Barbora Seemanová

Barbora Seemanová (born 1 April 2000)

Early life Seemanová graduated from the Czechoslovak Academy of Business in Prague. With the record of 200m freestyle swimming 1:58.14, she was nominated to the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the youngest Czech at 16 years old. In the 200m freestyle race, Seemanová finished 31st place with a time of 2:00.26. She was also a member of the 4×100 medley relay, but was disqualified.

At the 2017 European Junior Swimming Championships, Seemanová became the champion of the 50m freestyle course in a new Czech senior record of 25.06 s, holding records in the 50 to 200 m freestyle courses.

At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, Seemanová won a gold medal in the first start on the 100m freestyle track. In the second round, she took bronze on the 200m freestyle track in 1:58.25. Seemanová won the second gold medal in the last start in the 50 m freestyle.

Personal life Since 2025, Seemanová has been in a relationship with the fencer Alexander Choupenitch, an Olympic bronze medallist from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The couple first publicly confirmed their relationship in December 2025 in an interview for the Czech edition of Forbes. The two also decided to jointly take over the management of their sporting careers, including their marketing rights and finances.