Martina Moravcová

Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976 in Piešťany, Trnava, Czechoslovakia) is a medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Slovakia. She made her international swimming debut in 1991 for Czechoslovakia, and has gone on to compete in five consecutive Summer Olympics (1992–2008). She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist, both achieved at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the 100-meter butterfly, she finished second to Inge de Bruijn, and in the 200-meter freestyle, she finished eight one-hundredths of a second to home favorite Susie O'Neill.

Martina Moravcová
Personal information
Nickname(s)The Slovak Fish[1]
Nationality Slovakia
Born (1976-01-16) 16 January 1976
Piešťany, Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly, medley
ClubŠKP Kúpele Piešťany (Slovakia)
Dallas Mustangs (USA)
College teamSMU Mustangs

Early life

Martina Moravcová was born in 1976 in Piešťany. As a child, she liked to go to the swimming pool and swim in Váh river and when she became a young girl, participated in yachting on Sĺňava Lake.[1] In the 1990s she moved to Dallas, Texas where she started attending Southern Methodist University.

Career

In 1999 she was named the NCAA's Women's Swimmer of the Year[2] While at SMU, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female swimmer in 1999.[3][4] In 2002 and 2004, she was the top women's winner on FINA's World Cup series. Her 105 gold medals in this competition ranks her second all-time, behind Katinka Hosszú.[5]

In 2014 she became a coach of a Slovak Swimming Camp at which she helped 700 children to achieve their goals.[6]

Currently she is an assistant coach to Steve Collins at the Southern Methodist University[7] and is a mother to two children.[6]

References

  1. Zuzana Habšudová. "Martina Moravcová: The Slovak Fish". Travel Spectator Slovak. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. Moravcová's bio on the SMU Athletics website. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "Martina Moravcova Official Website". www.martinamoravcova.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. "Swimming & Diving". CWSA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. "Moravcova Tops Final FINA World Cup Rankings; Balcerzak is Top American". Swimming World. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. "Martina Moravcová odovzdala svoje skúsenosti už 700 deťom". 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. "SMU Mustang Swim Camp". SMU. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
Records
Preceded by
Jenny Thompson
World Record holder
Women's 100 Butterfly (25m)

26 January 22 November 2002
Succeeded by
Natalie Coughlin
Preceded by

Xiaowen Hu
Jenny Thompson
World Record holder
Women's 100 Individual Medley (25m)

12 December 1998 16 January 1999
2 April 1999
Succeeded by

Jenny Thompson
Jenny Thompson
Sporting positions
Preceded by

--
Alison Sheppard
World Cup
Female Overall Winner

2001/2002
2003/2004
Succeeded by

Alison Sheppard
Anna-Karin Kammerling
Preceded by
Denys Sylantyev
Mare Nostrum
Overall Winner

2003
Succeeded by
Camelia Potec
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