Celebrated an astonishing return to the top flight after years of disappointment, and a motorcycle accident, by winning five gold medals at the European long-course swimming championships in Berlin last August. The high point for the 24-year-old Berliner came when she broke her eight-year-old world record in the 200 metres freestyle, clocking one minute 56.64 seconds. 

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