Alan Bircher
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Alan Bircher is a British long-distance
swimmer
. He currently swims for the Wyre Forest Swimming Club (WYRM), where he is the head coach and works alongside Stefanie Biller
.
Bircher narrowly missed out on a medal in the World Championships in 2007
in the 10 km open water swim, finishing in 8th place just 6 seconds behind the medal positions.
Long-distance swimming
The distances that distinguish long distance swimming from ordinary swimming are those distances that are longer than are typically swum in pool competitions. When a given swim calls more on endurance than outright speed, the more likely it is to be considered a long distance swim...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
. He currently swims for the Wyre Forest Swimming Club (WYRM), where he is the head coach and works alongside Stefanie Biller
Stefanie Biller
Stefanie Biller is a long-distance swimmer from Germany. Whilst she has twice won medals at the European Championships, she could only manage 19th place in the World Championships in 2007 in the 5 km open water....
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Bircher narrowly missed out on a medal in the World Championships in 2007
Open Water Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 10km
The Men's 10 km Open Water event at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held on March 21, 2007 at St Kilda beach.-Result:...
in the 10 km open water swim, finishing in 8th place just 6 seconds behind the medal positions.