| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Gex [1] |
| Nationality | 
Switzerland |
| Born | 20 June 1991 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly |
| Club | SSG Saar Max Ritter [1] |
| Coach | Gennadi Touretski [1] |
Alexandre Liess (born June 20, 1991) is a Swiss swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and butterfly events. [1] [2] He is a 10-time Swiss swimming champion, and currently holds age group national records in the 200 m butterfly. Liess is a member of SSG Saar Max Ritter in Germany, under his Russian-born coach Gennadi Touretski, who is best known for training multiple Olympic medalists Alexander Popov and Michael Klim in the late 1990s. [1] [3]
Liess qualified for the men's 200 m butterfly at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by breaking a Swiss record and eclipsing the FINA B-cut off time of 1:58.13 at the European Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. [4] [5] He challenged seven other swimmers in the second heat, including former semifinalist Hsu Chi-chieh of the Chinese Taipei. Liess was in last place by 0.16 of a second behind Canada's David Sharpe. Liess failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-third overall in the preliminaries. [6]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Alexandre Liess". London 2012. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandre Liess". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "FSN Profile – Alexandre Liess" ( PDF). Schweizerischer Schwimmverband. Retrieved 20 April 2013.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "2012 LEN European Aquatics Championships (Debrecen, Hungary) – Men's 200m Butterfly Semifinals" ( PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 200 m butterfly" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 2". London 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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