Sandra Völker (born 1 April 1974) is a retired freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Germany, former world record holder in 50 metres backstroke. She was also multiple World and European champion, in both Long and Short Course Championships.
Olympic career Völker won three (one silver, two bronze) medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. This was her second Olympic appearance. Völker competed in four Olympics, making her debut in Barcelona, Spain in 1992.
Private life During Völker's preparation for the 2000 Summer Olympics, she was diagnosed as having asthma, and a year later established a stiftung (foundation) for children with asthma and allergies. Völker's autobiography was published in 2015.
See also Personal homepage Profile on FINA-website World record progression 50 metres backstroke
Bibliography Völker, Sandra (2015). An Land kannst du nicht schwimmen. Orell Füssli Verlag, 248 pages. .
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