Nationality Switzerland Coach Ralph Muller Name Carmela Schlegel | Strokes Breaststroke Height 1.68 m Weight 57 kg | |
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Born 9 March 1983 (age 41) ( 1983-03-09 ) Chur, Graubunden, Switzerland |
Carmela Schlegel (born March 9, 1983) is a Swiss former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She is a single-time Olympian (2004), a double Swiss champion, and a former national record holder in the 100 m breaststroke. 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. 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.