Olympic Swimmers of Austria - Markus Rogan, Mirna Juki, Karl Schafer, Otto Herschmann, Otto Scheff, Paul Neumann, Dinko Juki, Karl Ruberl (Paperback)

Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Markus Rogan, Mirna Juki, Karl Schafer, Otto Herschmann, Otto Scheff, Paul Neumann, Dinko Juki, Karl Ruberl, Margarete Adler, Otto Wahle, Patrick Schmollinger, Josephine Sticker, Berta Zahourek, Klara Milch, Vera Lischka, Judith Draxler. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Markus Antonius Rogan (born 4 May 1982 in Vienna) is an Austrian swimmer, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and a gold medal for 200 m backstroke at the 2008 World Championships in Manchester. He also is the world record holder in 200 metres backstroke (short course). Rogan's first big international success was a second place finish in the 200 m backstroke at the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. In the Olympics in 2004, Rogan placed second in both men's 100 m backstroke and the men's 200 m backstroke, both times behind Aaron Peirsol of the United States. The 200 metre race was controversial as Peirsol was first disqualified but later reinstated as gold medalist. As a teenager, the 6 ft 5 in tall Rogan swam for Mount Vernon High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, where he trained with the Curl-Burke Swim Club. In July 2000, he cut short his final season of the Northern Virginia Swim League, swimming for the Mansion House Piranhas (of Mount Vernon), and flew to Australia where he competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, failing to advance beyond the heats in the backstroke. He earned a scholarship to attend Stanford University from 2000-2004. On 8 December 2005, in Trieste, Markus set a new world record in the 200 m backstroke for short course swim pools, with 1:50.43. This world record was then broken by American swimmer Ryan Lochte, who lowered the standard to 1:49.05 at the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships in Shanghai, Chi...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=937876