Volker Frischke

Volker Frischke (born c. 1944)[2] is a German swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships.[3] He also won two national titles in the 200 m butterfly event in 1962 and 1963.[1]

Volker Frischke
Personal information
Born1944
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin[1]
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
European Championships
1962 Leipzig 4×200 m freestyle

After retirement from competition he worked as a swimming coach, eventually becoming a national team coach and a top manager of SC Dynamo Berlin, the club where he trained.[2] He was involved in the East German doping program. In October 1997 he was charged with giving anabolic steroids to teenager swimmers without the knowledge (the drugs were said to be vitamin supplements) thereby causing bodily harm. As a result, he was relieved from coaching duties and fined for DM 5,000, without receiving a criminal record.[2][4] His past trainees included Kerstin Kielgass, Daniela Hunger[5] and Manuela Stellmach.[6]

References
  1. Schwimmen – DDR – Meisterschaften Herren Teil 1, Teil 2. sport-komplett.de
  2. Dirk Schmidtke (15 September 1998). Volker Frischke rechnet mit Resozialisierung
  3. Volker FRISCHKE. les-sports.info (in French)
  4. New doping charges against East German doctors. BBC (25 November 1997)
  5. Helmstaedt, Karin (July 1997). "Systematic Doping Of Underage Athletes In He(sic) Former GDR". SWIMNEWS Online. swimnews.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  6. Manuela Stellmach. munzinger.de (15 August 1988)


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