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Janine Pietsch (born 30 June 1982 in
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) is a German backstroke swimmer. In the course of her career, she competed at the
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in
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, won two gold medals on the short course at the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships, and four European gold medals.


Career


2001–2005

Pietsch's first success on an international stage was at the
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in
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, where she won one silver medal, in the 4x50m medley and three bronze medals, in the 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke, and freestyle relay. She would win another silver and two more bronze medals the next year in 2002. Between 2003 and 2005 she would win a further five silvers and one bronze in three European short course championships. In 2004, she competed in her only Olympic race, the 100 m backstroke. She finished seventh in her heat, and 23rd overall.


2006–2007

2006 was the best year of her career. In April she competed in
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at the 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships, where she won two gold medals, the 50m backstroke, and the 100m backstroke. She won both gold medals by exactly a quarter of a second over second place. In
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at the long-course
2006 European Aquatics Championships The 2006 European Swimming Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 26 July – 6 August 2006. Disciplines include swimming, diving, synchronised swimming (synchro) and open water swimming. European Water Polo Championships for 2006 ...
in late Summer, she won a gold medal in the 50m backstroke, and a bronze in the 100m backstroke. That December in
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at the 2006 short-course European championships, she won two more gold medals, in the 50 m backstroke and 4x50m medley. In her last international success to date, at the 2007 short-course European championships she won gold in the 4x50m relay, silver in the 50m backstroke, and bronze in the 100m backstroke.


Semi-retirement and personal life

In 2008, Pietsch was diagnosed with breast cancer, and did not compete at the
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as a result. However, she has not ruled out trying to qualify for the
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. In 2010, she became a patron of the St. Mary's Hospital in
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.


See also

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World record progression 50 metres backstroke This is a listing of the history of the world record for the 50 metres backstroke swimming event. Swimming world records are maintained by World Aquatics, the international sports federation which oversees the sport. World records are recognize ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pietsch, Janine 1982 births Living people German female backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Germany Swimmers from Berlin World record setters in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 21st-century German sportswomen