Anni Rehborn (25 August 1904 – 15 January 1986) was a German swimmer who won a bronze medal in the freestyle relay at the 1927 European Aquatics Championships. She entered the

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, but did not compete for unknown reasons. During her career she won eight national titles in the 100 m backstroke (1923–1925, 1927–1929) and 100 m freestyle events (1923–1924).

Family

Rehborn was the wife of

Karl Brandt Karl Brandt (8 January 1904 – 2 June 1948) was a German physician and ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) officer in Nazi Germany. Trained in surgery, Brandt joined the Nazi Party in 1932 and became Adolf Hitler's escort doctor in August 1934. A member of ...

, one of

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's personal physicians. The two married on 17 March 1934. The couple had one child, Karl Adolf Brandt, born 4 October 1935. With her husband a part of Hitler's inner circle, Rehborn became close friends with both

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and Margarete Speer, wife of

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. Karl Brandt led the

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programme started by a decree from

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in September 1939, in which

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patients were executed by the regime. Karl Brandt was tried for

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at the

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, found guilty and executed by hanging. Her elder brother

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and sister Hanni were Olympic divers.

References

German female swimmers German female freestyle swimmers 1904 births 1986 deaths Sportspeople from Bochum European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 20th-century German women {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub