Tina Deeken
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Tina Deeken is a 48-year-old pool and open water swimmer from Hannover, Germany who has completed the Para V.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She completed the Para (Ice) V.
- She won the 2024/2025 German Ice Cup overall para championship title at the age of 48.
- She won the 2024 German Triathlon Cup overall para championship title at the age of 48.
- She competed at the IISA 6th World Championship in Molveno, Italy at the age of 48.
- On 30 November - 1 December 2024, she placed 2nd in the 100m freestyle and 200m breaststroke, 4th in the 100m breaststroke, 3rd in the 50m freestyle, and 8th in the 50m breaststroke at the 2024 Silbersee Ice-Cup in northern Germany.
- In June 2024, she completed a 21.5 km tandem swim with Tobias Prüßner in the Dutch province of Súdwest-Fryslân.
- On 30 November 2023, she was awarded as the 2023 Disabled Athlete of the Year (Behindertensportlerin des Jahres) by the Behinderten-Sportverbandes Niedersachsen (BSN).
- On 19 July 2023, she completed a self-supported 50 km tandem swim with fellow German swimmer Tobias Prüßner in the Weser to raise awareness of its salinization problem. The duo swam without an escort boat and with tow floats from Großenwieden to Minden in 9 hours in 21°C water under Force 3-4 conditions.
- On 15 January 2023, she participated in the 4x250m mixed freestyle relay at the IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns, France together with Patricia Heffernan, Jonty Warneken, and Nicola Doran.
- She was the "Ice-Queen" Chiemsee 2019.
- In 2019, she finished 2nd in the 200m freestyle at the Silbersee Ice Cup.
- In 2019, she completed a relay across Lake Zurich, Switzerland.
- She finished 4th in the 500m freestyle at the 2020 Open Dutch Championship / Green Heart Ice Swim on 2 February in Reeuwijkse Hout, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Netherlands.
- She finished 4th in the 200m freestyle at the 2020 Open Dutch Championship / Green Heart Ice Swim on 2 February in Reeuwijkse Hout, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Netherlands.
- She won the 100m freestyle at the 2020 Open Dutch Championship / Green Heart Ice Swim on 2 February in Reeuwijkse Hout, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Netherlands.
- She finished 4th in the 100m breaststroke at the 2020 Open Dutch Championship / Green Heart Ice Swim on 2 February in Reeuwijkse Hout, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Netherlands.
- She won the 50m breaststroke at the 2020 Open Dutch Championship / Green Heart Ice Swim on 2 February in Reeuwijkse Hout, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Netherlands.
- She finished 12th in the 500m freestyle at the 6th Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere German Open & IISA® World Cup Veitsbronn 2020.
- On 12 September 2020, she finished 5th in the 17.5 km crossing of Wörthersee in 5 hours 31 minutes 37 seconds at the age of 43 in 23°C water.
- In August 2020, she completed the Wakenitzman Lübeck Relay, finishing 4th with Tobias Prüßner.
- On 31 July 2021, she finished 11th in the 11 km crossing of Lake Constance in 3 hours 42 minutes 1 seconds at the age of 44.
- On 14 August 2021, she finished 4th overall in the 14 km Lighthouse Swim Open Water Kiel in 15°C water in 5 hours 0 minutes at the age of 44.
- On 29 August 2021, she finished 5th overall in the 14 km Wakenitzman Lübeck in 16°C water in 4 hours 1 minute 51 seconds at the age of 44.
- She participated in the Swimming Glacier Hintertux 2021.
- Starting in 2021, she swam the self-supported 202 km Weser-Marathon stage swim together with partner Tobias Prüssner to draw attention to the pollution of the Upper Weser due to salinization from Münden to Minden, without an escort boat. Swimming for clean rivers as a part of a protest against the salzination of the river Weser / Germany.
- On 4 February 2022, she won disabled category in the 500m freestyle in 8:56.23 at the IISA 4th World Championship in 8:56:23 at the age of 45 in 3.00°C water and 1.5°C air in Głogów, Poland.
