Felix Auböck

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Felix Auböck
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Auböck in 2016
Personal information
Born (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 25)
Bad Vöslau, Austria
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Michigan
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Austria
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 400 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 400 m freestyle

Felix Otto Auböck (also spelled Auboeck, born 19 December 1996) is an Austrian swimmer. He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2019, he competed in three events at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[2]

In 2020, Auboeck swam for the New York Breakers in the International Swimming League in Budapest.[3] Auboeck represented Austria again at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, competing in the 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle events.[4]

In 2020 Auboeck graduated from the University of Michigan with a double major in History and Politics and a minor in Judaic Studies. While at the University of Michigan he spent four years on the NCAA Division 1 Swimming and Diving Team earning many honors and accolades including NCAA champion (2019: 1,650-yard Freestyle), Two-time Big Ten Swimmer of the Year (2017, 2020), Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2017), University of Michigan Male Athlete of the Year (2020), Nine-time CSCAA All-American (2017-19: 1,650-yard Freestyle; 2018-19: 500-yard Freestyle), Five-time CSCAA All-American in 2020 (200-yard Freestyle, 500-yard Freestyle, 1,650-yard Freestyle, 800-yard Freestyle Relay), Five-time CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention (2017-19: 800-yard Freestyle Relay; 2017-18: 200-yard Freestyle), Nine-time Big Ten champion (2017-20: 500-yard Freestyle, 1,650-yard Freestyle; 2020: 800-yard Freestyle Relay), Four-time All-Big Ten (2017-20: First Team), Three-time CSCAA Scholar All-American (2018-20), Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2019-2020), and Two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2019-20). He started a graduate degree at Loughborough University in the UK in 2020, and was studying there as of December 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ "Felix Auboeck". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Felix Auböck". International Swimming League. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. ^ "AUBOECK Felix - Athlete Profile". olympics.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

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