Britta Kamrau
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Britta Kamrau with her coach Augusto Corestein in the 2005 Atlantic City Around the Island Swim, photo by Press of Atlantic City/Ben Fogletto
Britta Kamrau-Fiedler (born 1979 in Rostock, Germany) is a retired German professional open water swimmer.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honour Swimmer in 2009.
- She has won over 25 FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup races and FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix events and European and world championship races at both the 10 km (6.2-mile) and 25 km (15.5-mile) distances. *She won the 2007 FINA World Championships 25 km (15.5-mile) race in Melbourne, Australia.
- She won silver medals in the 2003 FINA World Championships 25 km race in Barcelona, Spain and the 2005 FINA World Championships 25 km race in Montreal, Canada.
- She won a bronze at the 2005 FINA World Championships 10 km (6.2-mile) in Montreal.
- She won a bronze in the 2003 FINA World Championships 5 km (3.1-mile) in Barcelona.
- She won 3 gold medals in the 5 km (3.1-mile), 10 km (6.2-mile) and 25 km (15.5-mile) European Open Water Championships in 2004.
- She was the 5 km, 10 km, 25 km European Champion in 2004
- She was the 10 km world champion in 2002
- She was the 10 km, 25 km world champion in 2004
- She was the 25 km world champion in 2007
- She was the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup champion in 2003 and 2006
- She finished 2nd in the 1999 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda in the Río Coronda, Argentina in 8:38:18.
International Championship Highlights
- 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia - Gold medal 5 km open water
- 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain - Silver medal 25 km marathon swim
- 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal, Canada - Silver medal 25 km marathon swim
- 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain - Bronze medal 5 km open water
- 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal, Canada - Bronze medal 10 km marathon swim
- 2004 European Championships in Madrid, Spain - Gold medal 5 km open water
- 2004 European Championships in Madrid, Spain - Gold medal 10 km marathon swim
- 2004 European Championships in Madrid, Spain - Gold medal 25 km marathon swim
- 2000 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland - Silver medal 5 km open water
- 1999 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - Bronze medal 5 km open water
- 1999 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - Bronze medal 25 km marathon swim
- 2002 European Championships in Berlin, Germany - Bronze medal 10 km marathon swim
1998 FINA World Championships 25 km Race Results
1 Tobie Smith 5:31:20
2 Peggy Büchse 5:32:19
3 Edith van Dijk 5:38:06
4 Tracey Knowles 5:40:20
5 Valeria Casprini 5:43:35
6 Etta van der Weijden 5:44:38
7 Britta Kamrau 5:47:24
8 Gaia Naldini 5:49:05
9 Annette Andermatt 5:51:54
10 Karen Burton Reeder 5:56:40
11 Angela Collett 6:05:17
12 Melissa Cunningham 6:07:14
13 Maša Jamnik 6:08:32
14 Radka Nechmačová 6:09:53
15 Attilia Figini 6:11:55
16 Celina Endo 6:15:44
17 Edit Kasparik 6:26:27
FINA and other Aquatics Contributions
- Member of the FINA Athletes Commission and the FINA Athletes Committee 2009 - 2022 (3 terms; last term 2017-2022 as Vice Chair)
- Serves as the Athlete's Representative on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee. 2017-2022
- Full member of the FINA TOWSC 2022- onward
- Member of the FINA Reform Committee 2021-2022
- Vice Chair of the Investigatory Body of the Aquatics Integrity Unit from 01/01/2023-
- Presiding Arbitrator at the National Sports Arbitration Tribunal of the German Swimming Federation
- She was a featured speaker at the 2014 FINA World Aquatics Convention in Doha, Qatar while raising 3 children and working as a prosecutor in Rostock.
- English Commentator at the FINA World Championships (OWS) in Kazan 2015, Budapest 2017, Gwangju 2019, Budapest 2022 and in the Rio Olympic Games 2016.
