Daniela Samulski

Daniela Samulski

Daniela Samulski in 2009
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1984-05-31)31 May 1984 Berlin, Germany
Died	22 May 2018(2018-05-22) (aged 33)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	backstroke, freestyle, butterfly
Club	SG Essen
Medal record Representing  Germany World Championships (LC) 2009 Rome 50 m backstroke 2009 Rome 4 × 100 m freestyle 2009 Rome 4 × 100 m medley European Championships (LC) 2002 Berlin 50 m butterfly 2006 Budapest 4 × 200 m freestyle 2010 Budapest 4 × 100 m freestyle 2010 Budapest 50 m backstroke 2010 Budapest 4 × 100 m medley European Championships (SC) 2000 Valencia 4 × 50 m medley 2000 Valencia 50 m backstroke 2000 Valencia 4 × 50 m freestyle 2005 Trieste 4 × 50 m medley 2005 Trieste 4 × 50 m freestyle 2006 Helsinki 4 × 50 m medley 2006 Helsinki 4 × 50 m freestyle 2008 Rijeka 4 × 50 m medley 2009 Istanbul 4 × 50 m freestyle Military World Games 2007 Hyderabad 100 m freestyle[1] 2007 Hyderabad 50 m butterfly 2007 Hyderabad 50 m freestyle

Daniela Samulski (31 May 1984 – 22 May 2018) was a German swimmer who won three medals at the 2009 World Championships. She competed at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics in five events, and her best achievement was fourth place in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay in 2000.^[2] Samulski retired in early 2011 to concentrate on her studies.^[3]

On 22 May 2018, at age 33, Samulski died of cancer.^[4]

• World record progression 50 metres backstroke