Swann Oberson (born 26 July 1986, Geneva
) is a Swiss open-water swimmer. In the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
she finished sixth in the 10 km marathon swimming event. At the
2011 World Aquatics Championships she received gold in
open water swimming – Women's 5 km. She competed for
Switzerland at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Swiss athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except when they boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne in protest of ...
, again in the 10 km marathon, and finished in 18th place.
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References
External links
Official site of Swann Oberson
1986 births
Living people
Swiss female long-distance swimmers
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers for Switzerland
World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming
Sportspeople from Geneva
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