İris Rosenberger

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İris Rosenberger
Personal information
NationalityGermany Turkey
Born (1985-10-16) October 16, 1985 (age 38)
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

İris Rosenberger (born October 16, 1985, in Traunstein, West Germany) is a 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]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "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.