Silke Nowotzin Freshman Free Essen, Germany (Hemholtz)

Club: Member of SG Essen, coached by Karl-Ernst Stannat …10-time german junior champion … Earned first place at the 1999 European Youth Olympic Days in the 4x100 freestyle … Competed at the 2000 European Junior Championships … Recorded a third place finish in the 800 free relay at the 2001 European Junior Championships … Posted a fourth-place finish at the 2002 German short-course Championships in the 200 free … Earned sixth-place in the 200 free at the 2002 World Cup in Melbourne … Competed in the 2002 World Championships and recorded a ninth-place finish in the 800 free relay … Posted second-place finishes at the 2003 World Cup Korea in the 200 and 400 free events.