about 10 km in fourth scarce.

2003 Lurz won the title over 800 and 1500 meters freestyle on the long - as well as over 1500 meters on the short track. In the Short Course Championship, he missed a medal in the 1500 meters in fourth.

The final international breakthrough Lurz 2004. On the 10-kilometer route Lurz won the world title in Dubai, about five kilometers he once missed more than a fourth place medal. There were again the German title on 800 and 1500 - meter freestyle on the long course. Highlight of the year was to participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where the Gerbrunner was 1500 - meter freestyle 22. Lurz was founded in 2004 in Würzburg Sportsman of the Year.

Lurz won the 2005 at the World Championships in Montreal the title over five kilometers and was runner-up on the 10-kilometer route. In the Universiade in Izmir silver was added over 1500 - meter freestyle. He won the European Cup standings in the open water, winning four 10 -kilometer race. German master, he was again about 5 km, runner-up on 800 and 1500 - meter freestyle. Lurz 2005 was also open water swimmer of the year.

In 2006, Lurz won both the World Championships in Naples, as well as at the European Championships in Budapest, the title on 5 and 10 kilometers. National, he won well over the long haul as the 1500-meter freestyle and at the Winter Championships over 1500 - and 800 - meters. He set a new German record in the 800-meter freestyle in 7:51,59 minutes. Again, it was Lurz Open Water Swimmer of the Year, and Wurzburg Sportsman of the Year.

At the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne Lurz again won the title over five kilometers and was second on the double track. A World Cup race of the season, he won the European Cup as well as two races. Five national title he won on both open water long distances over 1500 meters freestyle at the short and long course, and over 800 meters on the long course. At the end of the season he was voted European Open Water Swimmer of the Year.

The 2008 season brought not only the renewed participation in the Olympic Games by winning the bronze medal over 10 km, but again winning the title over 5 km at the World Championships in Seville and 10 km at the European Championships in Dubrovnik. In the other long haul, he won both championships bronze. In Dubai and Cancun Lurz won World Cup races, as well as a European Cup races. National came the winning the German championship title over 5 kilometers. He was honored in Würzburg and medalists at the Olympics with the Silver Laurel Leaf Adh- university athlete of the year, DSV - Swimmer of the Year, Sportsman of the Year.

In 2009, put the successes continued, over 5 - and 10-kilometer Lurz won the national championships in Setúbal and a World Cup race over 10 kilometers. At the World Championships in Rome in 2009 Lurz managed once again the world title win over 5 and 10 kilometers. In addition there were nine World Cup victories (Varna, Copenhagen, New York, Annecy, Dubai, Hong Kong, Shantou, Qiandao ) and winning the overall World Cup. He also won the Fina Grand Prix Final over 15km in Abu Dhabi.

In the European Swimming Championships in Budapest 2010 he won the title over 10 kilometers in Roberval, he won more than 5 kilometers.

Thomas Lurz won the opening event of the endurance world cup over the 10 - kilometer distance in Santos ( Brazil) in April 2011. In May 2011, he was the second World Cup race in Cancún ( Mexico) second behind his team-mate Andreas Waschburger from Saarbrücken. At the World Championships in Shanghai, he won over 10 miles behind Spyros Gianniotis the silver medal. Moreover, his total of 10 world titles came up and he again won the 5 km to the seventh year in a row. The set of medals he completed in the team race over 5 km, bringing with Jan Wolf Garten and Isabell Haerle the bronze medal. At the European Championships in Eilat (ISR ) Thomas Lurz won for the fourth time in a row the 10 km and was European champion. Likewise, Lurz won the Fina World Cup 2011 for 10 km of victories in Shantou and Hong Kong. With a silver medal he won as the only German swimmer at the Olympic Games in London a medal.

2013 Thomas Lurz won two more world title in Barcelona on the 25 km and 5 km team event. This is Thomas Lurz of the world's first swimmer who won all disciplines in Open Water. The 25 km 's Thomas Lurz swam for the first time in his career and won the same. Added to this was the vice world champion over 10 km and a bronze in the 5 km. Thomas Lurz won the 2013 Fina World Cup and was able to race in Lac Megantic (CAN) and Shantou ( CHN) win. 2013 he was elected for the fifth time European Swimmer of the Year " Open Water ".

Track record

Championships

Olympic Games: Participation in Athens in 2004
Bronze medal in Beijing in 2008
Silver Medal 2012 in London

More medals and titles

Silver medal in 2005 Universiade Izmir
European Cup - winning open water 2005

Awards

Open water swimmers in the years 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2013
Europe's long- distance swimmer of the year 2007, 2009
FINA World Athletes of the Year (Water Polo): 2011

Summer Olympic Games 2002 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 2004 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships 2005 Summer Universiade Annika Lurz İzmir Silbernes Lorbeerblatt Santos, São Paulo Kristin Otto Integrated Authority File

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