Vipa Bernhardt

Vipa Bernhardt (born September 20, 1982) is a German former competitive swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She was a member of the swimming team for Schwimmgemeinschaft Frankfurt. Bernhardt was also a college swimmer for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team under head coach Gregg Troy at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.

Vipa Bernhardt
Personal information
Full nameVipa Bernhardt
National team Germany
Born (1982-09-20) September 20, 1982
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubSG Frankfurt
College teamUniversity of Florida (U.S.)
CoachGregg Troy (U.S.)

Bernhardt qualified for the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by attaining an A-standard entry time of 1:09.04 at the German Olympic trials.[2][3] Bernhardt failed to advance to the Olympic final, and she placed thirteenth overall in the semifinal, with a time of 1:09.72.[4]

Bernhardt graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor of science degree major in neurobiology and a bachelor of arts degree major in music performance, as well as a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vipa Bernhardt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. "German Olympic Trials, Day 5: Franzi, Antje and Sarah All Win". Swimming World Magazine. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. "Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 6)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. "Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinal 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.


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