Pollack, Andrea (1961–)
Pollack, Andrea (1961–)
East German swimmer. Born May 8, 1961, in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, East Germany.
Won silver medals for 100-meter butterfly and 4 × 100-meter freestyle and gold medals for 200-meter butterfly and 4 × 100 medley relay at Montreal Olympics (1976); won a silver medal for 100-meter butterfly at Moscow Olympics (1980); set 2 world records for butterfly within a day of each other, with a time of 59.46 in the 100 meters (July 3, 1978) and a time of 2:09.87 for 200 meters (July 4, 1978).
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