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Martina Moravcová

Not to be confused with Martina Moravčíková.

Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976) is a Slovak medley, butterfly, and freestyle swimmer. She made her international swimming debut in 1991 for Czechoslovakia, and has gone on to compete in five consecutive Summer Olympics (1992–2008). She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist, both achieved at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the 100-meter butterfly, she finished second to Inge de Bruijn, and in the 200-meter freestyle, she finished eight one-hundredths of a second to home favorite Susie O'Neill.

Martina Moravcová
Martina Moravcová (2022)
Personal information
NicknameThe Slovak Fish[1]
Nationality Slovakia
Born (1976-01-16) 16 January 1976 (age 48)
Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Websitemartinamoravcova.com
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokes
ClubŠKP Kúpele Piešťany (Slovakia)
Dallas Mustangs (USA)
College teamSMU Mustangs
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Slovakia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 0
World Championships (LC) 0 3 2
World Championships (SC) 7 5 5
European Championships (LC) 3 10 1
European Championships (SC) 19 7 4
Universiade 5 0 1
Total 34 27 13
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 100 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2000 Athens 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2002 Moscow 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2002 Moscow 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2004 Indianapolis 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1997 Gothenburg 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2000 Athens 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2000 Athens 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2002 Moscow 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Gothenburg 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Athens 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Indianapolis 100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Shanghai 100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2000 Helsinki 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2002 Berlin 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sheffield 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1997 Sheffield 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2000 Helsinki 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2000 Helsinki 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Berlin 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1996 Rostock 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sheffield 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sheffield 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sheffield 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lisbon 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2000 Valencia 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2000 Valencia 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2000 Valencia 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antwerp 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2002 Riesa 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Riesa 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2002 Riesa 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1994 Stavanger 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1996 Rostock 100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sheffield 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1999 Lisbon 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2001 Antwerp 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Dublin 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2004 Vienna 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Stavanger 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Rostock 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Valencia 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Helsinki 100 m butterfly
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Catania 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Catania 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1997 Catania 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1997 Catania 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Fukuoka 200 m medley

Early life

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Martina Moravcová was born in 1976 in Piešťany. As a child, she liked to go to the swimming pool and swim in Váh river and when she became a young girl, participated in yachting on Sĺňava Lake.[1] In the 1990s she moved to Dallas, Texas, where she started attending Southern Methodist University.

Career

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In 1999, she was named the NCAA's Women's Swimmer of the Year[2] While at SMU, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female swimmer in 1999.[3][4] In 2002 and 2004, she was the top women's winner on FINA's World Cup series. Her 105 gold medals in this competition ranks her second all-time, behind Katinka Hosszú.[5]

In 2014 she became a coach of a Slovak Swimming Camp at which she helped 700 children to achieve their goals.[6]

Currently she is an assistant coach to Steve Collins at the Southern Methodist University[7] and is a mother to two children.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Zuzana Habšudová. "Martina Moravcová: The Slovak Fish". Travel Spectator Slovak. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ Moravcová's bio on the SMU Athletics website. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Martina Moravcova Official Website". www.martinamoravcova.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Swimming & Diving". CWSA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Moravcova Tops Final FINA World Cup Rankings; Balcerzak is Top American". Swimming World. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Martina Moravcová odovzdala svoje skúsenosti už 700 deťom". 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. ^ "SMU Mustang Swim Camp". SMU. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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Records
Preceded by World Record holder
Women's 100 Butterfly (25m)
26 January – 22 November 2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by World Record holder
Women's 100 Individual Medley (25m)
12 December 1998 – 16 January 1999
2 April 1999 		Succeeded by

Jenny Thompson
Jenny Thompson
Sporting positions
Preceded by

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Alison Sheppard
 World Cup
Female Overall Winner
2001/2002
2003/2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Mare Nostrum
Overall Winner
2003 		Succeeded by
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