Britta Kamrau

Britta Kamrau-Corestein (born 6 April 1979 in Rostock) is a German long distance swimmer. She is a former European champion at the 5 km, 10 km and 25 km open water distances[1] and former world champion at the 25 km.

Britta Kamrau
Medal record
Women's Open water
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 4 2 4
European Championships 3 3 4
Universiade 0 0 0
Total 7 5 8
World Championships
2007 Melbourne 25 km open water
2003 Barcelona 25 km open water
2005 Montréal 25 km open water
2003 Barcelona 5 km open water
2005 Montréal 10 km open water
European Championships
2004 Madrid 5 km open water
2004 Madrid 10 km open water
2004 Madrid 25 km open water
2000 Helsinki 5 km open water
1999 Istanbul 5 km open water
1999 Istanbul 25 km open water
2002 Berlin 10 km open water

In March 2007 she was the center of some controversy after she claimed that Australian swimmer Kate Brookes-Peterson pulled her from behind in the final 100 meters of the 5 km open water race at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships[2] denying her a bronze medal.

See also

References
  1. "Britta Kamrau". acswim. Archived from the original on 2004-09-02. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
  2. "Open Water Titles". Washington Post. 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2007-11-20.


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