Theresa Michalak | |
Fullname: | Theresa Michalak |
Strokes: | Medley, freestyle |
Club: | SV Halle |
Collegeteam: | University of Florida (U.S.) |
Birth Date: | 7 May 1992 |
Birth Place: | Halle an der Saale, Germany |
Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet) |
Weight: | 65kg (143lb) |
Theresa Michalak (born 7 May 1992) is a German competitive swimmer and former European champion. She represented Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, competing in the 200-metre individual medley and 4×200-metre freestyle relay.[1] Michalak holds the German records for the 100-metre and 200-metre individual medley.[2] She won the gold medal in the 100-metre individual medley at the 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships.[3]
Michalak accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States, where she trained with 2012 US Olympic coach Gregg Troy's Florida Gators swimming and diving team.[4]
In January 2015, Michalak announced that she was in a relationship with a woman.[5]