Anne Katrin Leucht

Anne Katrin Leucht (also spelled Anne-Katrin Leucht) is an East German swimmer who competed for SC DHfK Leipzig.¹ At the 1974 European Aquatics Championships she won silver in both women's butterfly events, finishing second in the 100 m butterfly in 1:03.63 and in the 200 m butterfly in 2:18.45 behind her East German teammate Rosemarie Kother.^{2 • 3} In 1974 she swam the third leg of the SC DHfK Leipzig 4 × 100 m medley relay that set a GDR record of 4:30.11 on 8 July 1974 in Rostock.⁴

1974 European Aquatics Championships

Leucht entered both women's butterfly events and finished second in each behind her East German teammate Rosemarie Kother. In the 100 m butterfly she recorded 1:03.63, with Sweden's Gunilla Andersson taking bronze in 1:04.67.² In the 200 m butterfly her time was 2:18.45, ahead of Barbara Schwarzfeldt of West Germany in 2:19.71.³ One Italian result compilation prints her 100 m time as 1:03.33 rather than 1:03.63; the 1:03.63 figure appears in the Sporthenon and sport-record.de result lists.⁵

Club and national competition

Leucht swam for SC DHfK Leipzig, one of East Germany's leading swimming clubs. In 1974 the club's 4 × 100 m medley relay quartet of Annett Lohse, Anne-Katrin Schott, Leucht, and Ute Brückner won the East German long-course championship and set a GDR record of 4:30.11 on 8 July 1974 in Rostock; the same quartet had already lowered the record to that mark during the season.^{4 • 1}

In January 1976 she competed at the Speedo WorldMeet in Amersfoort, Netherlands, swimming 1:11.75 for 100 m and 2:28.47 for 200 m in her butterfly heat.⁶

Later recognition

A November 1974 photograph taken at a ceremony in Berlin at which East German athletes received honors such as "master of sport" shows Leucht alongside fellow East German swimmers Anne-Katrin Schott, Ulrike Tauber, and Cornelia Dörr, with the footballer Jürgen Sparwasser.⁷

References

1. DDR-Meisterschaften im Schwimmen, Langbahn (50 m), sport-record.de
2. 1974 – Natation – Championnats d'Europe – Femmes – 100 m papillon, Sporthenon
3. Swimming at the LEN European Aquatics Championships, sport-record.de
4. Entwicklung der DDR-Rekorde im Schwimmen (historisch), sport-record.de
5. Vienna 1974 European Swimming Championships, NIC – Il Nuoto in Cifre
6. Speedo WorldMeet, Amersfoort, 30 January 1976, results
7. Sparwasser, l'eroe che tradì, la Repubblica

Topic: Encyclopedia › Sports, games, and recreation › Individual sports and outdoor recreation › Water sports › Swimmers (biographies and medalists) › Butterfly swimmers › German butterfly swimmers

Initially written Oct 20, 2026 · Edited: Oct 25, 2026

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