Thomas Lurz (born 28 November 1979) is a German swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming. Lurz lives in Gerbrunn and swims for the SV Würzburg 05 sports club.

Thomas Lurz
Personal information
Full nameThomas Lurz
NationalityGerman
Born (1979-11-28) 28 November 1979 (age 44)
Würzburg, West Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesOpen water, freestyle
ClubSV Würzburg 05

Biography

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He competed for Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 1500 m freestyle, where he missed the final, but returned to the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the 10 km open water race.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished one place higher, claiming the silver medal.[2] He was the world champion in the 10 km open-water swimming event in 2004, 2006 and 2009. From to 2005 to 2011, he won gold in the 5 km event seven times in a row. He was jointly awarded the inaugural Open Water Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine with Chip Peterson, winning following titles in 2006 and 2009 alone and 2011 together with Spyridon Gianniotis.

International medals

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He won 20 medals at the World Open Water Swimming Championships.[3]

Championship Edition 5 km 10 km 25 km Team 5 km
Olympic Games   2008 Beijing  
  2012 London  
World Championships   2002 Sharm El Sheikh  
  2004 Dubai  
  2005 Montreal    
  2006 Naples    
  2007 Melboune    
  2008 Sevilla    
  2009 Rome    
  2010 Roberval  
  2011 Shanghai      
  2013 Barcelona        
European Championships   2006 Budapest    

Achievements

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Lurz in 2009
  • Ten German titles for 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and 10,000 m (open-water) freestyle
  • Winner of the European Open Water Competition 2005
  • Silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2005 Summer Universiade
  • Gold medal in 5 km event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships
  • Gold medals in 5 km and 10 km events at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest
  • Gold medal in 5 km event at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
  • Gold medals in 5 km and 10 km events at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
  • Gold medal in 10 km event at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest.[4]
  • Gold medal in 5 km event at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
  • Silver medal in 10 km event at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
  • Silver medal in 10 km event at the 2012 Olympics in London
  • Gold medals in 25 km and 5 km team events at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
  • Silver medal in 10 km event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
  • Bronze medal in 5 km event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Thomas Lurz Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. ^ "London 2012 - Swimming - Men's 10 km Marathon". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ^ "OPEN WATER MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS" (PDF). fina.org. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Europei di nuoto: argento a Cleri nella gara dei 10 km . - Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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Awards
Preceded by World Open Water Swimmer of the Year
2005 (with   Chip Peterson), 2006
2009
2011 (with   Spyridon Gianniotis)
Succeeded by
Preceded by FINA Open Water Swimmer of the Year
2011
2013
Succeeded by