Lisa Höpink Explained

Lisa Höpink
Birth Date:17 November 1998
Height:175cm
Weight:68kg
Strokes:Butterfly, freestyle
Club:Neckarsulmer SU
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Lisa Höpink (born 17 November 1998) is a German swimmer, who competed in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay and 4 × 100 metre medley relay events at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won two medals at the 2019 Summer Universiade, and three medals at the 2014 European Junior Swimming Championships.

Career

Höpink is a former member of Essen Swimming Club.[1] In 2022, she transferred to Neckarsulmer SU.[2]

At the age of 14, Höpink won her national age group 50 and 100 metres butterfly events, as well as the 200 and 400 metres individual medley events.[3] In 2012, she competed in the 4 x 50 metre butterfly event at the regional Ruhr Olympiad, and Essen Swimming Club won the event.[4] She was named the North Rhine-Westphalia state Jugendschwimmerin des Jahres (young swimmer of the year) in 2013 and 2014.[5] At the 2014 European Junior Swimming Championships, Höpink won the 100 metre butterfly event,[6] came second in the women's 4 x 100 metre medley race,[7] and second in the 4 x 100 metre mixed medley event.[8] She won the most medals of any German athlete at the Championships.[9]

Höpink competed at the 2015 European Short Course Swimming Championships, finishing eighth in the 200 metre butterfly event.[10] She competed at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in the 50 metre, 100 metre and 200 metre butterfly events.[1] [11] Höpink attempted to qualify for the 200 metre butterfly and freestyle events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12] Later in 2016, she competed at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m).[13] At the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy, Höpink won a bronze medal in the 100 metre butterfly event,[14] and a silver medal in the 100 metre freestyle event.[15] She also competed in the 50 metre freestyle and the 50 and 200 metre butterfly events.[16] In the same year, she won the 50 metres freestyle event at the German National Short Course Championships, and came third in the mixed relay.[17] She also competed at the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships, finishing sixth in the 4 x 50 metre freestyle event and ninth in the 100 metre butterfly race.[10]

In April 2021, Höpink qualified for the 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. She competed in the butterfly leg of the event.[18] She also qualified for the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2020 Games,[10] [19] Höpink won the 100 metre butterfly event at the German Olympic trials, but was outside of the Olympic qualifying time.[20] [21] She also came second in the 100 metre freestyle event at the German Olympic Trials, but was again slower than the Olympic qualifying time,[22] It was Höpink's first appearance at an Olympic Games.[18] In the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, Germany came seventh in their heat,[23] and in the 4 × 100 metre medley relay, they finished sixth in their heat.[24]

At the, Höpink finished third in the 100 metres freestyle event.[25]

