Moravcova, Martina (1976–)
Moravcova, Martina (1976–)
Slovakian swimmer. Born Jan 16, 1976, in Piestany, Slovakia; University of Economics, Bratislava, 1994–95; Southern Methodist University, Dallas, MA in Applied Economics, 2000.
At SC European championships, won gold medals for 200-meter freestyle (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), 100-meter butterfly (1998, 2000, 2001), 100-meter indiv. medley (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) and 200-meter indiv. medley (1999); at SC World championships, won a gold medal for 200-meter freestyle (1999), and 100-meter indiv. medley (1999, 2000, 2002) and 200-meter indiv. medley (1999) and 100-meter butterfly (2002); won silver medals for 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter freestyle at Sydney Olympics (2000).
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