Sabine Herbst-Klenz (born 27 June 1974, in

Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as wel ...

Sachsen Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

) is a retired female

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

and medley

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

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. She twice competed for her native country at the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

: 1996 and 2000. Herbst is the daughter of Olympians Eva Wittke and Jochen Herbst, and the sister of swimmer

Stefan Herbst Stefan Herbst (born 17 May 1978 in Leipzig) is a two-time Olympics swimmer from Germany. He swam for Germany at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. He is the brother of fellow Olympic swimmer Sabine Herbst and uncle of young swimmer Ramon Klenz. Stef ...

. Her son Ramon Klenz is also a swimmer. He broke the 32-year old German record of Michael Groß in 200m Butterfly.

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1974 births Living people German female butterfly swimmers German female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Germany Swimmers from Leipzig Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming Universiade silver medalists for Germany Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub