| Vipa Bernhardt | |
| Fullname: | Vipa Bernhardt |
| Strokes: | Breaststroke |
| Club: | SG Frankfurt |
| Coach: | Gregg Troy (U.S.) |
| Collegeteam: | University of Florida (U.S.) |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Height: | 1.650NaN0 |
| Weight: | 600NaN0 |
Vipa Bernhardt (born 20 September 1982) is a German former competitive swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] She was a member of the swimming team for Schwimmgemeinschaft Frankfurt. Bernhardt was also a college swimmer for the Florida Gators swimming and diving team under head coach Gregg Troy at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.
Bernhardt qualified for the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by attaining an A-standard entry time of 1:09.04 at the German Olympic trials.[2] [3] Bernhardt failed to advance to the Olympic final, and she placed thirteenth overall in the semifinal, with a time of 1:09.72.[4]
Bernhardt graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree major in neurobiology and a Bachelor of Arts degree major in music performance, as well as a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences.