Haide Klüglein

Haide Klüglein (February 2, 1939 – July 28, 2020) was a female German swimmer, who is starting for the Flensburger Schwimmklub (Flensburg swimming club).

The holder of multiple swimming-records in Schleswig-Holstein (as of 2014), German Champion (in 2011 and in 2013 over 2,5 kilometres open water swimming) and German Vicechampion (in 2005 over 400 and 800 metres freestyle swimming) as well as eight times World Championship-competitor (as of 2014) reached her biggest successes on long distances in open water swimming of the Masters, which Klüglein usually completes with two short distances. Before every competition in open water, Klüglein checks the official given water temperature by her own thermometer – the German Swimming Federation dictates in general at German Championships at least 16 °C.

For her success awarded the council of Flensburg Haide Klüglein in 2009 with the medal of honour in Bronze. Klüglein died in 2020 aged 81 in Flensburg.

Best results (selection)

Best results

Best results Year Competition Place Kind of sport Result Time 2005 German Championships of Masters Cologne/Germany 400 m freestyle (age class 65) 2nd place International German Championships of Masters "Long distances" Uelzen/Germany 800 m freestyle (age class 70) 3rd place 17:24,91 13th FINA World Masters Championships Gothenburg/Sweden 50 m breaststroke (age class 70) 13th place 0:55,88 14th FINA World Masters Championships Riccione/Italy 50 m backstroke (age class 70) 14th place 0:53,43 2014 15th FINA World Masters Championships Montreal/Canada 50 m breaststroke (age class 75) 7th place 0:56,89 2005 Record in Schleswig-Holstein 1500 m freestyle, short course (25 m), age class 65 30:02,79 2007 Record in Schleswig-Holstein 5000 m freestyle, age class 65 1:56:03,63 2010 Record in Schleswig-Holstein 5000 m freestyle, age class 70 2:06:30,35