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| Nationality |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 (age 38) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly,freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hamburger Schwimm-Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Steffen Deibler (born 10 July 1987) is a German former competitive swimmer fromBiberach an der Riß.[1] From 2009 to 2018 he was theworld record holder for the 50 m butterfly (short course).
Deibler specialized in short distances in thebutterfly andfreestyle. He graduated in 2007 atPestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach and started to study environment engineering in October 2008. As a teenager, Deibler trained at the TG Biberach under coach Gerold Seifert. The study was the reason to change is training base toHamburg. At the 2008 German swimming championships, he won 50 m and 100 m freestyle and qualified for the2008 Summer Olympics. He was second behind Paul Biedermann in the 200 m freestyle. In November 2009, Deibler set a new 50 meterbutterfly short courseworld record inAachen, with a time of 22.06, beating the previous record ofAmaury Leveaux by 0.12 seconds. At theFINA World Cup 2009 inBerlin, he became the first person to swim 50 m butterfly within 22 seconds in a 25 m pool, when he improved his world record to 21.80 seconds.
At the2008 Summer Olympics, Deibler finished in 38th, 33rd and 15th place in the 50 m, 100 m, and 4 × 100 m freestyle events. He improved at the2012 Olympics, finishing fourth in the 100 m butterfly and sixth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[1] At the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, he competed in the100 m butterfly where he finished 18th in the heats and did not qualify for the semifinals.[2] He also competed as a member of the4 x 100 m medley relay team that finished in 7th place.[3]
European Junior Swimming Championships 2004 inLisbon:
European Junior Swimming Championships 2005 inBudapest:
European Short Course Swimming Championships 2005 inTrieste:
European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007 inDebrecen:
German swimming championships 2008 inBerlin
Aachener Schwimmfest 2009 inAachen:
World cup Berlin 2009:
| Stroke | Distance | Time LC | Time SC |
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| Freestyle | 50 m | 21.99 | 20.73 |
| Freestyle | 100 m | 48.43 | 45.91 |
| Freestyle | 200 m | 1:47.71 | 1:42.74 |
| Butterfly | 50 m | 23.02 | 21.80 Former WR |
| Butterfly | 100 m | 51.19 | 49.23 |
Key: WR = World record
His younger brotherMarkus also competed in swimming at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.[1]
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| Preceded by | Men's 50 metre butterfly world record holder (short course) 14 November 2009 – 6 October 2018 | Succeeded by |
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List of European short course medalists in 50 m freestyle (men) * : European Sprint Swimming Championships |
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List of European short course medalists in 100 m butterfly (men) * : European Sprint Swimming Championships |
