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Martina Moravcová
Martina Moravcová (2022)
Personal information
NicknameThe Slovak Fish[1]
Nationality Slovakia
Born (1976-01-16) 16 January 1976 (age 50)
Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Websitemartinamoravcova.com
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokes
ClubŠKP Kúpele Piešťany (Slovakia)
Dallas Mustangs (USA)
College teamSMU Mustangs
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Slovakia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 0
World Championships (LC) 0 3 2
World Championships (SC) 7 5 5
European Championships (LC) 3 10 1
European Championships (SC) 19 7 4
Universiade 5 0 1
Total 34 27 13
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place1998 Perth100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1998 Perth200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2003 Barcelona200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1998 Perth200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2003 Barcelona100 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place1999 Hong Kong200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1999 Hong Kong100 m medley
Gold medal – first place1999 Hong Kong200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2000 Athens100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2002 Moscow100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2002 Moscow100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2004 Indianapolis100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1995 Rio de Janeiro200 m medley
Silver medal – second place1997 Gothenburg200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2000 Athens200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2000 Athens200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2002 Moscow100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1995 Rio de Janeiro200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1997 Gothenburg200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2000 Athens100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2004 Indianapolis100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2006 Shanghai100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2000 Helsinki100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2002 Berlin100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2004 Madrid100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1993 Sheffield100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1997 Sheffield100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1997 Seville100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1997 Seville200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2000 Helsinki100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2000 Helsinki200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2002 Berlin50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2002 Berlin100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2004 Madrid50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2006 Budapest100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place2000 Helsinki50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place1996 Rostock200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield100 m medley
Gold medal – first place1999 Lisbon200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1999 Lisbon100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2000 Valencia200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2000 Valencia100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2000 Valencia100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2001 Antwerp200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2001 Antwerp100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2001 Antwerp100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2002 Riesa100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2002 Riesa100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2002 Riesa100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2003 Dublin100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2004 Vienna100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2004 Vienna200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place2005 Trieste100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1994 Stavanger50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place1996 Rostock100 m medley
Silver medal – second place1998 Sheffield100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1999 Lisbon200 m medley
Silver medal – second place2001 Antwerp100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2003 Dublin50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2004 Vienna50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place1994 Stavanger50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place1996 Rostock100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2000 Valencia100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2006 Helsinki100 m butterfly
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1995 Fukuoka100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1997 Catania100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1997 Catania200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1997 Catania100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place1997 Catania200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place1995 Fukuoka200 m medley

Martina Moravcová (born 16 January 1976) is a Slovak medley, butterfly, and freestyle swimmer. She made her international swimming debut in 1991 for Czechoslovakia, and went on to compete in five consecutive Summer Olympics (1992–2008). She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist, both achieved at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the 100 metre butterfly, she finished second to Inge de Bruijn, and in the 200 metre freestyle, she finished eight one-hundredths of a second to home favourite Susie O'Neill.

Early life

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Martina Moravcová was born in 1976 in Piešťany. As a child, she liked to go to the swimming pool and swim in the Váh river; when she became a young girl, she participated in yachting on Sĺňava Lake.[1] In 1995 she moved to Dallas, Texas, where she started attending Southern Methodist University.[2] She was diagnosed with Graves' disease in 1999.[3]

Career

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Early career

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Moravcová represented Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The youngest member of her country's delegation at 16 years old, she took part in the 100 metre butterfly and the 100 metre freestyle.[2]

In 1999, she was named the NCAA's Women's Swimmer of the Year[4] While at SMU, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top female swimmer in 1999.[5][6]

2000 Summer Olympics

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Moravcová represented Slovakia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She reached the final of the 100 metre butterfly, finishing second behind Inge de Bruijn who set a new world record in the race, to claim a silver medal.[3] In the 200 metre freestyle, Moravcová became Slovakia's first multiple Olympic medal winner after finishing second in the final for another silver. She completed the race in 1 minute, 58.32 seconds, a national record and less than a tenth of a second behind gold medallist Susie O'Neill.[7]

Later career

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In 2000–01 FINA Swimming World Cup, Moravcová was the top women's winner in the FINA's World Cup series, winning eight events.[8] She repeated the achievement in 2002 and 2004.[9][10] She won her 100th World Cup gold medal in Moscow in 2005.[11]

In 2008, Moravcová headed to the Summer Olympics for the fifth time as one of only two Slovak swimmers in her nation's delegation.[12]

In 2014 she became a coach of a Slovak Swimming Camp at which she helped 700 children to achieve their goals.[13]

She is a mother to two children.[13]

References

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  1. 1 2 Habšudová, Zuzana. "Martina Moravcová: The Slovak Fish". Travel Spectator Slovak. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 Zedník, Rick (3 July 1996). "Swimming: Martina Moravcová". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 Hopps, David (18 September 2000). "De Bruijn doubts are double Dutch". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Moravcová's bio". SMU Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 December 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Martina Moravcova Official Website". www.martinamoravcova.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Swimming & Diving". CWSA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  7. ↑ Habšudová, Zuzana (26 September 2000). "Slovakia's first multi-medal winner". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Whitten, Phillip (29 January 2001). "Moravcova Tops Final FINA World Cup Rankings; Balcerzak is Top American". Swimming World. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Whitten, Phillip (28 January 2002). "Moses, Moravcova Win $50,000, Top World Cup Prize". Swimming World. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "M&M Win World Cup Crowns — That's Moses and Moravcova". Swimming World. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  11. ↑ Unger, Mike (29 January 2005). "Moravcova Takes Her 100th World Cup Title to Highlight Day 2 Action in Moscow". Swimming World. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  12. ↑ Liptáková, Jana (7 July 2008). "Moravcová: I am still a very competitive person". The Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Martina Moravcová odovzdala svoje skúsenosti už 700 deťom". 22 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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