Theresa Michalak (born 7 May 1992) is a German competitive
swimmer and former European champion. She represented Germany at the
2012 Summer Olympics in London, competing in the
200-metre individual medley and
4×200-metre freestyle relay. Michalak holds the
German records for the 100-metre and 200-metre individual medley. She won the gold medal in the 100-metre individual medley at the
2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships
The 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held in Szczecin, Poland, from December 8 to 11, 2011. The event featured competition in a short course (25m) pool.
The event was held over four days with heats, semifinals and a final f ...
.
Michalak accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the
University of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States, where she trained with 2012 U.S. Olympic coach
Gregg Troy
Gregg Troy (born December 19, 1950) is an American professional and Olympic swimming coach. As of April 2021, he is the head coach for the Cali Condors, which is part of the International Swimming League. Until 2018, he was the head coach of the ...
's
Florida Gators swimming and diving
The Florida Gators swimming and diving program represents the University of Florida in the aquatics sports of swimming and diving. The program includes separate men's and women's teams, both of which compete in Division I of the National Coll ...
team.
Private life
In January 2015, Michalak came out as a lesbian sportswoman.
lezbelib.com: German siwmmer Theresa Michalak came out via her facebook page
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See also
* List of University of Florida Olympians
This List of University of Florida Olympians includes over 150 students and alumni of the University of Florida who have competed or coached in the Olympic Games, as well as current or former Florida Gators coaches who have coached in the Olym ...
References
External links
Theresa Michalak
– Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
1992 births
Living people
Florida Gators women's swimmers
German female swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Germany
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
LGBT swimmers
German lesbians
German LGBT sportspeople
Lesbian sportswomen
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