- On 6 February 2022, she won disabled category in the 250m freestyle in 4:09.78 at the IISA 4th World Championship in 4:09:78 at the age of 45 in 3.00°C water and 1.5°C air in Głogów, Poland.
- On 6 February 2022, she won the disabled category in the 100m freestyle in 1:28.72 at the IISA 4th World Championship finishing in 1:28:72 in Głogów, Poland.
- On 6 February 2022, she won the disabled category in the 100m breaststroke in 1:57.79 at the IISA 4th World Championship finishing in 1:57:79 in Głogów, Poland.
- On 6 February 2022, she won the disabled category in the 50m freestyle in 40.81 at the IISA 4th World Championship finishing in 40:81 in Głogów, Poland.
- On 6 February 2022, she won the disabled category in the 50m breaststroke in 56.42 at the IISA 4th World Championship finishing in 56:42 in Głogów, Poland.
- On 6 February 2022, she won the disabled category in the 50m backstroke in 49.99 at the IISA 4th World Championship finishing in 49:99 in Głogów, Poland.
- On 25 June 2022, she finished 6th overall in the 10 km Oslofjord Crossing in Norway in 18°C water in 3 hours 36 minutes 12 seconds at the age of 45.
- On 5 June 2022, she finished 2nd overall in the 12 km Cologne Swim in 19°C water in 3 hours 41 minutes 20 seconds at the age of 45.
- On 30 July 2022, she finished 2nd overall in the 14 km Lighthouse Swim Open Water Kiel in 15°C water in 4 hours 23 minutes 30 seconds at the age of 45.
- On 2 July 2022, she finished 3rd overall in the 2.5 km German Masters Championships Open Water in Großkrotzenburg in 22°C water in 41 minutes 19.11 seconds at the age of 45.
- On 6 August 2022, she swam on the EGY BLENDO team, an inclusive English Channel relay from England to France with Sherwitte Hafez, Mohamed El Husseiny, Antje Mexner, Ahmed Osama, and Khaled Shalaby in 12 hours 2 minutes with other disabled and abled-bodied swimmers from Egypt and Germany, piloted by Kevin Sherman. Their motto was equality and diversity.
- On 14 August 2022, she finished 89th overall in the 14 km Thames Marathon in the UK in 22.5°C water in 4 hours 24 minutes 34 seconds at the age of 45.
- On 20 August 2022, she finished 5th overall in the 10 km Ultraswim Harbour Münster, Germany in 23°C water in 2 hours 58 minutes 56 seconds at the age of age 45.
- On 28 August 2022, she finished 12th overall in the 14 km Wakenitzman Lübeck in 20°C water in 4 hours 3 minute 45 seconds at the age of 45.
- On 1 October 2022, she finished 8th overall in the 3 km Harbour Swim Wilhelmshaven in 13°C water in 58 minutes 2 seconds at the age of 45.
External links
- Arleen González Swims from the High Altitude of Mexico City to the Low Temperature of the Arctic
- Tina Deeken Makes History with Deniz Kayadelen, Michaela Schwaiger, Silvia Rohrböck, Markus Fleck, and Gerald Daringer in the Arctic
- In and Out of the Cold at the 2025 Silbersee Ice-Cup
- So Simple In The Open Water - So Much More On Dryland
- 5-Year Wait For Tina Deeken and Tobias Prüßner Ends In IJsselmeerzwemmarathon
- Franziska Partheymüller, Kilian Franke, Tina Deeken Win 2024/2025 German Ice Cup Titles
- Jonty Warneken Describes Para Swimming at the IISA 6th World Championship
- International Ice Swimming Association bio
- How Many IISA World Records Will Be Broken In Molveno?
