Daniela Samulski
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Daniela•Samulski (-Schwienke) |
| Used name | Daniela•Samulski |
| Born | 31 May 1984 in Berlin, Berlin (GER) |
| Died | 22 May 2018 |
| Measurements | 172 cm / 62 kg |
| Affiliations | SV Preußen Berlin, Berlin (GER) / SG Bayer Wuppertal/Uerdingen/Dormagen, Wuppertal (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
Biography
Although butterfly, freestyle and backstroke specialist Daniela Samulski won multiple medals at European Short Course Championships (1-4-5), European Championships (3-2-1) and World Championships (0-3-1), she had no luck at the Olympic Games. Her best Olympic result was a fourth place with the freestyle relay at the 2000 Sydney Games. She then missed the 2004 Athens Games but came back in 2008 when she failed to make the finals in both the 4x200 freestyle relay and medley relay.
Individually Samulski had her greatest moments in the non-Olympic 50 metre backstroke, winning silver medals at the 2009 Roma Worlds, and the 2002 Berlin and the 2010 Budapest Europeans, and a bronze medal at the 2000 Valencia European Short Course. In 2009 she set two world records in the 50 back (27.61 and 27.39), and she also won numerous German national titles. At the time of her death she was German record holder in the 50 and 100 metre backstrokes, and with 27.23 still held the European record in the 50 back.
In 2011 Samulski retired from competitive swimming and studied social work. The same year she fell ill from abdominal cancer. She died in 2018 shortly before her 34th birthday, leaving behind a little child and her husband.
Personal Bests: 100 freestyle – 54.44 (2009); 200 freestyle – 1:59.67 (2006); 100 butterfly – 58.63 (2008).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Daniela Samulski | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 4 | ||||
| 100 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic) | 27 | |||||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER |
Daniela Samulski | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 12 | ||||
| 100 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic) | 39 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 9 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (50 m backstroke – 25 June 2009 - 29 July 2009 and 30 July 2009 - 4 August 2018: 27.85 (25 June 2009; Berlin, GER), 27.61 (26 June 2009; Berlin, GER), 27.39 (29 July 2009; Roma, ITA), 27.23 (30 July 2009; Roma, ITA); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 3 August 2006 - 13 August 2008: 7:50.82 (3 August 2006; Budapest, HUN); 4×100 m medley relay – 1 August 2009 - 24 August 2014: 3:55.79 (1 August 2009; Roma, ITA))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Short Course Swimming (50 m backstroke – 14 November 2009 - 12 December 2009: 26.21 (14 November 2009; Berlin, GER))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (50 m backstroke – 26 June 2009 - 29 July 2009: 27.61 (26 June 2009; Berlin, GER), 27.39 (29 July 2009; Roma, ITA); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 3 August 2006 - 29 March 2007: 7:50.82 (3 August 2006; Budapest, HUN))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (3–2–1 2002 Berlin SWM gold: 4×100 m medley relay (swam in heats only), silver: 50 m butterfly; 2006 Budapest SWM gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 2010 Budapest SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay, silver: 50 m backstroke, bronze: 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (1–4–5 2000 Valencia silver: 4×50 m medley relay, bronze: 50 m backstroke and 4×50 m freestyle relay; 2004 Wien silver: 4×50 m medley relay (swam in heats only); 2005 Trieste silver: 4×50 m medley relay, bronze: 4×50 m freestyle relay; 2006 Helsinki gold: 4×50 m medley relay, bronze: 4×50 m freestyle relay; 2008 Rijeka silver: 4×50 m medley relay; 2009 Istanbul bronze: 4×50 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–3–1 2007 Melbourne SWI silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only); 2009 Roma SWI silver: 50 m backstroke and 4×100 m freestyle relay, bronze: 4×100 m medley relay)