2021-2025 FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee Members
- Chairperson Sid Cassidy (USA)
- Vice Chairperson Ferry Weertman (Netherlands)
- Honorary Secretary John West (New Zealand)
- Committee Member Avelino Monteiro Avelino (Senegal)
- Committee Member Emilie Van Veenhuyzen (South Africa)
- Committee Member Jorge Delgado (Ecuador)
- Committee Member Tomás Haces (Cuba)
- Committee Member Abdul Al Alawi (Oman)
- Committee Member Ioki Ichikawa (Japan)
- Committee Member Petros Arestis (Cyprus)
- Committee Member Baret Avedikoglu (Turkey)
- Committee Member Szabolcs Fodor (Hungary)
- Committee Member Luis Liberato (Portugal)
- Committee Member Britta Kamrau (Germany)
- Committee Member Bill Ford (Australia)
- Events Sub-committee Member Nikolay Zagritsenko (Kazakhstan)
- Events Sub-committee Member Tanya Bogomilova (Bulgaria)
- Events Sub-committee Member Andrea Prayer (Italy)
- Events Sub-committee Member Juan Carlos Tenorio (Venezuela)
- Events Sub-committee Member Edward Cheng (Hong Kong)
- Events Sub-committee Member Ziyad Kashmiri (Saudi Arabia)
- Paris 2024 Olympic Games liaison Bénédicte Compois (France)
- FINA Bureau Liaison Zouheir El Moufti (Morocco)
2017-2021 FINA TOWSC Members
Ronnie Wong, Chairman
Sid Cassidy, Vice Chairman
Sam Greetham, Honorary Secretary
Britta Kamrau, Athlete Representative
Abdul Monem Khamis Al Alawi, Member
Abdulla Al Zahmi, Member
Luís Baptista, Member
Jorge Delgado, Member
Bill Ford, Member
Avelino Monteiro, Member
Jean-Paul Narce, Member
Andrea Prayer, Member
Fernando Terrilli, Member
Samuel Ufitimana, Member
John West, Member
Tanya Bogomilova, Events Sub-Committee
Soh Yew Siang Soh, Events Sub-Committee
Morgan Toro Martinez, Events Sub-Committee
Noam Zwi, Events Sub-Committee
Zouheir El Moufti, Bureau Liaison
External links
- The Best Open Water Swimmers from 1950 to 2020
- The Best Open Water Swimmers from 1950 to 2020
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 2010's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 2000's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1990's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1980's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1970's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1960's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1950's
- Women In Their 30's: Greatness Defined
- Officials Leading The Way To The 2024 Paris Olympics Marathon Swim
- 25 km World Championship Race Is No More
- Say It Ain’t So, Ronnie Wong. Thank You Very Much
- Will the 25K Race At FINA World Championships Be Cancelled?
- Will the 25K Race At FINA World Championships Be Cancelled?
- Edith van Dijk On WOWSA Live
- 2020 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Virtual Ceremonies
- FINA Open Water Swimming Officials, Representing The Globe
- RCP Tiburon Mile Postponed Until 2022
- Olympic Swimmers Will Get Up A Little Earlier In The Heat
- WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year
- Britta Kamrau Remembers Her Friendships, Her Career On WOWSA Live
- Open Water On FINA Athletes Committee
- Great Moves In Open Water Swimming History - Río Coronda
- Around The Island In New Jersey With David Weinberg
- The Perfect Open Water Woman
- The Perfect Open Water Man
- Beauty, Brains and Brawn
- Britta Kamrau on Open Water Wednesday
- Britta Kamrau
- Britta Kamrau photos
- Happy Medium Of Distance And Speed
- What's A Woman To Do In The Open Water?
- Wearing Make-up In The Open Water
- Britta Kamrau, A Model Of Determination
- Marine Marks And Memories Among Open Water Swimmers
- The Perfect Female Open Water Swimmer
- Marathon Swimming
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Open Water Swimming - Keys To Success
- When Stars Collide In The Open Water
- Rosario Race Goes Back To The Future
- The Perfect Ideal Of A Female Swimmer
- Beyond The Pool Deck With Petar Stoychev, Britta Kamrau
- Colin Hill, The Futurist Talks Now
- Marcel Wouda To Share Coaching Intelligence And Insights
- Beyond The Pool Deck With Britta Kamrau
- Petar Stoychev To Speak About Life Beyond The Pool Deck
- 1990, A Marathon Race Like No Other
- 1990 Capri-Napoli, A Marathon Race Like No Other
- Sid Cassidy Volunteers For Decades In The Open Water
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Lifesavers From Thailand To St. Kilda
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