Personal life

Höpink is from Herne, Germany,[9] and attended Helmholtz-Gymnasium Heidelberg.[9] [12] She later studied business psychology at Ruhr University Bochum.[26] In 2018, Höpink became a certified swimming coach.[2] In 2022, she moved to Untereisesheim.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lisa Höpink. de. Olympiastützpunkt Rhein-Ruhr. 19 May 2021. 4 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210604151103/https://www.osp-rheinruhr.nrw/sportsmen/lisa-hoepink. live.
  2. Schwimmerin Lisa Höpink: Sport-Union Neckarsulm-Neuzugang mit Olympia-Flair. de. Sport Heilbronn. 26 October 2022. 25 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Schwimmen: Lisa Höpink deklassiert Konkurrenz. de. Sport und Tanzinternet Essen. 2012. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519161434/http://www.sport-tanzinternat.de/index.php/news-presse/66-schwimmen-lisa-hoeping-deklassiert-konkurrenz-sp-30723. live.
  4. Web site: PSV-Schwimmer polieren Medaillenspiegel für Essen. de. Schwimmen Essen. 14 June 2012. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519163534/https://www.schwimmen-essen.de/2012/ruhrolympiade-1456/. live.
  5. Web site: Jugendschwimmer(in) des Jahres. de. . 20 May 2021. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520134451/https://www.swimpool.de/schwimmen/kader-talente/schwimmer-und-jugendschwimmer-des-jahres/jugendschwimmer-des-jahres.html. live.
  6. Web site: Women, 100m Butterfly, Final, 15 - 16 years. Swim Rankings. 5 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Women, 4 x 100m Medley, Final, 15 - 16 years. Swim Rankings. 5 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Mixed, 4 x 100m Medley, Final, 17 - 18 years. Swim Rankings. 5 June 2021.
  9. Web site: Sportlerportrait 04/2014 – Lisa Höpink: Die Junioren-Europameisterin ist noch lange nicht satt. de. . April 2014. 20 May 2021.
  10. Web site: Lisa Höpink. de. Team Deutschland. 19 July 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519162427/https://www.teamdeutschland.de/athleten/details/lisa-hoepink. live.
  11. Germany Announces Roster of Only 15 for European Championships. Swimming World. 10 May 2016. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519161432/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/germany-announces-roster-of-only-15-for-european-championships/. live.
  12. News: So hart trainieren zwei Talente aus Essen für Rio 2016. de. Der Western. 5 May 2016. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519161434/https://www.derwesten.de/sport/sportmix/so-hart-trainieren-zwei-talente-aus-essen-fuer-rio-2016-id11798048.html. live.
  13. Germany Announces 12 Swimmer Team for 2016 SC Worlds. Swimming World. 22 November 2016. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519161432/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/germany-announces-12-swimmer-team-for-2016-sc-worlds/. live.
  14. News: Lisa Höpink holt zweite Universiade-Medaille. de. Swim Sport News. 9 July 2019. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519161434/https://swimsportnews.de/9605-lisa-hoepink-holt-zweite-universiade-medaille. live.
  15. Web site: Lisa Höpink holt zweite Universiade-Medaille. de. Swim Sport News. 7 July 2019. 20 May 2021. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520161419/https://swimsportnews.de/9599-silber-in-italien-lisa-hoepink-wird-zweite-bei-der-universiade-2019. live.
  16. Web site: TOP 10 FEMALE SWIMMERS TO WATCH AT THE 2019 SUMMER UNIVERSIADE. Swim Swam. 2 July 2019. 20 May 2021. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520134448/https://swimswam.com/top-10-female-swimmers-to-watch-at-the-2019-summer-universiade/. live.
  17. Web site: Int. Deutsche Kurzbahnmeister/ -innen 2019. de. Schwimm DM. 2019. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519162429/https://schwimm-dm.de/int-deutsche-kurzbahnmeister-innen-2019/. live.
  18. News: Qualifiziert: Lisa Höpink und Ole Braunschweig zum ersten Mal bei Olympia dabei. de. Swim.de. 16 April 2021. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519161434/https://swim.de/aktuell/lisa-hoepink-und-ole-braunschweig-zum-ersten-mal-bei-olympia-dabei/. live.
  19. Florian Wellbrock Swims 3:44 400 Free on Night Two of Germany's Olympic Qualifier. Swimming World. 17 April 2021. 5 June 2021.
  20. Web site: GERMAN OLYMPIC TRIALS DAY 1 FINALS LIVE RECAP. Swim Swam. 16 April 2021. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519164726/https://swimswam.com/german-olympic-trials-day-1-finals-live-recap/. live.
  21. News: Neue Chance bei der EM: Angelina Köhler kämpft um ihr Ticket nach Tokio. de. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. Sports Buzzer. 5 May 2021. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519164726/https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/neue-chance-bei-der-schwimm-em-angelina-kohler-kampft-um-tokio/. live.
  22. Web site: GERMAN OLYMPIC TRIALS DAY 2 FINALS LIVE RECAP. Swim Swam. 17 April 2021. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519164725/https://swimswam.com/16vorlage-alle-wettkampfe-2-2/. live.
  23. Web site: Swimming - Heat 2 Results. Olympics.com. 24 July 2021. 24 July 2021.
  24. Web site: Swimming - Heat 1 Results. Olympics.com. 30 July 2021. 9 August 2021.
  25. Web site: DEUTSCHE MEISTERSCHAFTEN 2022, BERLIN. de. Swim Swam. 26 June 2022. 25 May 2023.
  26. Web site: Silber für RUB-Schwimmerin. de. German University Sports Association. Ruhr University Bochum. 9 July 2019. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519161444/https://news.rub.de/kultur-und-freizeit/2019-07-08-universiade-silber-fuer-rub-schwimmerin. live.