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{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Dorothea Brandt
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| caption =
| national_team = {{GER}}
| strokes = [[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]], [[Breaststroke swimming|breaststroke]]
| club = SG Neukölln Berlin
| coach = Norbert Warnatzsch
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|3|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bremervörde]], [[Lower Saxony]],<br>West Germany
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|62|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]]}}
{{MedalCountry | Germany }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships (SC)]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2014 Doha]]|[[2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre freestyle|50 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships (SC)]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2010 Eindhoven]]|50 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalGold|[[2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2011 Szczecin]]|4×50 m medley}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2004 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2004 Vienna]]|4×50 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2004 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2004 Vienna]]|4×50 m medley}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2005 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2005 Trieste]]|4×50 m medley}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2007 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2007 Debrecen]]|4×50 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2010 Eindhoven]]|4×50 m freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2010 Eindhoven]]|4×50 m medley}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2011 Szczecin]]|50 m breaststroke}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2013 Herning]]|4×50 m mixed medley}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2002 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2002 Riesa]]|4×50 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2005 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2005 Trieste]]|4×50 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2008 Rijeka]]|4×50 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2009 Istanbul]]|50 m freestyle}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships|2009 Istanbul]]|4×50 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Universiade]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2009 Summer Universiade|2009 Belgrade]]|[[Swimming at the 2009 Summer Universiade|50 m freestyle]]}}
| show-medals = no
}}

'''Dorothea Brandt''' (born 5 March 1984) is a German swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and breaststroke events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Dorothea Brandt|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/dorothea-brandt-1.html|19 March 2013}}</ref> She is a multiple-time German champion, a fourteen-time medalist at the [[European Short Course Swimming Championships]], and a semi-finalist in the 50 m freestyle at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. Brandt currently holds the short-course German record time of 23.74 seconds in the same discipline.

==Swimming career==
==Swimming career==
Brandt is a member of the swimming team for SG Neukölln Berlin in [[East Berlin]], and is coached and trained by Norbert Warnatzsch.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kielgass|first=Kerstin|title=Ich bewundere Torsten|trans_title=I admire Torsten|language=German|url=http://www.berliner-kurier.de/archiv/schwimmen-spanneberg-ueberwand-alle-rueckschlaege---franzis-comeback-ist-einfach-wahnsinn-ich-bewundere-torsten,8259702,4149156.html|publisher=[[Berliner Kurier]]|date=10 August 2004|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref> She first appeared on the international scene, when she helped out the German team (led by [[Antje Buschschulte]] to take the bronze medal in the medley relay at the [[2002 European Short Course Swimming Championships]] in [[Riesa]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Risztov Sets European Record in the 800, Rupprath Wins Two at Euro Champs|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4620.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=12 December 2002|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref>
Brandt is a member of the swimming club SG Essen, in Essen Germany.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kamphaus|first1=Daniel|title=Essener Schwimmerin wird Olympia-Ausrüstung gestohlen|url=http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/essen/essener-schwimmerin-wird-olympia-ausruestung-gestohlen-id12005214.html|accessdate=14 July 2016|publisher=WAZ|date=13 July 2016}}</ref> She first appeared on the international scene, when she helped out the German team (led by [[Antje Buschschulte]] to take the bronze medal in the medley relay at the [[2002 European Short Course Swimming Championships]] in [[Riesa]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Risztov Sets European Record in the 800, Rupprath Wins Two at Euro Champs|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4620.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=12 December 2002|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref>


