 {{infobox swimmer | name = franziska van almsick | image = bundesarchiv bild 183-1989-0730-002, jÃ¶rg hoffmann und franziska van almsick mit medaillen.jpg | imagesize = 250 | caption = jÃ¶rg hoffmann together with franziska van almsick (just 11 years old) at the spartakiad in 1989 | birth_date =  | birth_place = east berlin, now berlin | nationality =  | height =  | weight =  | club = sg neukÃ¶lln | strokes = freestyle | medaltemplates =                {{medalgold|1994 rome|[[swimming at the 1994 world aquatics championships â women's 200 metre freestyle|20
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