Philipp Gilgen Explained

Philipp Gilgen (born October 12, 1976) is a Swiss former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.^[1] He is a 2000 Olympian and a 17-time Swiss champion in both 100 and 200 m backstroke.^[2]

Gilgen competed only in two swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He posted a FINA B-standard entry time of 56.87 from the Swiss National Championships in Zurich.^{[3] [4]} On the second day of the Games, Gilgen placed thirty-fifth the 100 m backstroke. Swimming in heat three, he edged out Sweden's Mattias Ohlin to wrest a third seed by a hundredth of a second (0.01) in 57.50.^{[5] [6] [7]} Gilgen also teamed up with Remo Lütolf, Karel Novy, and Philippe Meyer in the 4×100 m medley relay. Leading off a backstroke leg in heat one, Gilgen recorded a split of 57.31, but the Swiss team settled only for sixth place and sixteenth overall with a final time of 3:42.78.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Philipp Gilgen. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031046/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/philipp-gilgen-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 May 2013.
2. News: Gmünder. Felix. Philipp Gilgen beendet karriere. Philipp Gilgen ends his career. German. Swiss Swimming Federation. 17 September 2004. 2 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120822074151/http://www.fsn.ch/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-237/232_read-481/. 22 August 2012. dead.
3. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 3). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
4. News: Fazit der Hallenmeisterschaften. Conclusion of the National Championships. German. Limmat Sharks Zurich. 13 March 2000. 25 May 2013.
5. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 3 . . . . 274 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
6. News: Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM. https://archive.today/20130616043443/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html. usurped. June 16, 2013. Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. 28 May 2013.
7. News: Olympics: Lütolf eighth in breaststroke final. Swissinfo. 17 September 2000. 2 June 2013.
8. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 1 . . . . 346 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .