| Birte Steven | |
| Fullname: | Birte Steven |
| Strokes: | Breaststroke |
| Club: | SGJ Hannover |
| Coach: | Larry Liebowitz (U.S.) |
| Collegeteam: | Oregon State University (U.S.) |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.730NaN0 |
| Weight: | 610NaN0 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Birte Steven (born 11 October 1980) is a German former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She is a ten-time All-Pacific honoree, and also a sixth-place finalist in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.[2] Since 2007, Steven currently holds a long-course German record of 2:25.33 from the national championships.[3]
Steven qualified for the women's 200 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining an A-standard entry time of 2:25.95 from the German Olympic trials.[4] [5] In the morning's preliminary heats, Steven recorded the seventh fastest time of 2:27.42 to secure her spot in the semifinal run. On the evening session, Steven failed to qualify for the final, as she placed eleventh overall in the semifinals, with a time of 2:29.22.[6]
Steven is also a member of the swimming team for the Oregon State Beavers, and a former student major in psychology at the Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.