They were born in the same year, both have two children and a career as competitive swimmers behind them: Franziska van Almsick (47) and Princess Charlène (47) share several similarities and have been ...

Franziska van Almsick (47) achieved everything at a young age: medals, world records, front pages. The East Berlin native was one of the most recognizable faces in German sports during the 1990s. In ...

HIEDELBERG, Germany, January 8. FRANZISKA Van Almsick recently gave birth to her first child. Van Almsick, along with husband Jurgen Harder, named their new addition Hugo. Hugo was reported to be ...

Earlier this year, Swimming World debuted a new series titled, The Missed Turn. The bimonthly feature is designed to highlight the career of an athlete who may not have received proper appreciation ...

Former swimming great Franziska van Almsick has appealed to Germans to have more confidence in themselves in connection with a planned new bid for Olympic Games. "I miss our willingness to perform. I ...

Staging one of the most remarkable comebacks in the history of swimming is not enough for Franziska van Almsick, who wants to crown a memorable week with victory in her preferred event, the 200 metres ...

BERLIN, Germany -- Franziska van Almsick anchored Germany to victory in a world record time of three minutes 36.00 seconds in the women's 4x100 meters freestyle relay at the European Swimming ...