1978 Franziska is born in Berlin on April 5, 1978 at 11:45 a.m.
1983 Franziska starts swimming
1989 9 first places at GDR "Spartakiade"
1990 Dieter Lindemann Franziska's coach
1991 German Vice Champion, 200m Freestyle
1992 German Champion, 200m Freestyle and 100m Butterfly
Number 3 in the world in the 200m Freestyle
2 silver and 3 bronze medals at Olympic Games in Barcelona
6 gold medals at Youth EC at Leeds
1993 5 gold medals at German Championships at Potsdam
6 gold medals and 1 silver medal at European Championships at Sheffield
Female Athlete of the Year in Germany, Europe (UEPS) and the world (AIPS)
1994 World Champion 200m Freestyle, World Record: 1:56.78 Min
1995 Missed finals at EC in Vienna
Franziska quits school up to the Atlanta Olympic Games
Female Athlete of the Year in Germany
1996 Debacle at Atlanta trials at Braunschweig: qualification only for 200m Freestyle
End of swimming career planned after Atlanta
Olympic Games in Atlanta: silver over 200m Freestyle - below expectations
Franziska quits swimming for 4 months
New coach: Gerd Esser. New goal: Sydney 2000
Franziska quits school up to the Sydney Olympic Games
1997 No training for 14 weeks after serious traffic accident
1998 Successful comeback at World Championships at Perth: gold and silver with freestyle relays
Franziska closes up with the top: 3 gold medals at German Championships in Hamburg
1999 2 Gold medals, 1 silver medal with relays at European Championships at Istanbul
2000 Qualification for Sydney with excellent times at German Trials in Berlin
Poor performance of the whole German swimming team at Sydney
Begin of relationship with handball star Stefan Kretzschmar
2001 Franziska founds her own firm Underwater Entertainment GmbH.
World Championships at Fukuoka/Japan canceled due to slipped disc
New coach: Norbert Warnatzsch. New goal: European Championships 2002 in Berlin
2002 New club: SG Neukölln Berlin
Three gold medals at German Nationals at Warendorf. 200m Freestyle in 1:57.74.
Five gold medals at European Championships in Berlin. Two world records, one European record. Franziska breaks her own 200m Freestyle world record from 1994 with 1:56.64.
Female Athlete of the Year in Germany