Former swimming great Franziska van Almsick has appealed to Germans to have more confidence in themselves in connection with a planned new bid for Olympic Games. "I miss our willingness to perform. I ...

Earlier this year, Swimming World debuted a new series titled, The Missed Turn. The bimonthly feature is designed to highlight the career of an athlete who may not have received proper appreciation ...

WARENDORF, GERMANY, May 25. WHEN world 200 free record-holder Franziska Van Almsick finished third in the 50 free at the German Nationls here the other day people complimented her on a nice swim. When ...

They were born in the same year, both have two children and a career as competitive swimmers behind them: Franziska van Almsick (47) and Princess Charlène (47) share several similarities and have been ...