Two years later, Brandt qualified for the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle|women's 50 m freestyle]], along with Olympic veteran [[Sandra Völker]], at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], by attaining an A-standard entry time of 25.40 seconds from the German Olympic trials.<ref>{{cite news|title=Few Surprises on Day One of German Trials|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7348.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=5 June 2004|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref> Brandt, however, failed to advance into the final, as she recorded the slowest phase time of 25.83 seconds in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Freestyle Semifinal 2|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535060.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=20 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref>
Two years later, Brandt qualified for the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle|women's 50 m freestyle]], along with Olympic veteran [[Sandra Völker]], at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], by attaining an A-standard entry time of 25.40 seconds from the German Olympic trials.<ref>{{cite news|title=Few Surprises on Day One of German Trials|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7348.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=5 June 2004|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref> Brandt, however, failed to advance into the final, as she recorded the slowest phase time of 25.83 seconds in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Freestyle Semifinal 2|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535060.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=20 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref>
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At the [[2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships]] in [[Eindhoven, Netherlands]], Brandt claimed her first title in the 50 m breaststroke by five hundredths of a second (0.05) behind second-place finisher [[Moniek Nijhuis]] of the Netherlands, with a time of 30.40 seconds.<ref>{{cite news|title=European Short Course Championships: Evelyn Verraszto Posts Fastest 200 SCM IM in Textile|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25800.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=25 November 2010|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref> The following year, she captured a silver medal by eleven hundredths of a second (0.11) behind Russia's [[Valentina Artemyeva]] in the same event at the [[2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Short Course Swimming Championships]], lowering her time to 30.17 seconds.<ref>{{cite news|title=European Short Course Championships: Mireia Belmonte Garcia Clocks Strong Double|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/29005.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=8 December 2011|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref> Brandt also won a gold, as a member of the German swimming team, in the women's 4×50 m freestyle relay, clocking at 1:37.29.<ref>{{cite news|title=European Short Course Championships: Jeanette Ottesen Has Impressive Day|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/29015.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=9 December 2011|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref>
At the [[2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships]] in [[Eindhoven, Netherlands]], Brandt claimed her first title in the 50 m breaststroke by five hundredths of a second (0.05) behind second-place finisher [[Moniek Nijhuis]] of the Netherlands, with a time of 30.40 seconds.<ref>{{cite news|title=European Short Course Championships: Evelyn Verraszto Posts Fastest 200 SCM IM in Textile|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25800.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=25 November 2010|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref> The following year, she captured a silver medal by eleven hundredths of a second (0.11) behind Russia's [[Valentina Artemyeva]] in the same event at the [[2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Short Course Swimming Championships]], lowering her time to 30.17 seconds.<ref>{{cite news|title=European Short Course Championships: Mireia Belmonte Garcia Clocks Strong Double|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/29005.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=8 December 2011|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref> Brandt also won a gold, as a member of the German swimming team, in the women's 4×50 m freestyle relay, clocking at 1:37.29.<ref>{{cite news|title=European Short Course Championships: Jeanette Ottesen Has Impressive Day|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/29015.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=9 December 2011|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://schwimmen.dsv.de/Modules/Results/Individual1.aspx?SwimmerID=21843 Profile – German Swimming Federation] {{de icon}}

{{Footer European SC Champions 50m Breaststroke Women}}
{{Footer European SC Champions 4x50m Freestyle Women}}
{{Footer European SC Champions 4x50m Medley Mixed}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brandt, Dorothea}}
[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Bremervörde]]
[[Category:German swimmers]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers of Germany]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Female freestyle swimmers]]
[[Category:Female breaststroke swimmers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Lower Saxony]]

Revision as of 11:44, 14 July 2016

Swimming career

Brandt is a member of the swimming club SG Essen, in Essen Germany.[1] She first appeared on the international scene, when she helped out the German team (led by Antje Buschschulte to take the bronze medal in the medley relay at the 2002 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Riesa.[2]

Two years later, Brandt qualified for the women's 50 m freestyle, along with Olympic veteran Sandra Völker, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining an A-standard entry time of 25.40 seconds from the German Olympic trials.[3] Brandt, however, failed to advance into the final, as she recorded the slowest phase time of 25.83 seconds in the semi-finals.[4]

Between 2004 and 2008, Brandt had won a total of seven medals (four silver and three bronze), as a member of the German team, in the women's freestyle and medley relays at the European Short Course Swimming Championships. At the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia, Brandt claimed her first ever silver medal in the 50 m freestyle, by seven hundredths of a second (0.07) ahead of U.S. swimmer Michelle King, with a time of 25.03 seconds.[5] On the same year, Brandt earned her second individual career medal, a bronze, in the same event at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, with a time of 23.74 seconds. Moreover, she lowered Britta Steffen's short-course German record of 23.80, set in 2007, by a six hundredth margin (0.06).[6]

At the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Brandt claimed her first title in the 50 m breaststroke by five hundredths of a second (0.05) behind second-place finisher Moniek Nijhuis of the Netherlands, with a time of 30.40 seconds.[7] The following year, she captured a silver medal by eleven hundredths of a second (0.11) behind Russia's Valentina Artemyeva in the same event at the European Short Course Swimming Championships, lowering her time to 30.17 seconds.[8] Brandt also won a gold, as a member of the German swimming team, in the women's 4×50 m freestyle relay, clocking at 1:37.29.[9]

  1. ^ Kamphaus, Daniel (13 July 2016). "Essener Schwimmerin wird Olympia-Ausrüstung gestohlen". WAZ. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Risztov Sets European Record in the 800, Rupprath Wins Two at Euro Champs". Swimming World Magazine. 12 December 2002. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Few Surprises on Day One of German Trials". Swimming World Magazine. 5 June 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Semifinal 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ^ "World University Games, Swimming: Ryosuke Irie Clocks Another 52 in 100 Back Leadoff on Final Day". Swimming World Magazine. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  6. ^ "European Short Course Championships: Daniel Gyurta, Federica Pellegrini, Arkady Vyatchanin, Stanislav Donets Set World Records". Swimming World Magazine. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  7. ^ "European Short Course Championships: Evelyn Verraszto Posts Fastest 200 SCM IM in Textile". Swimming World Magazine. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  8. ^ "European Short Course Championships: Mireia Belmonte Garcia Clocks Strong Double". Swimming World Magazine. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  9. ^ "European Short Course Championships: Jeanette Ottesen Has Impressive Day". Swimming World Magazine. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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