Felix Otto Auböck (also spelled Auboeck, born 19 December 1996) is an Austrian swimmer. Felix is the current World Champion in the 400 metre freestyle short course as well as a three time Olympic Finalist, including a 4th Place finish at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Previously He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2019, he competed in three events at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[2]

Felix Auböck
Auböck in 2016
Personal information
Born (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 27)
Bad Vöslau, Austria
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Michigan
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Austria
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 400 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2024 Belgrade 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 200 m freestyle

In 2020, Auboeck swam for the New York Breakers in the International Swimming League in Budapest.[3] Auboeck represented Austria again at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, competing in the 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle events.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Felix Auboeck". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Felix Auböck". International Swimming League. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. ^ "AUBOECK Felix". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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