Lisa Höpink (born 17 November 1998) is a German swimmer, who competed in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay and 4 × 100 metre medley relay events at the

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. She won two medals at the

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, and three medals at the

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Career

Höpink is a member of

Essen Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...

Swimming Club. When she was 14, she won her national age group 50 and 100 metres

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events, as well as the 200 and 400 metres

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events. In 2012, she competed in the 4 x 50 metre butterfly event at the regional Ruhr Olympiad, and Essen Swimming Club won the event. She was named the

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state ''Jugendschwimmerin des Jahres'' (young swimmer of the year) in 2013 and 2014. At the

, Höpink won the 100 metre butterfly event, came second in the women's 4 x 100 metre medley race, and second in the 4 x 100 metre mixed medley event. She won the most medals of any German athlete at the Championships. Höpink competed at the

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, finishing eighth in the 200 metre butterfly event. She competed at the

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in the 50 metre, 100 metre and 200 metre butterfly events. Höpink attempted to qualify for the 200 metre butterfly and freestyle events at the

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. Later in 2016, she competed at the

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. At the

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, Italy, Höpink won a bronze medal in the 100 metre butterfly event, and a silver medal in the 100 metre

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event. She also competed in the 50 metre freestyle and the 50 and 200 metre butterfly events. In the same year, she won the 50 metres freestyle event at the German National Short Course Championships, and came third in the mixed relay. She also competed at the

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, finishing sixth in the 4 x 50 metre freestyle event and ninth in the 100 metre butterfly race. In April 2021, Höpink qualified for the 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the delayed

. She competed in the butterfly leg of the event. She also qualified for the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2020 Games, Höpink won the 100 metre butterfly event at the German Olympic trials, but was outside of the Olympic qualifying time. She also came second in the 100 metre freestyle event at the German Olympic Trials, but was again slower than the Olympic qualifying time, It was Höpink's first appearance at an

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. In the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, Germany came seventh in their heat, and in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay, they finished sixth in their heat.

Personal life

Höpink is from Herne, Germany, and attended

Helmholtz-Gymnasium Heidelberg Helmholtz-Gymnasium Heidelberg (HGH) is a state-funded gymnasium (grammar school) located on Rohrbacher Straße 102 in Heidelberg, Germany. Founded in 1835, it is now named Helmholtz-Gymnasium after Hermann von Helmholtz, but from 1927 until 194 ...

. She later studied

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References

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