Barbora Seemanová Explained

Barbora Seemanová
Fullname:Barbora Seemanová
Nationality:Czech
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:SK Motorlet Praha
Birth Date:1 April 2000
Birth Place:Prague, Czech Republic[1]
Height:1.70 m[2]
Weight:56 kg

Barbora Seemanová (born 1 April 2000)[1] is a Czech swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Early life

Seemanová graduated from the Czechoslovak Academy of Business in Prague.[1]

Career

At the 2015 European Games, Seemanová reached the finals of 100m freestyle.[4] With the record of 200m freestyle swimming 1:58.14, she was nominated to the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the youngest Czech at 16 years old.[5] In the 200m freestyle race, Seemanová finished 31st place with a time of 2:00.26.[6] She was also a member of the 4×100 medley relay, but was disqualified.[7]

At the 2017 European Junior Swimming Championships, Seemanová became the champion of the 50m freestyle course in a new Czech senior record of 25.06 s, holding records in the 50 to 200 m freestyle courses.[8]

At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, Seemanová won a gold medal in the first start on the 100m freestyle track.[9] In the second round, she took bronze on the 200m freestyle track in 1:58.25.[10] Seemanová won the second gold medal in the last start in the 50 m freestyle.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lukáš. Šonsky. Tatínek hledá chyby, maminka za odměnu navaří. A šestnáctiletá plavkyně v bazénu září. Czech Olympic Committee. 2 January 2017. cs.
  2. Web site: 2024-07-29 . Barbora SEEMANOVA Profile World Aquatics Official . 2024-07-30 . World Aquatics . en.
  3. Web site: Barbora Seemanová. 9 August 2016. 2016 Summer Olympics. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806061723/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/barbora-seemanova. 6 August 2016 .
  4. News: Seemanová doplavala v Baku čtvrtá. Koukal i Gavnholt postoupili do play off z prvního místa. Sport.cz. Prague. Borgis. 24 June 2015. 7 July 2017. cs. Czech News Agency.
  5. News: Nejmladší českou olympioničkou bude v Riu plavkyně Seemanová. ČT Sport. 14 July 2016. 7 July 2017. cs.
  6. Web site: Barbora Seemanová. Czech Olympic Committee. 7 July 2017. cs.
  7. News: Micka plaval pod patnáct minut, na finále patnáctistovky to nestačilo. iDNES.cz. 12 August 2016. 7 July 2017. cs. Mafra.
  8. News: Seemanová na MEJ ovládla v českém rekordu kraulařský sprint. Blesk. 1 July 2017. 7 July 2017. cs. Czech News Center.
  9. News: David. Čech. Zlatý sen plavkyně Seemanové. V královské disciplíně a v českém rekordu!. Czech Olympic Committee. 10 October 2018. 24 October 2022. cs.
  10. News: David. Čech. Dva starty a dvě medaile. Seemanová po zlatu doplavala pro bronz. Czech Olympic Committee. 11 October 2018. 24 October 2022. cs.
  11. News: David. Čech. Životní závody: Seemanová má z olympijského bazénu zlatý double!. Czech Olympic Committee. 13 October 2018. 24 October 2022. cs.