Flori Lang

Flori Lang
Personal information
Born (1983-01-30) 30 January 1983
Zurich, Switzerland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming, Finswimming
Club SC Uster Wallisellen
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing   Switzerland
European Championships (SC)
2003 Dublin 4×50 m medley
2011 Szczecin 50 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
2008 Eindhoven 50 m backstroke

Flori Lang (born 30 January 1983) is a Swiss sprinter swimmer who won three medals at the European Championships of 2003, 2008 and 2011.[1] He also competed in two freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did not reach the finals.[2] By 2011 he won 37 national titles.[3]

In April 2012, he starting training in finswimming[4] and just a few months later set a world record and won a European gold medal in 50 m with bifins.[3]

Lang has a sister, Sandra. He holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Banking & Finance from the University of Zurich.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Flori LANG. les-sports.info
  2. ↑ Flori Lang Archived December 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.. sports-reference.com
  3. 1 2 Davide Manca (2012-08-29) Flori Lang confirms: “No antidoping for me at Finswimming European Championships 2012″ Archived 2013-01-23 at Archive.is. finswimmer.com
  4. ↑ Davide Manca (2012-07-05) Interview to Flori Lang, Swiss Swimming Champion Archived 2013-01-23 at Archive.is
  5. ↑ Flori Lang Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine.. fsn.ch
  6. ↑ Steckbrief. florilang.ch
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