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Julia Hassler

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Julia Hassler
Hassler in 2021
Personal information
Born(1993-02-27)27 February 1993(age 31)
Schellenberg,Liechtenstein
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryLiechtenstein
SportSwimming
EventFreestyle
ClubSC Unterland,Eschen

Julia Hassler(born 27 February 1993) is an Olympic and national-record holdingswimmerfrom Liechtenstein.[1]She swam for and was Liechtenstein closing-ceremony flagbearer at the2012 Olympics.She has also swam for Liechtenstein at several other international competitions including the: World Championships (2011),Games of the Small States of Europe(2009, 2011, 2013), European Championships (2014), Short Course Worlds (2010, 2012) andYouth Olympics(2010).[2]

As of March 2015,[3]she holdsLiechtenstein Records,bothlong course(50m) andshort course(25m), in the: 200, 400 and 800 frees; 50, 100 and 200 flies; and 400 IM. She also holds the national record in the long course 1500 free.

At the2012 Olympics,she was one of three athletes to compete forLiechtenstein.She swam the400and800 freestyles,setting national records in both (4:12.99 and 8:35.18).,[3][4]finishing 27th in the 400[5]and 17th in the 800.[6]

At the2016 Summer Olympics,she competed in the800 m freestyleevent. She placed 21st in the heats with a time of 8:38.19 and did not qualify for the final.[7]She was the flagbearer for Liechtenstein during theParade of Nations.[8]

References

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  1. ^"Player Profile".Eurosport.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2015.
  2. ^"About Julia page".JuliaHassler.li(in German). Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2015.Retrieved19 March2015.
  3. ^ab"Records page".lschv.li(in German). Liechtenstein Swimming Federation. Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2011.Retrieved19 March2015.
  4. ^"Julia Hassler – Swimming – Olympic Athlete".London2012.com.London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2012.Retrieved25 January2013.
  5. ^"Women's 400m Freestyle – Olympic Swimming".London2012.com.London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Archived fromthe originalon 10 December 2012.Retrieved25 January2013.
  6. ^"Women's 800m Freestyle – Olympic Swimming".London2012.com.London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Archived fromthe originalon 5 December 2012.Retrieved25 January2013.
  7. ^"Women's 800m Freestyle".Rio2016.com.Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Archived fromthe originalon 26 August 2016.Retrieved27 August2016.
  8. ^"The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony".Olympic.org.16 August 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 18 April 2019.Retrieved27 August2016.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by FlagbearerforLiechtenstein
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent