Annika Lurz

Who is Annika Lurz?

Annika Liebs Lurz is an Olympic and former World Record-holding swimmer from Germany. She swam for her homeland at the 2008 Olympics.

In 2005, she was a member of the German team that won the silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the World Championships in Montreal; and captured three medals at the Summer Universiade in İzmir, Turkey.

At the 2006 European Championships in Budapest, she clocked the then fastest-ever split in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, helping the Germany team to break the world record in the event with their 7.50.82. Other members of the relay were: Petra Dallmann, Daniela Samulski, and Britta Steffen. Also in the pool during the 4×200 m freestyle relay was France's Laure Manaudou, who swam the then-second fastest split ever. Also at the 2006 European Championships, Annika also swam on Germany's 4×100 m freestyle relay that also set a new world record.

At the 2007 World Championships, she swam the then second-faster-ever time in the women's 200 m freestyle, in finishing second behind Laure Manaudou's world record winning performance; setting the German record in the process.