Frank Hoffmeister, born 9 October 1965, is a former

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from West Germany. Frank competed in the 100 metre backstroke at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in Seoul, South Korea, finishing seventh in the Championship Final in a time of 56.19 seconds. He swam the opening backstroke leg for the West German team that finished fourth in the 4×100 metre medley relay in a time of 3 minutes 42.98 seconds.

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German male swimmers Olympic swimmers of West Germany Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Living people World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century German people 21st-century German people {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub