Carmela Schlegel
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Switzerland| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 March 1983 Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | SC Uster Wallisellen SC Meilen[1] |
| Coach | Ralph Müller |
Carmela Schlegel (born 9 March 1983) is a former Swiss swimmer who specialized in breaststroke events.[2] She is a single-time Olympian (2004), a double Swiss champion, and a former national record holder in the 100 m breaststroke.[3][4][5] Schlegel also played for Uster Wallisellen Swim Club (German: Schwimmclub Uster Wallisellen) in Uster, under her coach Ralph Müller.
Schlegel qualified for the women's 4×100 m medley relay, as a member of the Swiss team, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[6] Teaming with Dominique Diezi (backstroke), Carla Stampfli (butterfly), and Nicole Zahnd (freestyle), Schlegel swam the breaststroke leg and recorded a split of 1:12.04. Schlegel and the entire Swiss team finished the race in seventh place and fifteenth overall with a final time of 4:15.54.[7][8]
