İris Rosenberger

İris Rosenberger (born October 16, 1985 in Traunstein, West Germany) is a German-Turkish female swimmer competing in the butterfly events. The 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) tall sportswoman at 55 kg (121 lb) is a member of Fenerbahçe Swimming in Istanbul.[1] In Germany, she swims for the teams, SV Wacker Burghausen, Erster Münchner SC and SG Essen.[2]

İris Rosenberger
Personal information
NationalityGermany Turkey
Born (1985-10-16) October 16, 1985
Traunstein, West Germany
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubFenerbahçe Swimming
SV Wacker Burghausen
Erster Münchner SC
SG Essen

Her identical twin sister Yasemin (German: Jasmin) is also a swimmer. The twins were born to German father Peter Rosenberger and Turkish mother Leyla Aktaş-Rosenberger, a painter, ceramic artist and sculptor, in Traunstein, Germany.[3] They have a younger sister Deniz, who is also a swimmer. Iris studied business administration at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.[4][5][6][7]

Representing Turkey, Iris took part in the 100 m butterfly event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she swam 1:01.67 without advancing to the finals.[8]

In 2009, Iris set new Turkish national records in 50 m butterfly with 27.00 and in 100 m butterfly with 59:45.[9] She holds more than 19 national records for Turkey.[7]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Turkey
2007 World Aquatics Championships Melbourne, Australia 42 50 m butterfly 28.65
World Aquatics Championships 45 100 m butterfly 1:02.26
2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China 44 100 m butterfly 1:01.67[10]
2009 World Aquatics Championships Melbourne, Australia 43 50 m butterfly 27.44
World Aquatics Championships 46 100 m butterfly 1:00.86
2011 World Aquatics Championships Shanghai, China 31 50 m butterfly 27.82
World Aquatics Championships 38 100 m butterfly 1:00.99
Representing Germany
2012 39. STRÖCK Austrian Qualifying (SC) Wiener Neustadt, Austria 50 m butterfly 27.09
100 m butterfly 59.81
200 m butterfly 2:13.90
16th international Swimm Festival (SC) Bayreuth, Germany 50 m butterfly 27.91
100 m butterfly 1:01.31
Swim & Fun Days (LC) Essen, Germany 50 m butterfly 28.22
German Cup 2011 / 2nd Leg (LC) Saarbrücken, Germany 50 m butterfly 28.75
100 m butterfly 1:04.02
SV NRW Open (LC) Wuppertal, Germany 100 m butterfly 1:02.76

See also

References
  1. "Iris Rosenberger-Yüzme" (in Turkish). EuroSport. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  2. "Iris Rosenberger" (in German). Deutscher Schwimm Verband e.V. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  3. "Wohnungs-Projekt "art-homes" – Istanbul (2010) und München (2011)" (in German). art-homes. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  4. Özcan, Celal (December 7, 2008). "Dört Türkiye rekoru". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  5. "İris Yüzmede Bavyera Şampiyonu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). December 11, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  6. "Türk milliler sevindirdi". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). January 30, 2009. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  7. "Şampiyon ikizler". Sabah Spor (in Turkish). December 13, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  8. "Iris Rosenberger". Sports Reference/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  9. "İris Rosenberger'den Yeni Türkiye Rekoru" (in Turkish). Yüzme Dünyası. October 26, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  10. "Swimming at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference / Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
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