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İris Rosenberger (born October 16, 1985 in Traunstein, West Germany) is a German-Turkish female swimmer competing in the butterfly events. The 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) tall sportswoman at 55 kg (121 lb) is a member of Fenerbahçe Swimming in Istanbul. In Germany, she swims for the teams, SV Wacker Burghausen, Erster Münchner SC and SG Essen.
Her identical twin sister Yasemin (German: Jasmin) is also a swimmer. The twins were born to German father Peter Rosenberger and Turkish mother Leyla Aktaş-Rosenberger, a painter, ceramic artist and sculptor, in Traunstein, Germany. They have a younger sister Deniz, who is also a swimmer. Iris studied business administration at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
Representing Turkey, Iris took part in the 100 m butterfly event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she swam 1:01.67 without advancing to the finals.
In 2009, Iris set new Turkish national records in 50 m butterfly with 27.00 and in 100 m butterfly with 59:45. She holds more than 19 national records for Turkey.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Turkey | |||||
| 2007 | World Aquatics Championships | Melbourne, Australia | 42 | 50 m butterfly | 28.65 |
| World Aquatics Championships | 45 | 100 m butterfly | 1:02.26 | ||
| 2008 | Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 44 | 100 m butterfly | 1:01.67 |
| 2009 | World Aquatics Championships | Melbourne, Australia | 43 | 50 m butterfly | 27.44 |
| World Aquatics Championships | 46 | 100 m butterfly | 1:00.86 | ||
| 2011 | World Aquatics Championships | Shanghai, China | 31 | 50 m butterfly | 27.82 |
| World Aquatics Championships | 38 | 100 m butterfly | 1:00.99 | ||
| Representing Germany | |||||
| 2012 | 39. STRÖCK Austrian Qualifying (SC) | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | 50 m butterfly | 27.09 | |
| 100 m butterfly | 59.81 | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:13.90 | ||||
| 16th international Swimm Festival (SC) | Bayreuth, Germany | 50 m butterfly | 27.91 | ||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:01.31 | ||||
| Swim & Fun Days (LC) | Essen, Germany | 50 m butterfly | 28.22 | ||
| German Cup 2011 / 2nd Leg (LC) | Saarbrücken, Germany | 50 m butterfly | 28.75 | ||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:04.02 | ||||
| SV NRW Open (LC) | Wuppertal, Germany | 100 m butterfly | 1:02.76 | ||