Stephan Güsgen Explained

Stephan Güsgen (born 26 March 1962 in Dormagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a retired West German swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.^[1] He represented West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics, and also became a member of and a resident athlete for TSV Bayer Dormagen, under his personal coach Jürgen Schmitz.^{[2] [3]}

Gusgen competed only in the inaugural 50 m freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he finished fourteenth in the B final with a time of 23.55.^[4]

Shortly after the Games, Gusgen officially retired from swimming, and later worked as a sport medicine orthopedic surgeon at a local hospital in Dormagen.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Stephan Güsgen. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090029/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/stephan-gusgen-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 20 August 2013.
2. News: Andrea. Lemke. Bürgerentscheid zur Römer Therme im Endspurt. Referendum in the final sprint to the Roman Baths. German. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. 30 October 2012. 20 August 2013.
3. News: Schwimmen: Christoph Fildebrandt geht an den Start bei den Olympischen Spielen. Swimming: Christoph Fildebrandt goes to the starting line at the Olympics. German. Neuß-Grevenbroicher Zeitung. 28 June 2012. 20 August 2013.
4. Web site: Seoul 1988: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 50m Freestyle Final B. Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. 401. 20 August 2013.