- Expect Very Fast Para Swimming at the IISA 6th World Championship in Molveno
- IISA 6th World Championship - Updates on Molveno, January 2025
- Smiles Abound at 2024 Silbersee Ice-Cup
- Tina Deeken and Tobias Prüßner Swim through the Lakes and canals of Súdwest-Fryslân
- Polish and Para Champions in the Mixed Relay at the IISA 1st European Championship
- Kerstin Thomas, Stefan Runge Win Ice Kilometer at 2023 Silbersee Ice-Cup
- Tina Deeken Honored as 2023 Disabled Athlete of the Year (Behindertensportlerin des Jahres)
- Change Is Constant – Will It Come In San Francisco Bay?
- Tina Deeken Continues To Move Forward, Take Action, and Inspire
- Jonty Warneken Leads The Para V Charge
- Tina Deeken Performs Well At The Amsterdam Ice Swim
- Tina Deeken Performs Well At The Amsterdam Ice Swim
- EGY BLENDO Relay Team - Channel Swimming Association
- STOP THE PICKLING! A PROTEST SWIM DOWN THE RIVER WESER
- Whatta Fantastic Year For Tina Deeken
- Alice Fatum Sets Ice Kilometer European Record at Hallstättersee Ice Swimming
- Tina Deeken Enjoyed a Busy Week at the IISA 4th World Championship
- International Ice Swimming Association bio
- Swim of the Week Winners [November 1-7]
- Kyra Wijnker, Fergil Hesterman Victorious At Green Heart Ice Swim
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- International Ice Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- Green Heart Ice Swim
IISA 5th World Championship - Samoëns
- France Wins Medal Count at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Ludivine Blanc Sets Her Third World Record at the IISA World Championship in the 50 Freestyle
- Marcin Szarpak Shatters His Own Record to Win 250 Freestyle at IISA 5th World Championship
- Germany Wins 4×250 Mixed Freestyle Relay at IISA 5th World Championship
- Smoking Fast – Keaton Jones Captures His 5th World Title, 5th World Record at the IISA World Championship
- Polish Strength Demonstrated in the 100 IM at the IISA 5th World Championship – Slawomir Wilkowski Leads Polish Team
- Marta Piasecka of Iceland Wins Close Race to Capture 100 IM World IISA Title
- Alisa Fatum Wins Her Third Title at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Michał Perl Takes Both Breaststroke Titles at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Franziska Partheymüller Wins 50 Breaststroke Title at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Keaton Jones Sets His Fourth World Record, Wins His Fourth World Title at IISA World Championship
- Maja Olszewska Wins 100 Backstroke at IISA World Championship In World Record Time
- Alisa Fatum Continues Her Brilliant Dominance of the Ice Kilometer
- Marcin Szarpak Shatters Ice Kilometer World Record at IISA World Championship
- Keaton Jones Goes 3-for-3 at the IISA World Championship with a 100 Freestyle Victory
- Ludivine Blanc Wins Her Second IISA World Championship Title in the 100 Freestyle
- France Wins Close 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay over Poland
- Michał Perl Wins 100 Breaststroke at IISA World Championship in World Record Time
- Zoé Ducret Wins 100 Breaststroke IISA World Championship Title
- Keaton Jones Captures Second IISA World Championship Title and Record
- Bernard Louise Captures 100m Butterfly Gold at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Alisa Fatum Swims to Form – Fast and Victorious – at the IISA 5th World Championship
- Radostin Krastev Wins with the Fastest 500m in Ice Swimming History
- IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns Begins with Ice Kilometer Heats
- Keaton Jones, Ludivine Blanc Shine and Set World Records on Day 1 of the IISA 5th World Championship
- The Extremely Cold Water Perception Scale
- The Excitement Builds For Samoëns World Championship
- IISA 5th World Championship in Samoëns Begins with Ice Kilometer Heats
- Team America Gearing Up For The IISA 5th World Championship
- Get Ready To Rumble With The Romanians In Samoens
- Thank You Visionary France
- 2023 Ice Swimming World Championships - Entries Open
