Christophe Bühler Explained

Christophe Bühler
Fullname:Christophe Bühler
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Schwimmklub Langenthal
Coach:Michel Tavcar
Birth Date:2 January 1974
Birth Place:Langenthal, Switzerland
Height:1.870NaN0
Weight:750NaN0
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Christophe Bühler (born 2 January 1974) is a Swiss former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] He is a single-time Olympian (2000), a ten-time member of the Swiss swimming team, and an 11-time national titleholder in the 50 m freestyle.[2] Before his retirement in 2006, Buhler trained for the Langenthal Swimming Club under his personal coach Michel Tavcar.

Buhler competed in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He posted a FINA B-standard entry time of 22.85 from the Swiss National Championships in Zurich.[3] [4] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat seven, including top favorites Jiang Chengji of China and Attila Zubor of Hungary. He edged out Croatia's Marijan Kanjer by a hundredth of a second (0.01) to earn a fifth spot in 23.15. Buhler failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-first overall in the preliminaries.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Christophe Bühler. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630050745/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/christophe-buhler-1.html. dead. 30 June 2017. 25 May 2013.
  2. News: Christophe Bühler tritt züruck. Christophe Bühler resigns. German. Swiss Swimming Federation. 24 May 2006. 25 May 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130628065039/http://www.fsn.ch/it/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-247/241_read-1387/241_page-3/. 28 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 8). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  4. News: Fazit der Hallenmeisterschaften. Conclusion of the National Championships. German. Limmat Sharks Zurich. 13 March 2000. 25 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 7 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . dead . 19 August 2011 . . . . 105 . 28 April 2013 .