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Erik Hochstein
Personal information
Born (1968-10-01) 1 October 1968 (age 56)
Medal record
Men’s swimming
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 4×200 m freestyle

Erik Hochstein (born 1 October 1968 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a former swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

History

Hochstein started swimming competitively at age ten after watching his father and two older brothers swim. Between 1985 to 1990, he was a member of the West German National Team. Hochstein was fifteen years old.

Hochstein moved to the United States and swam for USC for three years. He coached for SCAQ (- http://www.swim.net/scaq) 1994-1997, then took a break from swimming for more than four years. Hochstein is married and provides services for Senior citizens through a consulting business for families and through a non-profit organization called Sydney Cooper Senior Smiles.

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