Werner Freitag (born 4 January 1946) is a German former

butterfly swimmer Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossil ...

who won the national 200 m title in 1963 and 1965.Schwimmen - Deutsche Meisterschaften (Herren-Teil 3)
sport-komplett.de He competed in the 200 m event at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

and in the 100 m event the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

, but failed to reach the finals. His daughter Meike also became an Olympic swimmer.

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* 1946 births Living people Olympic swimmers for the United Team of Germany Olympic swimmers for West Germany West German male swimmers Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Lower Saxony German male butterfly swimmers 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub