Annika Mehlhorn (born 5 August 1983) is a

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

and medley swimmer from

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. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 200 m butterfly, but failed to reach the final. She became European champion in the 200 m butterfly at the

European Short Course Swimming Championships 2000 The fourth edition of the European Short Course Championships was held in Palau Luis Puig in Valencia, Spain, from December 14 to December 17, 2000, just a couple of months after the Sydney Games. Medal table Men's events 50 m freestyle ...

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

. At the same event Mehlhorn won the silver medal at the

2001 World Aquatics Championships right The 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July 2001. The opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the swimming and synchronised swimming events, ...

in Fukuoka, Japan.

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* * * 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Kassel German female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Germany German female butterfly swimmers German female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming North Hesse FISU World University Games gold medalists for Germany Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub

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